33 Unexpected Ways to Get Your Daily Serving of Fruit
By Spoon University
Nothing screams summer quite like fruit - it’s refreshing, tasty and oh so summery. But sometimes fruit can get a little boring - let’s be honest, we don’t really want to eat a fruit salad every time we enjoy fruit. So check out these recipes that’ll will take your fruit to the next level.
1. Fruit Popsicles
The healthiest popsicle you’ll ever eat.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Freeze Time: 6 hours (tan outside while they sit in the freezer)
Total Time: 6 hours and 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 peach, cut into ½-inch slices
2 kiwis, peeled and sliced into ¼-inch rounds
¾ cup strawberries, finely chopped
½ cup blueberries
½ cup raspberries
1 ½ of Pineapple Juice
8 popsicle molds
Directions:
1. Cut up all of the fruit into thin slices.
2. Throw all of your fruit into a bowl as you finish cutting.
3. Then, arrange them as you like into eight popsicle molds.
4. Take a break to eat some of the leftover fruit.
5. Pour juice into molds to just cover all of the fruit.
7. Insert popsicle sticks and freeze until solid.
8. Enjoy!
2. Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
Life’s like a box of chocolates. Learn how here.
3. Mini Cheesecake Parfaits with Fresh Berries
Almost TOO good. Get the recipe here.
4. Dark Chocolate Raspberry Vegan Ice Cream
This duo never fails. Get the recipe here.
5. Caramelized Nectarines with Bacon
A killer combo. Get the recipe here.
6. Chocolate Strawberry Grilled Cheese
Sweet and savory. Recipe here.
Keep it cool poolside. Recipe here.
8. PB&J Breakfast Parfait with Banana and Frozen Berries
So much yum in one bowl. Get the recipe here.
Perfect with a side of Netflix. Recipe here.
Throw these in a blender, not the trash. Get the recipe here.
11. Honeydew Mojitos
When life gives you melons, spike ‘em. Recipe here.
12. Strawberry Clementine Smoothie Bowl
#Basic. Here’s how.
13. Peaches and Cream Banana Ice Cream
So good, Snoop Dogg wrote a song about it. Recipe here.
14. Raspberry Mojito
Do I even have to say yes? Recipe here.
Get in my belly. Recipe here.
16. Nectarine & Berry Overnight Oats
This will make you want to jump out of bed every morning. Find out how here.
17. Lemon Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting
Summer in a cupcake. Recipe here.
So refreshing you’ll want this every day. Recipe here.
19. Blueberry Coconut Macaroons
Not your average macaroon. Here’s how.
20. Blueberry and Agave Smoothie
Agave? Yes please. Recipe here.
21. 2-Ingredient Raspberry Jam
Get jammin’. Recipe here.
22. Cherry Berry Pie
Berry worth it. Learn how here.
Secret ingredient: nectarines. Learn how here.
An easy classic. Here’s how.
25. Booze-Infuseed Fruit Salad
Is this real? Find out how here.
Lemonade will never be the same. Find out how here.
27. Poached Peaches
Step up your peach game. Find out how here.
Spoon required. Get the recipe here.
Drooling. Recipe here.
30. Kale, Avocado and Grape Breakfast Smoothie
Might as well call this the Hulk. Get the recipe here.
31. Açaí Bowl
First things first: learn how to pronounce açaí. Get the recipe here.
32. Blueberry, Oatmeal and Flaxseed Muffins
Sweet (and healthy). Recipe here.
33. Watermelon Salad with Balsamic Reduction
Basil + mint = summer lovin’. Recipe here.
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