These easy red white and blue fruit skewers are one of my family’s favorite festive treats. With juicy watermelon, sweet blueberries, and soft, fluffy marshmallows, they’re as fun to eat as they are to make.

These colorful dessert kabobs are great for brunch, snacks, kids’ parties, on a breakfast charcuterie board, for Memorial Day, Labor Day or July 4th celebrations.

Even if you’re klutzy like me and have the hand-eye coordination of a T-Rex in oven mitts, these fruit skewers are a breeze to put together!

Ten red white and blue fruit skewers on a white serving platter.

If you love desserts with fresh fruit like we do, be sure to check out our Cupcakes Filled with Strawberries, Strawberry Cheesecake Dip, Raspberry Custard Tarts, Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes, and Strawberry and Cream Tart.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Simple to make: Patriotic fruit skewers are super easy to assemble, and kids enjoy helping, too!

Versatile: Feel free to use other red, white, and blue ingredients. Check out the recipe variations and substitutions below.

Light and Refreshing: These dessert skewers are a refreshing alternative to heavier desserts, and are perfect for warm-weather gatherings.

Ingredients Notes

Here’s a picture of what you’ll need to make red white and blue fruit kabobs:

Watermelon, blueberries and marshmallows.

Watermelon – Seedless watermelon works best, but you can definitely use watermelon with seeds and just remove them.

Blueberries – Use the largest, freshest, firmest blueberries you can find. (I try to buy organic blueberries when available, since they’re often on the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list.)

Marshmallows – Use regular, soft marshmallows. If you want to be extra decadent, you can use homemade marshmallows.

Equipment Needed

Here’s what you’ll need to make this easy recipe:

Sharp knife
Melon baller
Wooden skewers
Paper towels

Step by Step Instructions

STEP ONE: Cut half of the watermelon in watermelon balls.

STEP TWO: Cut the rest of the watermelon in rectangular cubes.

Using a melon baller to make watermelon balls.

STEP THREE: Thread the watermelon, blueberries, and marshmallows on the skewers. You can use any combination you like.

For each of these 4th of July kabobs, I used:

One watermelon ball
One blueberry
One watermelon cube
One blueberry
One marshmallow
Three blueberries

Assembling fruit skewers with blueberries, marshmallows, and watermelon balls and cubes.

Serve and enjoy! I love to include these on my 4th of July Charcuterie Board for easy entertaining.

Patriotic red white and blue fruit skewers on a white background.

Recipe Variations and Substitutions

Feel free to swap out other red, white and blue ingredients for these patriotic treats.

Red – You can substitute other red fruits such as whole hulled fresh strawberries, pitted fresh cherries, raspberries, or red grapes.

White – You can use cubes of pound cake, angel food cake, or chunks of bananas. (Brush the cut bananas with a little lemon juice and they won’t turn brown.)

Blue – You can substitute blackberries or seedless concord grapes for the blueberries.

How to Store Leftovers

Arrange any leftover fourth of July fruit kabobs on a plate lined with several layers of paper towels to absorb excess juices.

Wrap tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

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Red White and Blue Fruit Skewers

Eliza Cross

Easy fruit dessert kabobs feature a patriotic mix of juicy watermelon, sweet blueberries, and soft marshmallows. They're simple to make and perfect for July 4th, Memorial Day, Labor Day, brunch and parties.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 184 kcal

Equipment

Sharp knife
melon baller
10 wooden skewers
paper towels

Ingredients

1 pint fresh blueberries
10 marshmallows
1 small watermelon about 5 pounds

Instructions

Cut the watermelon in half. Cut half of the watermelon in 2 inch cubes.
Using a melon baller, cut the other half of the watermelon in balls. Drain on paper towels.
Thread the watermelon, blueberries, and marshmallow on the skewer in this order: watermelon ball, blueberry, watermelon cube, blueberry, marshmallow, and three blueberries. Makes 10 skewers.

Notes

To store leftovers: Line a plate with several layers of paper towels. Arrange the fruit kabobs on the plate, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Substitutions: You can vary the ingredients to suit your tastebuds! Some of my favorite fruits to substitute include:

Red: Strawberries, raspberries, red grapes, pitted cherries.

White: Banana chunks, pound cake or angel food cake cubes

Blue: Blackberries, boysenberries or Concord grapes

Nutrition

Serving: 1skewerCalories: 184kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 11mgPotassium: 541mgFiber: 3gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 2586IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg

Keyword dessert kabobs, fruit skewers, patriotic foods

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A white platter of red white and blue fruit skewers.