Rainbow Fruit Skewers with Hidden Veggie Bites
Rainbow Fruit Skewers with Hidden Veggie Bites
Ingredients
For the Rainbow Fruit Skewers
- 1 pint strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1/2 cantaloupe, small, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/2 pineapple, small, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3 kiwi, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup purple grapes
- 12 wooden skewers, 6-inch
For the Hidden Veggie Bites
- 1 sweet potato, medium, peeled and diced
- 1 zucchini, medium, grated and squeezed dry
- 2 carrots, medium, peeled and grated
- 2 cups fresh spinach, packed
- 1 can canned chickpeas, 15-ounce, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, for baking sheet
For the Optional Yogurt Dip
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly grease with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 375
- 2
Prepare the veggies for the bites: Steam or boil the diced sweet potato until very tender, about 10-15 minutes. Drain well. In a food processor, combine the cooked sweet potato, squeezed zucchini, grated carrots, and fresh spinach. Pulse until finely chopped and well combined. Alternatively, mash the sweet potato and finely chop the other vegetables by hand, then mix.
⏱️ 15 min - 3
Add the rinsed and drained chickpeas to the veggie mixture in the food processor (or a large mixing bowl if doing by hand). Pulse until the chickpeas are mostly broken down but still have some texture. Stir in the oat flour, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper until a cohesive dough forms.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Using small cookie cutters (like stars, hearts, or circles) or your hands, form the veggie mixture into desired shapes, about 1/2-inch thick. Arrange the shapes on the prepared baking sheet.
⏱️ 10 min
- 5
Bake the veggie bites for 15-20 minutes, flipping halfway through, until golden brown and slightly firm. Let cool slightly on the baking sheet.
⏱️ 20 min•🌡️ 375 - 6
While the veggie bites are baking, prepare the fruit skewers. Thread the prepared fruit onto the wooden skewers in a rainbow pattern: strawberry, cantaloupe, pineapple, kiwi, blueberry, and purple grape. Repeat the pattern if space allows.
⏱️ 10 min
- 7
If making the yogurt dip, combine the plain Greek yogurt, honey, and vanilla extract in a small bowl. Whisk until smooth.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Serve the Rainbow Fruit Skewers and Hidden Veggie Bites together. Offer the yogurt dip on the side for dipping the fruit.
⏱️ 3 min
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Rainbow Fruit Skewers with Hidden Veggie Bites
Ingredients
For the Rainbow Fruit Skewers
- 1 pint strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1/2 cantaloupe, small, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/2 pineapple, small, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3 kiwi, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup purple grapes
- 12 wooden skewers, 6-inch
For the Hidden Veggie Bites
- 1 sweet potato, medium, peeled and diced
- 1 zucchini, medium, grated and squeezed dry
- 2 carrots, medium, peeled and grated
- 2 cups fresh spinach, packed
- 1 can canned chickpeas, 15-ounce, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, for baking sheet
For the Optional Yogurt Dip
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly grease with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 375 - 2
Prepare the veggies for the bites: Steam or boil the diced sweet potato until very tender, about 10-15 minutes. Drain well. In a food processor, combine the cooked sweet potato, squeezed zucchini, grated carrots, and fresh spinach. Pulse until finely chopped and well combined. Alternatively, mash the sweet potato and finely chop the other vegetables by hand, then mix.
⏱️ 15 min - 3
Add the rinsed and drained chickpeas to the veggie mixture in the food processor (or a large mixing bowl if doing by hand). Pulse until the chickpeas are mostly broken down but still have some texture. Stir in the oat flour, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper until a cohesive dough forms.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Using small cookie cutters (like stars, hearts, or circles) or your hands, form the veggie mixture into desired shapes, about 1/2-inch thick. Arrange the shapes on the prepared baking sheet.
⏱️ 10 min - 5
Bake the veggie bites for 15-20 minutes, flipping halfway through, until golden brown and slightly firm. Let cool slightly on the baking sheet.
⏱️ 20 min•🌡️ 375 - 6
While the veggie bites are baking, prepare the fruit skewers. Thread the prepared fruit onto the wooden skewers in a rainbow pattern: strawberry, cantaloupe, pineapple, kiwi, blueberry, and purple grape. Repeat the pattern if space allows.
⏱️ 10 min - 7
If making the yogurt dip, combine the plain Greek yogurt, honey, and vanilla extract in a small bowl. Whisk until smooth.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Serve the Rainbow Fruit Skewers and Hidden Veggie Bites together. Offer the yogurt dip on the side for dipping the fruit.
⏱️ 3 min