Fruit Turkey Thanksgiving Fruit Tray

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword fruit turkey, thanksgiving fruit tray

Prep Time 20

Servings people

1 green pear sliced in half lengthwise
1 fresh clementine
1 small pack of strawberries stems removed and cut in half - try to keep the top part where you remove the stems flat and not curved
2 kiwi sliced into about 1/4” (2/3 cm) slices
2 red apples sliced into about 1/3" or 1/2” slices (.8-1.25 cm)
lemon juice, if needed
1 pack of blackberries
1 small pack of green grapes
eyeballs candy eyeballs, mini chocolate chips, blueberries, etc. - see post for more ideas
icing, honey or toothpicks to attach eyeballs
carrot or cheddar slice to form feet

Clean the fruit and pat dry with paper towels.
I used a 12” (30 cm) lazy susan for this turkey, but you can use any size or plate you'd like.
Start with the apples. If the apples are being cut hours ahead of time or if the turkey will be sitting out for a for hours, toss the slices in a bowl with a small amount of lemon juice. Then lay them down to form the outer feathers. They shouldn’t be touching.
Lay the kiwi slices just a bit over the apples, so they’re overlapping.
Place the strawberry slices over the kiwis so that they cover the border between the apple slices and kiwi slices.
Place the blackberries slightly over the kiwi slices to cover up the border between the blackberries and kiwi.
Add the green grapes.
Then the clementine segments.
Add the turkey body and attach the eyes and “beak.”
Make the feet with the cheddar or carrots and add to the turkey.
Cover and refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

If you're vegan/paleo/dairy-free, make sure to use appropriate choices for the eyes (the eyes themselves and whatever you use to attach them). The post gives you several ideas. Also use carrots for the feet and beak.
If you're gluten-free, make sure your candy eyeballs are GF if that's what you want to use.
To save time on the day of serving, you can wash, peel, and chop the fruit up to one day in advance. Store the prepared fruit in airtight containers in the refrigerator to keep it fresh. I would wait to cut the apples and pear until you’d like to put the turkey together.