Easy 4th of July Dessert Kabobs

These skewers are simple to make, and get kids eating more fruit when they go to grab for a sweet treat!

If you’re looking for a fun, super simple, delicious dessert recipe for the 4th of July that is full of patriotic colors, these quick and easy fruit and donut kabobs are one of our favorite crazy easy ideas! These are easy to display at cookouts and BBQs, don’t require a ton of prep or special storage, and are easy to serve and eat for a crowd.

At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

How to MAke Fruit and Donut Kabobs

These kabobs are super simple, easy to make (get your kids involved – it is so fun to assemble with kids!) and make a great display for picnics, parties, and cookouts. We hope you love this recipe as much as we do!

4th of July Kebob Ingredients

For these kabobs, we’re using the following ingredients:

• Strawberries – strawberries give a big, bright, vibrant red hue to our kabobs, are sweet and a favorite for most kids!
• Blueberries – blueberries give a small bright blue hue with a tart and sweet flavor.
• Donut holes – powdered sugar or glazed donut holes give a lovely white hue to alternate with fruit and are easy to slide onto skewers.
• Bananas – bananas are a great low sugar alternate to donut holes that perfectly fit the red, white, and blue theme and are kid-friendly favorites!

Steps to Make Donut and Fruit Kabobs

Once you have assembled the ingredients, use this method:

Prep Ingredients

Slice your bananas and trim the tops of the strawberries to prep the fruit.

Assemble

Using a long, thin skewer with a sharp point, add fruit and donut holes in alternating red, white, and blue patterns.

Tips and Tricks to Perfect Donut Kabobs

Use different fruits. Add more flavor by mixing in other red, white, and blue fruits like blackberries, grapes, apple slices, pears, or anything else you find in the right hue!

Go super healthy. To nix the sugar from donut holes, you can use bananas, dragonfruit, apples, or pineapple pieces (we like to cut them into stars) to alternate color.

Dry fruit before adding to skewers. If you leave fruit wet after rinsing, it will make the donut holes soggy – pat them dry with a paper towel to help prevent the donut holes from getting wet and soggy from the fruit.

Other Red, White, and Blue Recipes You’ll Love

We love to serve these kabobs at parties with our red, white, and blue patriotic punch; some fun red white and blue white chocolate dipped strawberries, some fun and fresh fruit salsa, or a Texas Sheetcake with patriotic sprinkles!

If you’re looking for other delicious and patriotic recipes, check out some of our favorite 4th of July recipes below:

Polish Country Style Ribs

Leftover Pizza scrambled Eggs

Spicy Harissa Chicken Thighs with Smashed Olives

Boneless Ribeye Roast Recipe

Pan-Fried Zucchini

The Best Challah French Toast

Tomato Soup Pot Roast

Butter Poached Potatoes

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Patriotic Kebobs FAQs

Fruit kabobs only take a few minutes to assemble, but

These kabobs will last up to a day – but can get soggy from the fruit. We recommend eating the same day they are assembled, or removing fruit from kabobs and storing separate from donut holes.

Blackberries, grapes, dragonfruit – any fruit that sticks to our red, white, and blue color theme are great in this recipe!