This sweet breakfast/brunch fruit platter is the perfect summer charcuterie board for any brunch party or event.
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Making A Breakfast Fruit Platter
I absolutely love fresh fruit for breakfast. My fruit cravings are especially high in the summertime when so many delicious fruits are in season. A beautiful breakfast fruit platter is a staple for any breakfast get together.
If you are more of a brunch person, this DIY fruit tray doubles as a perfect brunch platter. Take your fruit presentation to the next level with this cute summer charcuterie board.
Brunch Charcuterie Board Essentials
To make a summer inspired fruit platter, there are a few essentials that you’ll need. This includes things like a large wooden charcuterie board or flat tray, flower shaped cookie cutters, an assortment of fruits, etc.
Our breakfast/brunch platter was inspired by a classic fruit parfait. We included items like greek yogurt, granola, shredded coconut, and honey.

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Best Fruit For A Fruit Platter
For this breakfast fruit platter, I used some of my favorite fruits that are in season during the summer. I also chose fruits that would pair well with yogurt:
- Pineapple
- Strawberries
- Grapes
- Raspberries
- Cantaloupe
- Blueberries
- Bananas
- Kiwi
Of course, you can add any fruit of your choice. For additional ideas of the best fruits for a fruit platter, here are some others we love:
- Mango
- Blackberries
- Watermelon
- Cherries
- Peaches
- Honeydew
Best Practices for Serving Fruit
Wash your fruit: Make sure your fruit has been washed thoroughly before serving. Guests don’t want to reach for a piece of fruit from a beautiful platter and find that it’s covered in dirt. Always clean your fresh fruit!
Add peeled fruits last: For fruits like apples, bananas, pears, and peaches, you may want to wait to peel them until right before serving. These fruits tend to turn brown when exposed to air. Rubbing a little lemon juice on them can prevent browning, but keep in mind that this may affect the flavor of the fruit if you add too much.
Fruit Platter Presentation Ideas & Tips
I always plan out my charcuterie boards and fruit platters before I begin assembling. These are a few techniques I use to make sure my fruit platter design turns out how I want it to:
Start with large items: I like to begin by placing the larger items that are in bowls, jars, or containers. In this case, that was my yogurt, granola, coconut, and honey. Scatter those items around the board/tray and then you can start filling in around them.




Think about colors: When selecting your fruit, plan for a variety of colors on your fruit tray. Contrasting colors can make your platter pop. Great color pairings that add contrast include red & green, blue & orange, and purple & yellow.
Try to space out your colors so that you don’t have all your fruit of the same color right next to each other. For example, if you have strawberries and raspberries on your breakfast fruit platter, try separating them with a different colored fruit like blueberries, kiwi, etc.
Add shapes and textures: An easy way to add shapes and textures to your brunch platter is the way you cut your fruit. Since I was making a summer charcuterie board, I used flower shaped cookie cutters to cut out pineapples and cantaloupe.
The kiwis were cut using a fun star-like cutting technique to make them more interesting and fun! On this brunch platter, I also added a mixture of diced fruit, whole berries, and halved berries for interest. Shredded coconut and granola added other elements of texture apart from the fruit!
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Fruit Platter FAQ’s
You usually get more bang for your buck when you make your own fruit tray. When you buy a fruit tray, you usually pay more for a smaller amount of fruit than you would if you bought the fruit by itself and made your own tray. Another advantage to making your own fruit tray is that you have more control over the quality of the fruit and the types of fruit you use.
Yes! Most fruit will be fine overnight as long as the fruit platter is stored in the refrigerator. However, there are some fruits (like apples and bananas) that you may want to add right before serving because they start to turn brown after being peeled/cut.
This one is totally up to you! Like I mentioned previously, I like to half some strawberries and leave others whole to give a variety of textures and shapes to my fruit platter. If you choose to leave the tops on the strawberries, it’s good to provide a place for guests to throw away any excess.
I prefer to cut my bananas into round slices so they are bite sized and easy to eat. You can also cut them into thirds, halves, or long ways. It’s totally up to you!
The skin on a kiwi is definitely edible and is high in fiber! However, some people don’t enjoy the taste or texture and prefer to remove it. My advice would be to try the skin and decide whether or not you like it and want to leave it on.
You can eat pineapple cores, but they are a bit harder in texture than the rest of the fruit inside the skin. When cutting out the pineapple flowers, I left the cores. If you want to remove the pineapple cores, you can use a pineapple corer to do so quickly and easily!
cindymomthelunchlady says
I can't wait to make this for Canada day at the cottage!!!
Andrea White says
this board is delicious! so perfect for breakfast and also to have pool side! love it!
Katie says
The most beautiful fruit platter ever!!
dave says
beautiful platter. we made one for baby shower and everyone loved it
Bianca says
This post was so helpful! Made a beautiful breakfast platter for our Sunday breakfast today and everyone loved it
Judith says
Such a great idea! I’ll definitely have a go at this some time!
Audrey says
My kids loved this! For some reason the shapes makes everything taste better to them.
Karissa Parrish says
These are such great ideas! And perfect for Summer eating outside!
Nicola Easterby says
this looks absolutely stunning!! great inspo!
Jacqui says
This is so amazing! And I love how video-friendly this is - no matter if a vegan, gluten free person is coming to your brunch, anyone can find something here!
Nancy says
super pretty looking. great idea! i will make it for the weekend