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American Flag Fruit Platter

American flag fruit platter with tight red strawberry stripes, creamy white banana rows, and a neatly filled blueberry canton. This easy fruit display assembles on a rectangular board for a clean, flag-shaped 4th of July fruit tray.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Calories: 220
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

American Flag Fruit Platter
  • 2 cup fresh blueberries For the blueberry canton (star field) in the upper left corner.
  • 2 lb fresh strawberries Hulled and halved lengthwise; arrange cut-side down for bright red stripes.
  • 3 medium bananas Sliced into rounds and used for the white stripes.
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice Brush onto banana slices to prevent browning.

Method
 

Build the flag base
  1. Choose a large rectangular serving tray or cutting board and place it flat for assembly.
  2. In the upper left corner, arrange a dense rectangle of fresh blueberries to form the canton (star field), keeping the fruit rows tight and even.
Add red stripes
  1. Starting from the top right of the tray and working left from the blueberry section, lay halved strawberries cut-side down to form the red stripes.
Add white stripes
  1. Brush banana slices with 1 tbsp lemon juice to prevent browning, using enough to lightly coat the cut surfaces.
  2. Arrange the lemon-brushed banana slices in rows between the strawberry stripes to create the white stripes, continuing across the full length of the tray.
Finish and serve
  1. Continue alternating strawberry and banana rows across the full length of the tray so the flag pattern is complete and balanced.
  2. Serve immediately, or refrigerate the fruit platter uncovered for up to 1 hour before serving.

Notes

For the cleanest edges on your flag fruit board, press each strawberry and banana row into place so there are minimal gaps, then stop and chill briefly if your kitchen is warm. Refrigerate uncovered for up to 1 hour for best color and texture; freezing is not recommended. For a lighter option, use low-fat vanilla yogurt instead of lemon coating is not applicable here—an easy swap is to substitute half the bananas with peeled white grapes for lower sugar while keeping the white stripe look.