Best Tropical Fruit Kebabs Recipes

Tropical Fruit Kebabs image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories dessert

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 vanilla bean
1/4 cup sweetened cream of coconut
1/4 cup heavy cream
4 ounces good quality white chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
2 large red-skinned mangoes, peeled and pitted
1 large Hawaiian papaya (about 1 pound) peeled and seeds discarded

Steps:

1. Soak eight 8-inch bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes. Heat a grill to medium low.
2. Place butter in a small skillet. Split vanilla bean and scrape seeds onto butter and mash with back a spoon. Add scraped pod and melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat and set aside to steep.
3. Heat cream of coconut and heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate until chocolate is melted and smooth. Stir in lime zest. Set aside.
4. Cut mango and papaya into 2-inch chunks and alternately thread onto skewers. Brush lightly with vanilla butter and grill until fruit is lightly charred, turning as needed, about 5 minutes per side. Serve with chocolate sauce.

Tropical Fruit Kebabs with Lime Cream image

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime peel
1 ripe papaya, peeled, halved, seeded
1/2 ripe pineapple, peeled, cored
3 large bananas, peeled
8 12-inch-long bamboo skewers

Steps:

Combine sour cream, 2 tablespoons lime juice, sugar and lime peel in small bowl. Cover and refrigerate lime cream.
Cut papaya into twenty-four 1-inch pieces. Cut pineapple into twenty-four 1-inch pieces. Cut each banana crosswise into 8 pieces and place in small bowl. Toss with remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice. Alternate fruit on skewers. Arrange on platter. (Fruit skewers can be prepared 1 hour ahead. Cover and chill.) Serve with lime cream.

Tropical Fruit Kebabs with Orange Maple Coconut Dipping Sauce image

Provided by EA Stewart

Categories dessert

Time 10m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup fresh mango cubes
1/2 cup fresh pineapple cubes
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon shredded unsweetened coconut, plus more for garnish
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon maple syrup

Steps:

Divide the mango and pineapple into three servings, then place on three of the skewers, alternating the fruit on each. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Mix the yogurt with the coconut, orange juice and maple syrup. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Serve the kebabs garnished with coconut and the yogurt sauce for dipping.