This watermelon fruit bowl features all of your favorite fruits lightly sweetened served in a watermelon bowl
Prep Time
15 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
50 mins
Ingredients
Instructions
With a large
sharp knife
remove the top 1/4 section of the watermelon. With a melon baller
scoop flesh from the inside of watermelon
removing as many seeds as possible. Leave 1/2 inch of flesh inside the shell of watermelon. Scoop cantaloupe and honeydew in the same manner
removing as much flesh as possible and discarding the rinds. Refrigerate watermelon
cantaloupe
honeydew
oranges
pineapple
strawberries
and grapes separately until ready to assemble.
Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and continue stirring until sugar has completely dissolved. Stir in lemon zest. Set syrup aside to cool.
To serve
place chilled watermelon balls
cantaloupe
honeydew
oranges
pineapple
strawberries
and grapes in a large bowl. Pour syrup over and toss thoroughly. Transfer fruit mixture to watermelon bowl. Set aside any fruit mixture that will not fit. There will be enough fruit to refill the bowl.