Fun Pumpkin Fruit Cups

Transform ordinary cantaloupes into spooky-sweet treats with this easy Halloween snack! These fruit cups combine fresh orange-hued produce with playful DIY decorations for a fun party idea.

10 min Serves 8 Medium American

Our own summary of the original by Melissa — the full post and photos live at kidfriendlythingstodo.com.

This recipe turns cantaloupes into festive fruit cups by filling them with cubed cantaloupe and optional orange fruits like mango or citrus. The process involves preparing the fruit, customizing a straw with a curly pipe cleaner decoration, and adding hand-drawn Jack-O-Lantern faces for a creative Halloween presentation.

Directions

Scoop out the cantaloupe flesh and cut it into bite-sized cubes. Feel free to mix in orange-hued fruits like mango or citrus segments for extra color.

Place the prepared fruit pieces into the hollowed-out cantaloupe halves to create your fruit cups.

Take a flexible straw and bend it slightly at the top. Trim the straw to your preferred length so it sits nicely in the cup.

Coil a pipe cleaner around a pencil to create a spiral shape, then gently slide it off to form a curly decoration.

Wrap the curly pipe cleaner around the straw to secure it in place.

Use a marker to draw cheerful Jack-O-Lantern faces on the outside of the cantaloupe cups.

Add a final layer of the orange fruit mixture on top of the cups for a festive finish.