A bowl of fruit salad with citrus and honey syrup

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It’s fresh, healthy and perfect for Spring! This fruit salad is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! The honey and citrus syrup is all-natural and really makes the fruit pop. As an added bonus, the citrusy syrup keeps the fruit from browning. It also makes a great appetizer (see pictures below) and this fruit salad is a perfect topping for plain greek yogurt, which made a nice snack this evening.

Big thanks to all of you who shared your recipes and ideas for fruit salad with me here. This salad is made possible because of you! Definitely planning to make this for my sister’s baby  shower this summer.

Ingredients for the Fruit Salad:

1 lb strawberries
1 lb grapes (any kind)
2 apples (any kind)
2 bananas (the yellow kind)
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (your salad will be a little juicier with frozen)

For the Fruit Salad Syrup:

2 rounded Tbsp of honey
Juice of 1 lemon OR juice of 1 lime OR 1/2 of each.

It's fresh, healthy and perfect for Spring! This fruit salad is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! The honey and citrus syrup is all-natural and really makes the fruit pop.

How to make the best fruit salad 😉

1. Mix the honey and lemon OR lime juice together. I tested both and the lime juice gives it more of a zing. Since I had 2 syrups already made, I just mixed them together and ended up with 1/2 lemon and 1/2 lime juice. It was awesome!

P.S. if your honey is chunky like mine was, just place it over a bowl of hot water and it will turn juicy again.

A jar of honey, half a lemon and lime on the table

Wanna see some behind the scenes secrets? Yet another great use for beans! Can you spot them? Ha ha!

A jar of honey and half a lemon and lime

2. Rinse and dry all of the fruit. Don’t slice the fruit until you’re ready to assemble the salad or it will brown. Add and slice the fruit in the following order:

3. Place the grapes in a large bowl.

Green grapes in a bowl

4. Slice strawberries and add them to the bowl.

Strawberries and grapes in a bowl

5. Slice bananas and add them to the bowl.

Bananas, strawberries and grapes in a bowl

6. Slice apples and add them to the bowl (ok, this is getting a little repetitive)

Sliced apples added to a bowl with different fruits

7. Add blueberries to the “round concave container”. Ha! That’s better!

A large mixing bowl of different fruits

8. Pour in the syrup  and mix well. This kept pretty well in the fridge for at least 6 hours, but it got a little juicy due to the frozen blueberries.

A honey, lime and lemon syrup added into bowl with fruits

A large mixing bowl of fruit salad with citrus and honey syrup

It's fresh, healthy and perfect for Spring! This fruit salad is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! The honey and citrus syrup is all-natural and really makes the fruit pop.

Here’s what I did to turn the fruit salad into an appetizer. All of flavors explode in your mouth at the same time. Just like in the scene from Ratatouille when the mouse is tasting the cheese and trying to explain it to his brother. Remember the fireworks? Yes, something like that!

It's fresh, healthy and perfect for Spring! This fruit salad is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! The honey and citrus syrup is all-natural and really makes the fruit pop.

Natasha's Kitchen Cookbook

Fruit Salad with a Citrus and Honey Syrup

4.93 from 13 votes
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients 

Servings: 6 -8
  • 1 lb strawberries
  • 1 lb grapes, any kind
  • 2 apples, any kind
  • 2 bananas
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

For the Syrup:

  • 2 rounded Tbsp of honey
  • Juice of 1 lemon OR juice of 1 lime OR 1/2 of each.

Instructions

  • Mix the honey and lemon OR lime juice together. Rinse and dry all of the fruit.
  • Add and slice the fruit in the following order:Place the grapes in a large bowl, add sliced strawberries, sliced bananas, sliced apples and blueberries.
  • Pour in the syrup and mix well. Keep refrigerated if not serving right away.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Fruit Salad with Citrus and Honey Syrup
Skill Level: Easy
Cost to Make: $$

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  • clare
    March 29, 2022

    How much lemon juice or lime juice exactly do I put in this fruit salad ?

    Reply

    • NatashasKitchen.com
      March 29, 2022

      Hi Clare, I have this in the recipe notes under “For The Fruit Salad Syrup.” Juice of 1 lemon OR juice of 1 lime OR 1/2 of each.

      Reply

      • Ayo
        September 7, 2023

        What would that be in Tbsp if using store bought lime/lemon juice?

        Thanks

        Reply

        • NatashasKitchen.com
          September 7, 2023

          Hi Ayo! Fresh works best, the flavor is better. The size of lemons can change the amount of juice extracted but it’s about 2-3tbsp of juice from a lemon.

          Reply

  • Maribel
    July 4, 2021

    Has anyone tried different fruit add-ins for summer time? I.e Watermelon or pineapple?

    Reply

    • Natasha's Kitchen
      July 5, 2021

      I haven’t experimented on other fruits yet but others may have tried and can share it here with us.

      Reply

  • Wendy
    June 19, 2021

    I made it for the first time last Sunday and as it was so delicious I’m making it again for this Sunday! 😋

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      June 19, 2021

      Yum! It’s so refreshing and good, especially now that it’s hotter outside! I’m so happy you’re enjoying this recipe, Wendy!

      Reply

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