How To Make a Watermelon Fruit Basket Easy

Photo How to Make a Watermelon Fruit Basket

Watermelon centerpieces, shaped like baskets, are such a cute way to serve at a party! There are so many watermelon basket ideas available online. I prefer simplicity because it’s not time-consuming to make, and it’s almost mistake-proof due to the uncomplicated design. However, if you’re talented, you can carve a beautifully intricate basket and create a masterpiece. We can add flowers made out of other fruit but it takes some experience. My watermelon basket is very simple and can be made by anyone. I decorate a basket with colorful fruits, making it look fancy and vibrant. Check out the detailed technique to impress your loved ones with this charming and nostalgic way to serve watermelon!

We need:

Watermelon

Knife

Cutting board

Mellon baller

Clear tape (or Painter tape)

Instead of clear tape, we can use painter’s tape. It is easy to cut when it is on the watermelon. However, most people have clear tape at home, so I made my tutorial using clear tape. Blue tape in the photo is painter’s tape.

Photo fruit basket painter tape

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How To Make Watermelon Balls With Mellon Baller:

To make balls out of watermelon, I used a melon baller. It is a great multifunctional garnish tool to have in your kitchen! Watermelon balls look so cute in a watermelon fruit bowl with a handle.

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The Technique:

Make a very thin slice on the bottom of the watermelon before start cutting it. We need stability for watermelon on the table.

Photo Watermelon Fruit Basket Step 2

2. I used clear tape as a guide where I will be curving watermelon.

Photo How to Make a Watermelon Fruit Basket Step 1

3. Cut out sides to make the basket handle as on the photo.

Photo Fruit Basket step 3

4. Cut out the watermelon under the handle. Try to make the cut as one piece. We can use this piece to make balls, so don’t make it too narrow.

*We can cut watermelon into square shapes, but balls look much better.

5. I use the clear tape as a guide for where the bottom of my zigzag design is.

6. Cut a zigzag design on the top. Make the cut beside the watermelon skin and remove the top triangles.

7. Basket is ready, and now we start removing layer by layer from the inside.

8. I make balls from the top at first.

9. The watermelon will look like the one in the photo below.

10. Then, remove with an ice cream scoop the top of the meat and continue to make as many balls as possible.

*Make a smoothie or cocktail out of watermelon meat; nothing is wasted in this project.

Photo Basket step 10

11. Scoop out the inside.

12. To make an interesting look, we can make different shapes out of watermelon by using small cookie cutters.

We can serve a watermelon basket with fruit salad or just watermelon pieces in different shapes. So impressive and fun idea to serve watermelon for kids!

To keep fruits cool in the fancy watermelon basket I use a ziplock bag with ice cubes. I place it under the fruits on the bottom of the basket. If ice cubes melt, the water stays in the bag.

How to use melon baller on watermelon

The watermelon basket on the photo below was served for the branch for my family. A bowl made out of watermelon is a great substitute for a glass bowl! We don’t have to clean it after the event. If you have leftovers fruits, freeze them and use them to make smoothies.