Healthy desserts grazing platter

Serves: 10
Prep: 30
Cook: 30

Dessert platters are not only impressive but can be a quick and easy way to serve a crowd. Prepare cakes or biscuits in advance, and pair with sweet seasonal fruit and protein-packed Aussie nuts for a well-rounded offering everyone will love.

Read our tips to styling the perfect grazing platter and for more delicious platter ideas take a look at our grazing platter recipe collection.

Ingredients

Prepared recipes

Store-bought
  • Ginger biscuits
  • Almond bread biscuits
  • Biscotti
  • Chocolate yoghurt dip
  • Pineapple
  • Orange
  • Grapes
  • Mango
  • Strawberries, raspberries or blueberries
  • Passionfruit
  • Macadamias & pecans
  • Dark chocolate pieces
  • Broken meringue nests

Method

  1. Step 1

    Select serving boards or platters to suit ingredients.
  2. Step 2

    Place larger items and prepared recipes on boards first, making them the focal point of your platter. 
  3. Step 3

    Add smaller items and bowls such as nuts and dips. 
  4. Step 4

    Add other small elements to fill in the gaps around the main plates. 
  5. Step 5

    To finish your platter add decorative flourishes such as fresh herbs or edible flowers.

Tips

  • Whenever possible work with odd numbers of similar items, such as three small bowls of dips.
  • When it comes to dishes, anything goes - from your Nan's old cake tin to ceramic ramekins or clean jars from the back of the cupboard!
  • Try popping chopped veggies on skewers or creating fruit shapes with cookie cutters.