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DIY fruit bouquet. How to make a bouquet of strawberries with your own hands

Fruit bouquets are a new type of bouquets using fresh berries, fruits and leaves. This bouquet is distinguished not only by its unusual appearance, but also by the fact that it is edible. It is suitable for those who watch their figure or as an original gift. To make such a bouquet of fruits with your own hands, follow the instructions.

What fruits are suitable

You can use all types of citrus fruits, bananas, pears, kiwis, seedless grapes, melon, watermelon and pineapple. A great addition would be berries: strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries. Vegetables look interesting in bouquets: cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage.

All fruits must be peeled, washed and dried. All this must be done immediately before collecting the bouquet. If the fruits have darkened, sprinkle them with lemon juice. Bananas turn black anyway, so they need to be glazed.

For better preservation and to give the fruit a glossy appearance, they are kept in a gelatin solution. To do this, pour lemon juice, 2 teaspoons of cognac and 1 teaspoon of gelatin diluted in warm water into 0.5 liters of water.

What fruits should not be used?

It is advisable not to take too ripe and juicy fruits. Because you won't be able to thread them onto skewers. The fruit must be beautiful, ripe and free from external defects. Try to choose the best specimens.

What is needed for the frame

Typically, fruit bouquets are arranged in a wide, low vase, bowl, container or basket. Large baskets are suitable for beginners. A special material is placed at the bottom of the container into which skewers are stuck. This could be polystyrene foam, plasticine, a floral sponge, or a large vegetable or fruit.

If the vase is transparent, then the material is draped with a beautiful fabric. The container can be decorated with gift wrapping paper and ribbons.

4 ways to create a bouquet of fruits with your own hands

Before you make a bouquet, think about who it will be created for. Women will prefer berries, candies and sweet fruits. For men, use more vegetables and greens. Children will enjoy the abundance of sweets, candies and toys.

Step-by-step instruction:

Choose the most spacious basket in the store.
Buy beautiful fruits and vegetables.
Place paper or cloth at the bottom of the basket.
Rinse and dry the fruits.
Start arranging the fruits in a chaotic manner. For the top, leave small specimens. Be careful not to crush the fragile berries if you use them.
Decorate the basket with ribbon and place greens or any other decoration on top of the fruit. You can put a bottle of wine in the basket.

You can make such a simple and at the same time original gift without much effort.

Bouquet of whole fruits

You will need:

marshmallows of different shapes;
marshmallows in chocolate;
lemon;
lime;
orange;
kiwi;
decor.

Making chocolate-covered strawberries with your own hands is not at all difficult. Moreover, pleasure is gained not only from tasting the dessert, but also from the magical fragrance of berries, chocolate, and spices during the cooking process.

The sweet dish is prepared using both dark and milk chocolate. Adults usually prefer dark varieties, children prefer light, creamy chocolate. Cooking time – no longer than 20 minutes.

Required:

250 - 300 grams of strawberries - peeled, washed and necessarily dried on a towel, otherwise the chocolate will not stick to the berry;
100 – 150 g of high-quality dark or milk chocolate;
powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon (to taste).

How to cook:

Break the bar into pieces and melt the chocolate, adding sugar and spices (optional).

Method 1. In a ladle in a water bath at an approximate temperature of 40 - 55 ° C. Do not allow too much heat, or the treat will start to burn. Never use aluminum cookware - the mixture will turn gray. Make sure that the boiling water does not reach the bottom of the container.

Method 2. Over an open fire. Place the chocolate pieces in a container with a thick bottom and keep the bowl over very low heat. constantly stirring the mixture to avoid graininess (even after removing the dishes from the stove). To make the dessert sweeter, you can add powdered sugar to taste. This addition is especially important if the strawberries are sour or dark chocolate is used.
Method 3. You can use a regular microwave, turning it on to maximum. After 60 seconds, open the oven, stir the mixture and turn it on again for 30 seconds. Repeat until the chocolate mass reaches the desired viscosity.
Features of melting chocolate:

Chocolate does not withstand high temperatures, and sweet milk varieties melt at a lower temperature. Chocolate with a higher cocoa content will require a higher heating temperature.
Do not add water to the hot product - it will make the mixture too watery. It is better to pour in warm full-fat milk, cream or softened (but not melted) butter one teaspoon at a time. All products must be warm, otherwise the mass will curdle and grains will form in it.
Dishes with a melting mass must not be covered with a lid, or the water that settles under the lid will begin to drip down.

2. Dip the berries into the slightly cooled and thickened chocolate sauce, placing them on wooden skewers. Then carefully place on parchment paper or a wire rack. To ensure that the chocolate flows evenly, it is better to place sticks with berries vertically in the holes of an inverted colander, in a glass, or sticking them into a piece of foam plastic.

3. Cool the dessert in the refrigerator so that the chocolate thickens and “seizes” even more.

4. An hour before serving, remove the berries from the refrigerator, otherwise they will not be as tasty. You can serve the dessert directly with skewers to make it convenient to take the berries from the plate. Or put each chocolate-covered strawberry in a paper basket.

Master class with coconut flakes

Chocolate-covered strawberries with coconut flakes turn out especially tasty if the dessert is prepared not just with melted chocolate, but with chocolate-cream ganache. In this case, you get almost berry-like candies with a thick, tasty coating.

The most convenient and reliable method for preparing light ganache is to melt chocolate and cream in a water bath.

Main products:

strawberries (clean and dry) - 2 cups;
coconut flakes – 50 – 100 grams;
white, milk or dark chocolate (but not bitter) - 100 – 150 g.
cream 30% - 100 g (for dark chocolate), 200 - 250 g - for milk chocolate, 300 - 350 g for white;
sugar (preferably powdered sugar) - to taste.

Preparation:

Place a pan of water on the fire. Choose the right size of dishware - the bowl or ladle with food should rest securely on the edges of the pan.
Break the chocolate in a bowl and pour cold cream over it.
After the water boils in the pan, reduce the heat and place a bowl of food on top.
Constantly stir the chocolate and cream until you obtain a homogeneous, thick, shiny mass without lumps. If necessary, add sugar.
After removing the bowl from the pan, cover it with cling film to prevent foam from forming on top (like on jelly) and cool slightly.
Using wooden sticks or toothpicks, dip the berries into the ganache and then into the coconut flakes and place them vertically or at an angle for final hardening. Cool.

Tip: You can pierce the berry at the base with a skewer and completely dip it in the chocolate mixture, or just the tip. Sometimes the strawberry is carefully pierced from the top side, and only half of it is immersed in the ganache. Then the red strawberry will “peek out” from the chocolate base.

How to make in white chocolate

Strawberries in white chocolate are an equally tasty and healthy treat that looks very airy. Due to the absence of cocoa, it is best suited for children, especially if they ask for sweets before bed.

Ingredients:

strawberries – 200 – 250 g;
white chocolate – 100 – 150 g;
vanilla, orange zest (to taste).

Recipe:

Peel, rinse and dry the berries.
Dissolve the white chocolate pieces in a water bath over low heat. During the cooking process, you can add heavy (not cold) cream (25 - 33%) in the proportion: 1 part chocolate to 2 parts cream (in grams).
Dip berry by berry into the warm chocolate mixture. If you want a subtle bitterness, sprinkle with orange zest and then leave to cool.

With mascarpone cheese

Mascarpone cheese will give strawberries with chocolate a special, melt-on-your-tongue “creaminess”.

To make chocolate covered strawberries with mascarpone, you will need:

strawberries – 300 – 400 g;
mascarpone cheese – 150 – 200 g;
dark chocolate – 2 bars;
heavy cream - 100 - 150 ml;
crumbly cookies (Yubileiny type) – 1 pack;
spices and powdered sugar to taste;
butter – 50 g.

How to prepare dessert:

Melt the chocolate with spices and place on the table to cool under cling film.
Crush the cookies or grind them into powder.
Mix softened butter with cookie crumbs. For adults, you can add a few teaspoons of liqueur, rum or cognac to the mixture.
Place the cookie mixture on the bottom of a wide glass or bowl without leveling it.
Dip half the strawberries in warm chocolate and place on skewers to set.
Beat the other half of the berries in a blender with mascarpone and cream, adding powdered sugar if necessary. You can mash the berries with a fork and mix with cheese and cream until you get a fairly thick (like rich sour cream) cream.
Place mascarpone mixed with strawberries on the cookies in each bowl and top with chocolate-covered berries. Cool the dish in the refrigerator.

You can prepare a dessert with mascarpone by cutting out the middle of the berries and stuffing them with cheese whipped with the removed part of the strawberries. Then dip the stuffed berries in hot chocolate and then cool.

Step-by-step preparation with liqueur

Strawberries with chocolate and liqueur are a magical treat for adults that you simply cannot refuse.

Main products:

large berries (washed, peeled and dried) – 300 g;
cream liqueur, strawberry, chocolate – 50 – 100 ml;
white or dark chocolate – 100 – 150 g;
sugar (or powdered sugar), if using dark chocolate - to taste;
spices and herbs.

How to cook:

Melt the chocolate over low heat, in a steam bath or in the microwave. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, red pepper (at the tip of a knife) to it if desired.
Cool slightly until the mixture becomes warm and not scalding.
Pour liqueur into the chocolate mixture one teaspoon at a time (no more than 2-3 tablespoons), making sure that the mixture does not become too liquid. Alcohol should not be cold.
Fill a pharmaceutical syringe with liquor and carefully inject alcohol into each berry with a thin needle, piercing it.
Dip the strawberries and liqueur into the melted chocolate using a wooden skewer and refrigerate until the chocolate layer thickens.

Bouquet of strawberries in chocolate

To make a luxurious, fragrant bouquet of chocolate-covered strawberries with your own hands, you will need:

large berries – 300 – 400 grams;
100 grams each of dark and white chocolate;
optional: liqueur, ground nuts, orange zest, coconut flakes and
favorite spices;
powdered sugar and food coloring - for decoration.

Making a bouquet:

Those who master the art of carving, or simply want to add originality to their creation, can use a sharp knife to cut petals on a strawberry in the form of a rosebud. But even with whole berries without cuts, the bouquet will turn out wonderful. For an adult, you can add a little liqueur, cognac or rum to the berries.
Prepare melted chocolate - a bowl of white and a bowl of black.
Place each berry on a skewer and carefully immerse it completely or partially into the warm chocolate mixture.
Place skewers with berries in a glass or an inverted colander, sprinkle with nuts, coconut shavings, poppy seeds, zest if desired and cool.
The bouquet will be especially beautiful if, after the layer of chocolate has hardened on the strawberries, you decorate the berries using melted chocolate of a different color, scooping it into a cooking bag and pouring it in a thin stream.

You can make striped berries with white and milk chocolate. And white and black roses with a center of red strawberries, painted with a curly line of pink icing, look absolutely gorgeous.

How long does the finished dessert last?

How long do chocolate covered strawberries last if kept in the cold? Unfortunately, not for long. Chocolate berries covered with cling film are stored in the refrigerator for no longer than 2 days. A longer period will affect the quality of the berries. They may become watery or simply go bad.

Receiving flowers as a gift is very pleasant, but unoriginal, but a strawberry bouquet will surprise and be remembered for a long time. This gift is perfect for any occasion. It will emphasize the imagination, attentiveness, and deep respect of the donor.

Preparation and selection of ingredients

Strawberries are one of the most delicious and favorite berries. The Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks mentioned it in their treatises several centuries before our era. The ancient Romans considered its fruits a symbol of love for their red color and heart-shaped shape. Since the restaurant business began to actively develop, there has been a need for beautiful fruit slices. This is how the art of carving appeared, and strawberry bouquets became one of its trends.

Strawberry bouquet has such positive aspects as:

beautiful and bright;
unusual;
aromatic and pleasant to the taste;
romantic;
useful.

Making a strawberry bouquet yourself is not at all difficult. You can involve children in the process; they will be interested. A masterpiece is born literally before our eyes. To make the bouquet perfect, you need to responsibly prepare for the work: find suitable strawberries, collect the necessary tools.

In addition to a regular knife, a Thai knife is used to create fruit patterns. To base the bouquet, take a floral sponge, polystyrene foam, napkin or plastic dough. Wooden skewers and toothpicks are used as fastening. The composition can be presented in gift paper.

The choice of strawberries will determine the success or failure of a fruit bouquet. The fruits are selected from dry, low-juiciness varieties; they should be dense, symmetrical, and of the same size. Then the berries are washed and dried. Sometimes a bouquet requires green stalks, so you shouldn’t tear them off right away.

If the tails fall off easily, it means that the strawberries are overripe and are not suitable for a bouquet.

Fruit bouquets can be stored for some time, knowing little tricks and observing the temperature regime, but it is better to give a fresh composition, which means it should be made before presenting it to the hero of the day or serving it on the table.

Manufacturing technology

There are different ways to make fruit bouquets. They are presented in vases, baskets, boxes, and decorated paper. Often the method of preparing the composition also depends on the shape of the packaging. Strawberry bouquets are often decorated with different types of icing. Berries decorated with glossy sugar fudge, black or white chocolate look very appetizing. The glaze preserves the fruits longer; they reach the recipient fresh. It is worth considering first the recipes for making glaze.

Chocolate icing. Melt a bar of any chocolate in a water bath, add 40 g of butter or a little milk. The presence of oil will give the glaze a shiny appearance, but it will take a little longer to harden. Milk increases the viscosity of chocolate faster and makes it less caloric, which is also good.
Colored glaze. For this type of fudge you will need white chocolate. Having melted the tile in a water bath, it should be divided into two parts. Add milk diluted with red food coloring into one half. The result will be a beautiful pink frosting. The prepared berry is dipped in colored or white fondant. The dessert can be topped with any confectionery topping. Then the strawberries are placed in the freezer for 10 minutes to harden the glaze.
Icing. This is a traditional type of fudge and is easy to make. Four tbsp. spoons of water are thoroughly mixed with a glass of powdered sugar. Viscosity is adjusted by adding water or sugar. Then the mixture is heated over fire with constant stirring. The glaze temperature should be approximately +40 degrees. Sugar fudge can be made colorful and more appetizing if you add dyes and flavors to the composition.

Important! A pastry pencil may be needed to design extravagant bouquets. Making is simple: you just need to roll up a funnel of parchment paper, pour glaze into it, cut off the tip and you can decorate the berries. The smaller the corner cut, the more beautiful and elegant the design on the strawberry.

With flowers

Strawberry bouquet

You can prepare the strawberry composition with your own hands, you just need to follow the step-by-step instructions. To create a beautiful bouquet you will need the following components:

20–25 pieces of perfect strawberries;
20–25 rosebuds, the size of strawberries;
wooden skewers;
plant branches;
gift paper;
decorative tape.

It is necessary to thoroughly wash and dry the large, dense berries along with the stalks. The rose buds should be the same size as the strawberries, and the flower stems should be the same length as the skewers.

The following steps are carried out step by step:

each berry should be carefully threaded to the middle on a skewer;
Next, place skewers with strawberries in a circle, forming a symmetrical bouquet;
rose buds are gradually introduced, and green branches are placed on top;
When the composition is assembled, it should be securely fixed, decorated with decorative paper and a beautiful ribbon.

Important! To make arranging a bouquet easier, a small container in which it is fixed and decorated with paper will help.

Chocolate and strawberry bouquet

To create the composition, you should select and wash a large, dense berry and dry it with a paper towel. Melt a chocolate bar in a water bath. To keep the berries more securely on the skewers, their tips need to be dipped in melted chocolate. Then carefully string the strawberries and place them in the freezer for a few minutes. After removing the berries on skewers from the refrigerator, you should carefully dip them in chocolate (white, black or colored).

You can decorate with any confectionery topping and put it back in the refrigerator. When the chocolate has hardened, you should form a beautiful bouquet by placing skewers on a base of plastic dough (kneaded with a lot of salt). Strengthen the structure with wire. The created bouquet is packed in craft paper and decorated with ribbon. You can add green twigs or flower buds to this composition.

Strawberry heart

This is the most original and delicious gift for your beloved halves. Such resourcefulness, sophistication and attention will not leave anyone indifferent. To create a strawberry heart you will need the following components:

large strawberries;
compact rose buds;
lettuce leaves;
floral sponge;
wooden skewers;
wire;
tapes.

The cooking process includes the following steps:

soak a heart-shaped sponge in water - such an oasis will fix the roses and extend their freshness;
the stems must be trimmed so that they can penetrate to the middle of the sponge;
cover half the heart tightly with roses;
then drape the sides of the composition with lettuce leaves and secure them with pins; secure all this with wire and decorate with ribbon;
Insert skewers into the oasis into the second half of the heart in even rows and thread strawberries onto each of them.

With sweets

To create a composition of candies, you need to prepare strong, large strawberries and round-shaped chocolates. Thread berries and candies onto skewers. There will be skewers with candies in the center of the composition; they should be secured with tape. Place and secure strawberries in the outer circle. Wrap the formed bouquet in film, decorate with mint leaves, and pack in gift paper.

With other fruits and berries

Strawberries go well with any fruit and berries. It easily combines with strawberries, garden blackberries, and cloudberries. The fruit and berry arrangement can be arranged in a basket or round box (sold in flower shops). Place polystyrene foam wrapped in film at the bottom of the container. Form a base on it - slices of any suitable fruit (rings of pineapples, apples, etc.).

The base must be pierced with skewers and toothpicks, creating a cone shape. To do this, large skewers are placed in the center of the composition, subsequent rows are “recessed” a little, then they move on to shorter toothpicks. You need to string strawberries onto the prepared fastenings. You can make a small composition in a mug, on the bottom of which put half an apple or orange as a base. As you can see, the art of carving can be mastered at home, all you need is imagination and hard work.

You will learn more about how to make a bouquet of strawberries with your own hands in the following video.

How to cover strawberries with chocolate?

White, milk, colored and dark dark chocolate are used to cover the berries. Strawberries also look good in sugar fudge. The process of creating strawberry dessert is completely simple. You need to melt the chocolate bar until it becomes sticky. Place washed, dried strawberries on wooden skewers and completely dip into the prepared glaze. When the fudge has hardened, the berry can be dipped again into chocolate of a different color. You will get a beautiful two-layer dessert.

Using a cornet, a pattern is applied with white fondant onto the black frozen chocolate. The color can be changed to the opposite. Patterns made from colored glaze look good. The berries look unique in different toppings (ground nuts, coconut, cocoa). Strawberries on a skewer, dipped in chocolate, still half-frozen, should be carefully dipped into the sprinkles and given time to dry. To achieve a piquant taste, berries on skewers can be kept in cognac for 10 minutes, then sprinkled with powdered sugar and dipped in soft chocolate.

Important! Berry bouquets are beautiful and varied; they are prepared with flowers (daisies, roses), with sweets (sweets, marshmallows), in company with other fruits (strawberries).

Small strawberry bouquet

For a small composition you will need a dozen large beautiful strawberries, plant leaves, skewers, wire, floral sponge, craft paper. It is necessary to prepare a sponge according to the size of the bouquet, cut off the excess parts with a knife. This will serve as a base for the strawberries on skewers. But secure the flower leaves with wire on one half of the skewers and string the berries. Thread the other half of the strawberries onto loose skewers. The composition is beautifully installed and secured on a sponge.

Skewers with leaves should be lined up along the contour of the bouquet. Wrap the finished composition in craft paper and decorate with ribbon.

The time for strawberries is approaching, and with it the time for graduation. And bouquets, bouquets, bouquets. Do you want your bouquet to stand out from the crowd? Listen here)))

To create a bouquet of strawberries we will need:

skewers for lula kebabs (sold at the market or at a fixed price);
scotch;
wrapping paper;
tools: scissors, pruning shears.

Actually, everything that the bouquet consists of:

strawberries, candies, floral elements.

Then we string everything onto skewers. If you feel that the candy is holding tightly, then one stick is enough, for large strawberries - 2. If you decide to use, for example, apples or some large fruits and vegetables, then you need to spend 3-4 sticks on each one so that it holds well.

I wasn’t very lucky with strawberries: for some reason I only found some crushed ones at the market. There was no more at all. And there was a problem with the floral elements: I wanted to insert small white flowers, which are used for floristry, but it turned out that they are not sold separately. But there was no stopping me!)

Currant branches were used.

When everything is strung, you can form a bouquet. Florists have certain rules by which it is collected. I did it on a whim. If you are interested in the rules, I think you can find some more authoritative source.

We wrap the sticks well with tape. There is no need to feel sorry for him!

We trim the ends of the sticks so that they are all the same.

We pack in paper. Again, I send you to YouTube, there are a lot of videos on how to properly pack a bouquet in paper.

And I have everything ready!

I forgot to write something else important: if suddenly YOU were presented with such a bouquet, please do not keep it! The edible elements in it deteriorate very quickly due to punctures. Be thoroughly surprised (that’s why it was given!) and start eating.)

Today I am posting a master class on creating candy strawberries and strawberry flowers. Such a bright and tasty bouquet will certainly please anyone with a sweet tooth.

For work we will need the following materials:

Corrugated paper in red, white, yellow (not pictured) and green.
Floral wire (I have #1).
Double sided tape.
Tape tape (in the absence of tape tape, you can use strips of green corrugated paper).
Threads.
Scissors.
Wire cutters (in my case, side cutters).
Candies (it is better to use candies of different sizes so that our “berries” look more realistic in the composition).

So, let's get to work.
From a roll of red corrugated paper, cut a strip 2-2.5 centimeters wide.

Then we cut this strip into 5 equal parts. But here I will make a small reservation. The fact is that candies have different sizes. This needs to be taken into account. If you have a large candy (“Autumn Waltz”, “Inspiration”, “Truffle”, etc.), then the strip needs to be cut into four parts so that we have a tail to which we will later attach the wire.

After we have cut the strip into pieces, we take the workpiece and fold it in half, thereby marking the middle of the workpiece.

This is what should happen.

Once we have made the required number of blanks for the berries, we proceed to the wire. I'll explain why I take the wire. When assembling a bouquet, our task is to create the most realistic look of the composition. You all know that in life a strawberry does not stick out with the berry up, but hangs down. Using wire, we can bend the leg in any position.
So, we divide the wire into three parts.

Then we make loops using wire cutters. We make loops so as not to pierce the candy.

We begin to attach the candy. At the same time, do not forget that we need to bend the upper tail of the candy wrapper, twisting it 2-3 times at the top at the base. We do not tear off the thread.

After our candy is securely fastened, we dress it in a “strawberry outfit” and secure it with thread. Our berry is almost ready, but we are not tearing off the thread yet, because... we need to put a sepal on the berry.

For sepals, we will need blanks of green corrugated paper 4 centimeters high and 3 centimeters wide. We make them exactly as many as we have berries.

And now we attach the sepal to the berry. We cut off the thread.

Taping the leg.

All that remains is to put the dots and that’s it, our berry is ready.

Let's move on to creating strawberry flowers.

To do this, we take yellow corrugated paper and cut blanks 3 centimeters high and 4 centimeters wide. I'm skipping this process. Next, to create one flower, we take two blanks and do the following. We cut off the upper left corner of the first piece, as in the photo on the left. We cut the second blank with “noodles”, not cutting to the bottom edge of approximately 1.5 centimeters. Photo on the right.

Then we move on to white corrugated paper from which we cut out blanks 4 centimeters high and 2 centimeters wide. From the resulting blanks we cut out the petals of the future flower. We need 5 petals for one flower.