What to do with a fruit basket?

4 bananas
4 eating apples (1 green, 1 yellow, 2 red)
2 kiwi
2 plums
2 pears

Banana's and Pears make lovely milkshakes/smoothies with yoghurt (or if you're being naughty, fat free ice cream)

I'd cut the apples up, add saltanas to them and cook in the oven with tin foil over sprinkled with cinnamon/mixed spice... lovely snack and brings out natural sugars for a "sauce".... You can also turn them into apple crisps but not sure how this works!

Kiwi... well... eat it raw with a spoon! and not sure about the plums........ ;/

Maybe I wouldn't use all of the fruit for this, but you could make a quick fruit salad by chopping one of each of the fruit up and adding a dash of lemon juice, orange juice, a bit of sugar water or maple syrup or all four. I think it would taste best if left to sit for a few hours before serving so the flavours mellow and mix. You could add a bit of vanilla or almond flavouring too.

The other possibility would be yogurt instead which would probably taste best right away. For some crunch you could add some low calorie cereal like corn flakes or Rice Krispies. If you can handle a few more calories, maybe you could add some granola.

You could also make a fruit compote to put on toast or bread or crackers. I wouldn't use the banana for this, but the apple and pear would be really nice. Cut them up, put them in a pot with a bit of water, some corn starch, maybe a bit of sugar or maple syrup and your favourite spices (I think cinnamon and cloves would be nice). Stick the pot on the stove with a lid and head until the fruit is soft, but still has a bit of texture.

Raw apples or pears sprinkled with a touch of cinnamon or cloves is also nice.

The banana could be used to make a shake with milk or yogurt or both, with or without sugar or other sweetener. I think honey would be nice with this. For protein you could add a raw egg.

Banana also goes very well with chocolate syrup and/or peanut butter and you don't have to add a lot to get the flavour. It would be great just like that on toast, bread or crackers with the peanut butter spread very thin and just a drop or two of chocolate syrup. You could also sprinkle with a bit of cocoa powder and sugar (or hot chocolate powder) if you don't have chocolate syrup on hand.

Plums are a bit tart, so I think they could go well in a salad with an orange juice vinaigrette. I think they would pair well with shredded carrots and maybe walnuts on a bed of your choice of lettuce.

These are all super easy things. Of course, you could always make pies or muffins etc. if you had more time, but I assume you have a patient to care for! (^_^)

If you are looking more for mains, apples and pears are often paired with pork, but I can't really imagine combining fruits with any other meats successfully. Maybe chicken... maybe...

I hope these ideas have helped!

No problem.

I forgot about kiwis. If you like savory, you can make kiwis into a salsa that pairs well with steak. Cut up the kiwis, add a dash of soy sauce (Japanese soy sauce is less salty, but if you already have regular soy sauce at your house you could dilute with water) and lemon or lime juice and a sprinkle of chili powder. It shouldn't be too spicy that way, but if you want to up the spice, add cayenne pepper or fresh peppers in very small amounts until you are happy.

I've never tried this, but I suspect adding the above mixture to regular salsa would work fine and give you a larger amount since you are only working with two kiwis...

I'd definitely go for a fruit salad or/and smoothie.
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