Finger Food Desserts
for a Romantic Picnic

When it comes to finger food desserts a fruit platter is one of the easiest and tastiest . Cut any fruit you like into mouthful size pieces. Include grapes, watermelon, honeydew melon, peaches, apricots (fresh or dried), dates,nuts or cheeses.

Some fruit is more likely to discolour than others. Apples, pears and bananas are notorious for this. If you want to use these fruits in your platter soak them in lemon juice first. This helps to preserve their colour.

Make up your fruit platter in a plastic dish with a lid to take so it is easy to carry.

Here are some other ideas for yummy finger food to take on a romantic picnic.

Other Delicious Desserts

Strawberries Dipped in Chocolate

One of the easiest finger food desserts to make and so romantic to eat.

1 punnet of strawberries
125gms dark or milk chocolate
P1 packet of wooden skewers or toothpicks

Skewer strawberries at the stalk end with wooden skewers.
Dip ends of strawberries in chocolate.
Lay them on baking paper and refrigerate to set.
Pack them into plastic containers to take on the picnic.

What could be easier

Threading the strawberries on a skewer makes them so much easier to dip and to eat.

Rum Balls with Orange

50g pitted prunes, roughly chopped
40ml rum
125g dark chocolate
65g butter, chopped
125g scotch finger biscuits
40g roasted hazelnuts
1 orange, zested
25g flaked almonds, finely chopped

Heat prunes and rum in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from heat. Set aside to cool.
Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl, over a pan of simmering water. Stir until melted.
Chop the biscuits, hazelnuts and prunes finely and add to the chocolate mix with the orange zest. Refrigerate until firm enough to shape.
Line a tray with baking paper. Place almonds in a shallow bowl. Roll the mixture into balls. Coat each ball with chopped almonds place on the tray.
Makes about 20 balls

Almond and Mascarpone Stuffed Dates