How to make watermelon Christmas trees

Looking for a fun new way to serve your fruit and veg for Christmas this year?

Introducing watermelon Christmas trees, which have emerged as one of the most popular new food trends on Pinterest this year.

W a t e r m e l o n Watermelon Christmas trees!!! What a simple yet effective idea!! Perfect for our hot summer days and so Aussie and festive!! I love it @lindamanuella! I will be the coolest kid out when I take these Christmas Day! Xx #watermelon #fruit #healthy #yum #belashloves #belashsoycandles #watermelontrees #christmas #christmastrees #christmastree #xmastree #xmas

Part of their appeal is that they’re super-easy to make, and look amazing at the same time.

Simply use a Christmas tree cookie cutter to stamp out slices of watermelon. Make sure the stump of the tree goes into the white/green edge.

We started school holidays yesterday (whoop!) so today is aircon + Christmas tree + Christmas food. Daddy's Christmas-tree Day rules = 1) there must be music (preferably Mariah or Michael 😆)☑️ 2) there must be Christmas food (Pfeffernüsse!) ☑️ 3) there must be fun. 🎉❤️🎄 We've almost finished putting the second tree up and our smiles are wearing thin but it's the best kind of chaos and the kids are having a ball 😆 You can see more fun in our stories. Sorrynotsorry for Christmas in November 😆🎉 . #christmas #aussiechristmas #christmasinnovember ##textiledesign #textiledesigner #australiandesign #australiandesigner #australianmade #aussiedesign #pattern #designerfabric #repeatpattern #patternartist #surfacepatterndesign #shopsmall #design #elliewhittaker #australiantextiledesigner #fabric #pattern #watermelontrees

After more creative food ideas for Christmas entertaining? Pinterest reports that people are losing their minds over these festive food trends, too.

Grinch kebabs

Easiest & cutest Christmas snack that I ever did see 🎅🏻 #grinchkebabs

Edible fruit Christmas tree

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One month exactly until Christmas! Excuse us while we put Bublè on repeat and turn our fruit salad into Christmas trees. . . . . . . . . . #fruit #fruitsalad #fruitchristmastree #christmas #smoothie #smoothies #vegan #veganfood #vegetarian #bikenblend #healthyliving #healthyeating #bike #bicycle #cycling

Christmas tree vegetable platter

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Rebecca Lowrey Boyd

Rebecca Lowrey Boyd is a former magazine editor and the founder of Wee Birdy, one of The Sunday Times’ Top 50 Blogs in the World. A design nerd and bird enthusiast, she can usually be found poring over Pinterest, knee-deep in Bunnings or sticky-beaking at modernist homes in Sydney’s bushburbia.