You won’t need to turn on the grill to enjoy these burgers. Hamburger cookies packed with colorful fruits inside. This fruit burger make a sweet summer treat that is sure be an impressive BBQ dessert.
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. Bring on the outdoor celebrations. Having a BBQ this season or planning to attend one? Here’s a quick and simple dessert idea, a burger.
Dessert burger
No longer just for the main dish anymore. Serve up this sweet dessert fruit burger that will have all your guests talking. A simple and delicious dessert—it is basically a fruit and cookie sandwich—that is almost too adorable to eat. Almost.
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Here’s what you need to create these fun cookie burgers.
1. Cookies
These act as both the top & bottom burger buns. More cakey cookies, that puff up when baked, work well for this. Like the tahini chocolate chip cookies recipe used here.
Before baking, sprinkle half the cookies with sesame seeds or mini white chocolate chips to make them look more like the tops of burger buns.
2. Fresh Fruit
This makes up the burger & toppings. Cut a thick slice a watermelon with a round cookie cutter to create the “burger” portion. For the toppings, add round slices of fruit—kiwi, apple, mango—and a few pieces of mint.
3. Toothpicks
You’ll need them to hold everything together. The thick decorative kinds work well. It’s a good idea to pierce the cookie beforehand.
Watch how to make these burgers & sesame chocolate chip cookies
More ways to make hamburger cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookie Burger Cake – Layers of fresh fruit sandwiched between two large cashew chocolate chip cookies made to look like a giant cookie burger cake. A fun dessert for all your summer or BBQ celebrations.
S’mores & Graham Cracker Chocolate Chip Cookies – Forget flat graham crackers for this new way to serve s’mores—like a burger. Sandwich roasted marshmallows between graham cracker chocolate chip cookies to create this adorable burger shaped s’mores cookie sandwich. Perfect for your next summer BBQ.
Fruit Burger Recipe
Fruit Burger
Serve the most impressive BBQ dessert with this sweet Fruit Burger recipe. Learn how to easily assemble a burger, made out of cookie and fruit, for dessert.
Instructions
Prepare the Ingredients
2 cookies per burger-I used my Salted Sesame & Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe. Adding sesame seeds to the top cookie help give this cookie a “bun” look. Plus it gives guests a warning sign for a food allergen (since there is also tahini inside the cookie).
Apple – cut the apple crosswise into slices. Cut out the inner core and/or remove any seeds. Brush each side with some orange juice to prevent discoloration.
Mango –use a vegetable peeler to remove the peel. Cut the mango into large slices. Use a cookie cutter or glass that is the same size as the cookies to shape the mango into a circle.
Watermelon –use the same cookie cutter/glass as with the mango to also cut a circle out of a piece of watermelon.
Kiwi –use a vegetable peeler to remove the peel. Cut into slices.
Fresh mint leaves –wash and dry 1-3 mint leaves per burger.
Assemble the Fruit Burgers
Build your burger from the bottom up. Layering the fruit on top of the bottom cookie.
Insert a toothpick into the top cookie. (Before adding it to the stack. This helps prevent it from breaking the cookie.) Carefully add the cookie to the stack and push the toothpick through the fruit layers and bottom cookie.
Notes
This burger can be assembled a couple hours in advance. However the bottom cookie will become a little soggy. To avoid this, it is best to prepare all of the ingredients beforehand and assemble this BBQ dessert burger shortly before serving.
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Note: This post was originally published in 2016 and has been revamped and updated in March 2022.
Such a cute idea! And the seseme seeds on top are a perfect touch
Thanks, Kelli. I think so too.
This is so cute and sure to be a hit at any BBQ!
These are so cute! My toddler would love these!
what a fun idea! looks delish
How wonderfully creative and colorful! Love this fruit burger! : ) Sharing.