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Summer's warm weather and bountiful produce make it the perfect season to pack up a meal and head to the nearest park, beach or even your own backyard. Try these chocolaty fruit skewers on you next picnic.

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Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1 Premade pound cake

8 Strawberries, whole, leaves hulled

8 Raspberries, whole

1 cup pineapple, cored, chunked

4 tablespoon chocolate syrup

4 Bamboo skewers (6-inch)

Preparation:

Cut pound cake into 4 1x3-inch rectangles and 8 1x1-inch squares.

Place 1 1x3-inch piece cake on plate, stick skewer in middle.

Add strawberry, raspberry, pineapple and 1x1-inch piece of cake to skewer.  Repeat with another strawberry, raspberry, pineapple and 1x1-inch piece of cake.

Pour chocolate syrup in a smaller container and drizzle over the skewers just before eating at the picnic site.