Making an Apple Swan

Craft: Edible Apple Swan

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June 2, 2019

Edible Apple Swan - swan on a green ceramic dish This is a super fun to make edible craft that will look awesome on your table. It's almost too cute to eat!

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 1 swan

Supplies:

1 apple
1 small sharp knife
2 butter knives
lemon juice

Steps:

Cut the apple in half vertically a little bit outside the core. One side will be slightly larger than the other. As you make cuts exposing the fruit, dab on some lemon juice to keep it from browning.

Edible Apple Swan - cut the apple in half vertically, slightly outside the core, one piece will be a tiny bit larger

Pop the apple seeds out and set aside to use for the swan's eyes later.

Edible Apple Swan - save the seeds for use later as the eyes

Place your 2 butter knives on the outsides of your larger apple half. Slice downwards right outside the core, stopping when you hit the butter knives.

Edible Apple Swan - prop the apple up on two butter knives and cut down, slightly off the core, until you hit the knives

Now come in from the side, cutting along the butter knife guides to cut out a wedge.

Edible Apple Swan - use the knives as a guide and cut from the outside to create a wedge

Pop out the wedge. Repeat this on the other side so you make a T shape at the core.

Edible Apple Swan - remove the wedge and repeat on the other side

Now take one of the big wedges and cut straight down, about 1/4 inch in from the edge. Stop at the butter knife guides.

Edible Apple Swan - take a wedge and cut down 1/4 inch from the edge stopping at the knives

Now cut in horizontally against the guides.

Edible Apple Swan - cut horizontally along the guides

Repeat this a couple more times inside each wedge until you have 3 wedges and a mini end piece wedge. Put the wedges back in place, then slide them back a bit, forming the wings.

Edible Apple Swan - repeat to create three more wedges and a mini edge wedge. Put them back together and then slide back to form the wings

Put the 2 wings on the upside down T shaped apple base.

Edible Apple Swan - place wings on the upside down apple t-shaped base

Now we'll make the swan's head. Take the other reserved apple half and cut out a 1/4 inch disk.

Edible Apple Swan - using the other half cut a 1/4 inch disk

Cut in half diagonally.

Edible Apple Swan - cut in half diagonally

Now cut the outer half of the apple so a piece is removed from the center. This outer piece will be the swan's beak/head/neck.

Edible Apple Swan - cut off the peel side to create the beak, head, and neck

Trim the neck so it's not too long. You can make this as long or short as you'd like.

Edible Apple Swan - trim the neck so it is not too long

At the front of the base T shape, remove the apple stem and cut out a rectangle slot the same size as the swan's neck.

Edible Apple Swan - remove the stem from the base and cut a rectangular slot the size of the neck

Press an apple seed into either side of the swan's head, then place this into the slot you just cut.

Edible Apple Swan - press a seed into each side of the head

Display for as long as you'd like. Remember to remove the apple seed eyes before eating!

Edible Apple Swan - place the neck into the slot

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Making an Apple Swan

Craft: Edible Apple Swan

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