Strawberry Castle with Blueberry Moat

This fun fruit salad is a great way to showcase the season's ripest strawberries.

Kids will love making this fun dessert. Serve it at parties or summer potlucks.

1 whole pineapple
1 pint strawberries, washed
1 pint whipping cream
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pint blueberries, rinsed and drained

Cut off the peel of the pineapple and cut into a rounded cone shape. Place standing up on a plate. At the base of the pineapple, using the largest strawberries, attach the bottom row of strawberries by sticking a toothpick through each strawberry and into the pineapple base. The strawberry leaves should be pointing down. Moving up the pineapple, build a second row of slightly smaller strawberries, leaves pointing upwards. Continue all the way up to the top of the pineapple using smaller berries each time; leaves should alternate up and down. In a deep bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, combine whipping cream and sugar. Beat until soft peaks form in the cream. Add vanilla and beat a few times to combine. Spoon out a puffy circle of whipped cream around the base of the Pineapple-Strawberry Castle. Lay washed blueberries on top of the whipped cream. Makes 8 servings.