Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

This simple fruit salsa with cinnamon chips is the perfect summer treat. Not only does it use fresh berries but it also pairs it up perfectly with crunchy and sweet cinnamon chips. It’s make a wonderful healthy appetizer or fresh dessert.

Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

There’s nothing quite like fresh fruit in the summer. I crave this time of year because the natural sweetness of the fruit is insanely good.

This simple salsa recipe is perfect for baby showers, outdoor gatherings, backyard BBQs, or just as a fun treat to have in the house for the kids to snack on.

You’re going to love the flavor of this delicious fruit salsa. It’s the easiest way to get a tasty snack. We love the colorful fruit salsa and the homemade cinnamon chips are so much better than store-bought. It’s such an easy recipe.

Ingredients Needed To Make This Homemade Salsa with Fruit

For the Salsa

• 1-16 oz. Container of Strawberries  
• 1 Pint of Blueberries  
• ½ Pint Raspberries  
• 2 Medium Size Crunchy Apples ( I used Honeycrisp)  
• ½ Cup Lemon Juice – fresh is best 
• 2 Tbsp Honey  
• ¼ tsp Vanilla  

For the Chips

• 6 Medium Size Flour Tortillas  
• ½ Cup Butter  
• ½ Cup Sugar  
• 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon  

How To Make Fruity Salsa with Cinnamon Sugar Chips

To make the salsa:

Dice the strawberries into small pieces and place in a medium size bowl. Chop the blueberries and raspberries in halves or fourths, depending on their size, and add them to the bowl with the strawberries.  

Peel and finely dice the apples and place them in the bowl with the chopped berries.  

In a small bowl combine the lemon juice, honey, and vanilla, mix well and pour over the diced fruit.

Gently stir to coat the fruit with the lemon juice mixture and evenly distribute the berries and apples.  

Serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.  

*note- for the best color serve immediately, the apples will take on a pink tint from the berries after sitting for several hours, this does not affect the flavor just the color. So for the best red white & blue contrast serve soon after making.  

To make the chips:

Preheat the oven to 400 and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. 

Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter cut the tortillas into 8 equal triangles.  

Melt the butter in a small bowl.  

Lay tortillas out evenly on the baking sheet, brush with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Flip them over and repeat on the other side.  

Cut into triangles or strips and lay on a single layer on the baking sheet.

Bake for 7-8 minutes or until crisp and golden brown, flipping chops in between.

You can use the same parchment paper for additional batches.  

Move to a wire rack to cool.  

Store in an airtight container if not serving immediately.  

Special Tools

You’ll want to have parchment paper on hand as well as a wire rack for cooling.

What Types of Fruit Should I Use?

Our best recommendation is to use what’s fresh. We’ve chosen several fruits for this recip that will work well together, but you can’t go wrong with any of your favorite fruits. Just use your favorite summer fruits:

• peaches
• apples
• blueberries
• kiwi
• mango
• strawberries
• pineapple

Alternatives

You can add any of your favorite fruit this simple fresh fruit salsa. Any type of ripened fruit is perfect. Use what’s fresh and in season at the time.

A little splash of lemon juice does a great job of tying it all together as well.

Lime zest – some like a dash of lime flavor on the final fruit salsa. Add a bit of lime zest to the salsa to give it that little tang and a pop of color.

Mint – add fresh chopped mint for extra fresh flavor

What else can you eat with this fruity salsa?

It’s literally the perfect vessel for so many things! We love it with the homemade cinnamon tortilla chips, but there are several other foods that go along perfectly:

• vanilla ice cream
• cinnamon graham crackers
• animal crackers
• angel food cake
• churros

How to store leftover Sweet Salsa

Due to the added fresh fruit, you need to keep any leftovers stored in the fridge until you’re ready to eat again.

The good news is though that’s as hard as it gets. When you’re ready for another bite or dip, you just get to dive right in. It’s literally as simple as that.

Tips for Making this Simple Fruity Salad

You know I always have some helpful tips!

-Fresh fruit – don’t try to substitute frozen fruit for this recipe because there will end up being too much water.

-Apples – we used honeycrisp because they hold up well, but you could also use granny smith apples if you want the tart flavor.

-Make certain that when you’re cooking the cinnamon crisps on the baking sheet that you pay close attention to the time. Too long and you’ll burn them!

• Dice fruit – make the fruit into very small pieces so it resembles traditional salsa. This also allows the fruit flavors to combine

I can’t wait to hear what you think about this easy fruit recipe. It’s so light and refreshing and a fun way to get some healthy fruit into your tummy.

This fruit salad recipe is also a super fun appetizer for summer parties or just a healthy snack to cut down on processed and refined sugar, too.

And if you’re anything like me, just adding a spoonful of whipped cream to the top can take this easy chopped fruit salsa and make it into a dessert all on its own!

Lime zest – some like a dash of lime flavor on the final fruit salsa. Add a bit of lime zest to the salsa to give it that little tang and a pop of color.

This easy fruit salsa recipe is a great appetizer or simple treat that will quickly become everyone’s favorite snack. It’s one of our summer favorites .

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