Hello everyone, and welcome back to your (usually) bi-weekly dose of my tasty treats! This particular dessert was quite a large project – definitely the biggest one I’ve done so far.
A few weeks ago, I was browsing Pinterest. I always seem to be doing this, haha, but that day, I was looking for something different; I was searching for summer-y recipes to try out and make throughout the summer, and what I’m sharing in this post is the first one that I fell in love with!
It’s such a unique idea, and the homemade chips that went with it are absolutely amazing, too!
Today, I am happy to introduce to you fruit salsa and cinnamon chips!
Fruit Salsa
This picture-worthy appetizer treat is made from a nice blend of different fresh fruits. It also has some fruit preserves thrown in to add a more salsa-like texture and appearance. It was definitely time-consuming with all the different fruits I had to chop up (thankfully, my brother volunteered to help out with some of that!), but the turnout was worth it.
Before I go on, I’d like to tell you guys that this is a great treat idea for a big party, but making the whole batch was a mistake. I ended up throwing most of it away, unfortunately. π¦ There was so much, and my family and I couldn’t eat it in time. So, while I probably won’t make it again (except maybe for a party), I am for sureΒ making the cinnamon chips that went with it! I’ll talk about those in a minute. Alright, back to the fruit salsa.
First, you gather all your fruits together.
I used a dalia melon, two granny smith apples, and a lemon. Next up, we have:
Raspberry preserves (that’s what the original recipe creator used, so I did the same!), as well as strawberries and raspberries.
I cut up the apples, salvaged as much of the melon as I could (ahaha I was quite the amateur fruit slicer), grated the lemon, opted to use some lemon juice from the fridge instead of juicing the lemon I had just zested (I don’t like pulp), cut up the strawberries into very small pieces, then mixed everything (including the preserves) together in a huge bowl! Here are some pictures from that process.




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Cinnamon Chips
I never thought that I would make my own tortilla chips one day – much less cinnamon-sugar ones! However, I am so happy that I got to make these.Β They were extremely simple, quick to bake, and sooooo good!
All you need are some flour tortillas (any size will do), sugar, cinnamon, cooking spray, and a baking sheet and foil.
Spray both sides of the tortillas with cooking spray, then sprinkle the sugar/cinnamon mixture on both sides. Once you’ve done this with as many as you’d like (I used four fajita-size tortillas), stack them together on the baking sheet and use whatever you’d like to cut them (I used a pizza cutter) into the desired triangular shape. (You can make them big or small; it’s just preference!)
Next, you arrange them in a single-layer on the baking sheet and bake for about ten minutes.
I loooove how these turned out!! The salsa was quite a commitment, so I know that most people wouldn’t be up for concocting that (haha), but guys. Please do give these cinnamon chips a chance. They’re super easy, and they make for a light treat!
Thanks for reading, guys!! How about you?
What’s YOUR favorite summer treat?
Are you interested in making the salsa or those chips yourself? Awesome! Click here for the original recipe.
Happy Thursday!
— Maggie
Ooooo this looks so delicious!
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Aww thanks so much, Olivia! ππ
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This looks amazing, Maggie! Thanks for sharing! xoxo
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Thanks, Brittney! And no problem! π
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Looks yum π
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Thank you!
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Looks good!
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Thank you, Cassidy! π
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I’ve made this with my mom before! So yummy (: yours looks amazing as well xoxo
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Oh that’s awesome! Yes it was very good βΊοΈ Thanks so much! xx
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Ok Maggie that looks delicious and the assortment of fruits together is so pretty! I have never made tortilla chips so far, so maybe I shall after seeing this π xx
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Thank you!! Yes, it was very pretty π ahh you totally should! Those cinnamon sugar chips turned out sooo good x
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Hmm the sound of it makes my mouth water xx
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Oh my this is the best looking salsa and chips ever! The fruit salsa looks and sounds like it would be amazing. Do you think that I could substitute strawberry preserves for the raspberry preserves and maybe use blackberries instead of the raspberries?
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Aw thank you, Margaret! Yes, you could totally substitute for those things! Let me know how that goes if you try it out:)
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I certainly will. You know me trying to strawberry it up lol π
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Hehe strawberries are sooo good!
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yes they are π
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Ooooo the cinnamon chips sound amazing!!!
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Don’t they??! I need to make some more!
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Yes!!! And I need to try making them! π
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That sounds great with those cinnamon chips!
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It was sooo good! βΊοΈ the chips went really well with it.
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That’s tempting!! Will try making it!! Thankx buddy!!
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Awesome! I hope you enjoy it. No problem π
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Maggie! Those look incredible. I’m definitely going to give those cinnamon chips a go!
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Aw thank you, Angela! β€ and yay! You won't regret it haha ππ
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Mmmmm this looks gorgeous!! I am so going to try both of them!! Thanks for sharing ππ xx
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Thank you, Amelia! And yay! You’re welcome πβΊοΈ
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It’s okay π xx
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Yummm! I’ve always wanted to make my own cinnamon chips, but once I became gluten free I couldn’t make them. But now I found a good gf tortilla, so I now really want to make these! I’ve made a similar fruit salsa before, but it had strawberries, mango and I think kiwi. Yours looks sooo good! Definetly going to try this at some point!
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Oh I hope you get a chance to make these!! They did not disappoint π Ooh that fruit salsa sounds good, too! Thanks so much!
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That looks pretty tasty! For the past few days it’s been really hot here so I could literally survive only with water and vegetables! Nothing more!
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Thanks, Victoria! I’ve heard from different bloggers how hot it’s been on your side of the world recently. It’s slowly getting hotter here in the US, and right now, we’re getting a lot of rain showers!
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The funny thing is that few days ago it was raining constantly! And now suddenly the Summer Solstice came and you can’t turn that heat off! ππ
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Fruit salsa and cinnamon chips who would have thought – not me! It looks good! Thanks for sharing Maggie π
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Isn’t it a brilliant idea? I was so excited when I found the recipe, haha π Thank you! And no problem.
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It is so different from what I would come to expect. I like it! π
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Sounds great! Thanks for the idea MaggieβΊ
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I have toasted tortilla chips before, and yes girl, they are SO easy!!! But fruit salsa! Oh my goodness, how has this not crossed my path haha! If your family like chopping up vegetables/fruits, check out Walmart. They have small plastic vegetable choppers. I got one for Christmas, as I was looking to buy one, and it makes chopping up things SO easy. You cut your vegetable/fruit into large chunks, and then lay them inside the chopper, press down on the lid and bam they are in small pieces in the container. : )
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One word: yum!
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Yummy! Thank you for sharing this and those chips look fantastic.
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Thank you! And you’re welcome π I enjoyed sharing it with you guys.
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