Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips

I have been meaning to try a sweet treats recipe from Pinterest for quite some time now but it just seems like we always have sweets in our house and there was no need to add any more.  But when I went grocery shopping on Monday, I decided to try a somewhat healthy sweet treat...Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon chips.

Picture from Pinterest

I love, love, love it but I have to say, it was a bit more time consuming than I had expected.  The salsa was easy to make but the cinnamon chips took quite awhile since the recipe makes quite a few and each batch bakes for 8-10 minutes. But one of the disadvantages of living in a small town, you cannot find a grocery that sells specialty items such as cinnamon pita chips or anything cinnamon/sugar that would taste good with this except for Cinnamon Graham Crackers. (I learned this early this morning when I stopped to pick up a package of something so I could share at work.)

Also, I should have read the entire recipe before preparing.  At the end, it clearly states that it is best served on same day as the fruit does get a bit too juicy.  Also, the picture above is deceiving because after 15 minutes of being chilled, the salsa did not look this eye appealing. But it sure tasted just as delicious. So here is the recipe if you choose to try it....I would recommend it!

Fruit Salsa with Baked Cinnamon Chips

by Allrecipes

Ingredients:

2 kiwis, peeled and diced
2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored and diced
8 ounces raspberries (Or if you don't pay attention at the grocery store...like me, use blackberries, they are very good as well.)
1 (16 oz) carton of strawberries, diced
2 tablespoons white sugar (more or less to taste)
1 tablespoon brown sugar (more or less to taste)
3 tablespoons fruit preserves, any flavor (I used strawberry)

10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
melted butter or butter flavored cooking spray

Cinnamon sugar:
1 cup white sugar
2 Tablespoons cinnamon

Instructions:
1. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix kiwis, apples, raspberries or blackberries, strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar and fruit preserves. Cover and chill in the refrigerator at least 15 minutes. 

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
3.Coat one side of each flour tortilla with melted butter or butter flavored cooking spray. Sprinkle tortillas with desired amount of cinnamon sugar. Cut into wedges and arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Spray again with cooking spray (not necessary if using melted butter). Also if you use too much butter, don't worry, it only makes it that much better (and more fattening)since the butter and sugar caramelize while cooking.)

4.Bake in the preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes. Repeat with any remaining tortilla wedges. Allow to cool approximately 15 minutes. Serve with chilled fruit mixture. This salsa can also be serve with cinnamon graham crackers or cinnamon pita chips. Best when made and eaten the same day otherwise the fruit gives off so too much juice and it gets runny.

The hubby and I had a lot of fun cooking last night, so although it took a good 2 hours, it was quality time spent together while the kids were in bed :)

Also, an update on my new computer.  So far, things are running smoothly and I love it!  I purchased it just in time since I received my class enrollment information for school yesterday.  Back to School is becoming very real.

Now we are off to another baseball game.  I thoroughly enjoy our Tuesday/Thursday baseball evenings!