Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon chips is a fun, refreshing dish that pairs beautifully with these crispy cinnamon chips. Perfect for a hot summer day. Cool, sweet berries with the crispy cinnamon chips is light, invigorating and tempting.
The Fruit Salsa with cinnamon chips recipe is perfect for a summer party or get together and the patriotic colors make it a hit for your 4th of July party. However, it is a great healthy summer staple to have any time. It is so quick and easy to make and serve.
Salsa just means sauce. The history of this dish goes back to the time of the Incas. Find out more here.
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What You Need to Make Fruit Salsa
Ingredients
SALSA:
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Raspberries
- Apples
- Lemon Juice
- Honey
- Vanilla
CHIPS:
- Flour Tortillas
- ½ Cup Butter
- Sugar
- Ground Cinnamon
Equipment
How to Make Berry Salsa- Step by Step
- Dice: First, dice all the fruit, peel and dice apple, into bite size pieces of equal size.
- Sauce: Second, in a small bowl combine the lemon juice, honey, and vanilla, mix well and pour over the berries and apples. Gently mix until coated.
- Oven: Preheat the oven to 400 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut: Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter cut the tortillas into 8 equal triangles. Melt the butter in a small bowl.
- Coat: 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.
- Bake: Bake for 7-8 minutes or until crisp.
- Cool: Move to a wire rack to cool.
- Serve: Finally, serve chips and salsa on a festive platter and enjoy.
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Common Questions About Salsa
This is best to be served as soon as possible so that the apples are not colored by the berries. However, it can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Honestly, no, the consistency will not be the same and it will take away from this recipe, in this case, fresh is definitely best.
Sure, it is wonderful for a crowd or just a week night at home, just adjust accordingly.
Indeed, this recipe was designed with a patriotic them but yes, you can use any fresh fruit combination that you like for a great fruit salsa.
Yes, if you are not worried about the colors melding, it can be frozen in an airtight container for up to three months.
Use an airtight container and they will last up to a week.
Expert Tips for Making Salsa with Cinnamon Chips
- Add Coconut: Try adding sweet coconut flakes or nuts for a nice Yes, you can freeze fruit salsa. Cover it in an airtight container and place in the freezer for up to 2 months to this fruit salsa.
- Short cut tip: Do not feel like making the chips, use these prepackaged ones.
- Variation tip: Butter cookies are great for dipping in this dish.
- Alternate ingredient: Top with yogurt, whipped cream and a drizzle of honey.
- Ice Cream: Top ice cream with the fruit salsa and then stick in a cinnamon chip.
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Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips
Ingredients
- 6 oz. Container of Strawberries
- 1 Pint Blueberries
- ½ Pint Raspberries
- 2 Apples I used Honeycrisp
- ½ Cup Lemon Juice fresh is best
- 2 Tbsp Honey
- ¼ tsp Vanilla
- For the Chips
- 6 Flour Tortillas Medium
- ½ Cup Butter
- ½ Cup Sugar
- 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Instructions
- 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 berries and apples.
- 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 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.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes or until crisp.
- 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.
Notes
- Add Coconut:Try adding sweet coconut flakes or nuts for a nice Yes, you can freeze fruit salsa. Cover it in an airtight container and place in the freezer for up to 2 months to this fruit salsa.
- Short cut tip: Do not feel like making the chips, use these prepackaged ones.
- Variation tip: Butter cookies are great for dipping in this dish.
- Alternate ingredient: Top with yogurt, whipped cream and a drizzle of honey.
- Ice Cream: Top ice cream with the fruit salsa and then stick in a cinnamon chip.
Nutrition
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