Fruit Salsa & Cinnamon Chips

I wanted something easy and light for dessert on Sunday and I found this recipe in my 'to make' pile, it was perfect. Not only did it not take too much time, it was fresh and sweet. The cinnamon chips were simple and crispy and together they were the perfect combination.

Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

Recipe Source: The-Girl-Who-Ate-Everything.com

2 Kiwis, peeled and diced
2 Golden Delicious Apples, peeled, cored and diced
8 oz Raspberries
16 oz Strawberries, diced
2 Tablespoons White Sugar
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
3 Tablespoons Strawberry Jam

10 flour tortillas
1/4 cup Butter, melted

Cinnamon Sugar:
1/2 cup White Sugar
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon

1. In a large bowl mix kiwis, apples, raspberries, strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar and strawberry jam. Chill in the fridge for at least 15 minutes.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat one side of each tortilla with melted butter. Sprinkle tortillas with a good amount of cinnamon sugar. Cut into 8 wedges and place in a single layer on a large baking sheet.

3.Bake in the preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes. Repeat with any remaining tortillas. Allow to cool and serve with chilled salsa. This recipe is best when made and eaten the same day.

I shared this at
Totally Tasty Tuesdays 
Sweets for a Saturday

Fruit Salad

Are you ready, cause I don't think I have an easier dish in my recipe box. It takes 5 minutes to cut up the fruit and your done. Seriously, its surprisingly delicious for as simple as it is. Letting the fruit sit in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving lets all of the flavors come together and its really delicious.

Fruit Salad

Recipe Source: MelsKitchenCafe.com

1-10 oz can Pineapple Chunks, drained
1-11 oz can Mandarin Oranges, drained
1 medium Apple, chopped
1 cup Grapes, halved
1/2 cup Sour Cream

Combine the fruit in a large bowl, mixing well so the apples get coated in the pineapple and orange juice so they don't go brown. Stir in the sour cream, gently to coat. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. Serve chilled.

Orange & Pineapple Cake

Cake Week, day 3 of 7: There is something about having fruit in your cake that makes it seem more healthy. This cake is definitely healthy. There is orange juice and oranges in the cake and pineapples and pineapple juice in the topping. It is so light and refreshing!

Orange and Pineapple Cake
Recipe Adapted from: thepioneerwoman.com & allrecipes.com

Cake:
1 cup Butter
1 1/2 cups Sugar
2 cups Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Baking Powder  
1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla 
1/4 cup Milk
4 Eggs
1- 14oz can Mandarin Oranges & ½ cup Juice Reserved

Topping:
1- 3.2 oz pkg Vanilla Instant Pudding
1- 20 oz can Crushed Pineapple, Juiced Reserved
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
4 oz Cool Whip
Extra Mandarin Orange Slices for Garnish

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9x13inch cake pan. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, twice. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy, approx 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla, reserved mandarin orange juice, and milk. Beat in flour until just combined.

3. Add drained oranges and beat until they have broken up into small pieces. Pour batter into your prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown and toothpick entered in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely.

4. Once the cake is cool, in a medium sized bowl, blend the juice from the drained pineapple with the vanilla pudding. Add the powdered sugar and mix. Add in the whipped topping and mix. Add in the pineapple. Spread on the cooled cake and refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.

Fruit Pizza

Oh, fruit pizza, what a wonderful idea. So simple and yet so good. I had never had it before I tried this recipe and it was a huge hit with the family. I have heard that a lot of fruit pizzas go soggy after a few hours and we didn't have a problem with this. We ate it the next day and it still tasted great. I used the fruit I had on hand but any fruit would be delicious. I have seen a lot with kiwi, that would be really good and add some color.

Fruit Pizza

Recipe Source: allrecipes.com

1/2 cup Butter, softened
3/4 cup White Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/4 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Mix in egg. combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Press dough into an ungreased pizza pan.

2. Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe Source: foodnetwork.com

1-8oz pkg Cream Cheese
1 cup Powdered Sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 1 cup powdered sugar and vanilla until light. Spread on cooled crust.

2. Arrange desired fruit on top of filling, and chill.

Cherry Cobbler

Its the middle of winter but today felt like an early spring day, so I am feeling like a dessert that reminds me of how I feel in spring. This is one of my favorite desserts and its best served warm with vanilla ice cream.

Cherry Cobbler
Recipe Source: allrecipes.com

1/4 cup Butter
1 cup Flour
1 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 cup Milk
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
1 1/2 (21oz) cans Cherry Pie Filling 

Heat oven to 275 F. Place butter in 8x8 baking dish and place in oven to melt butter. In a bowl mix together flour, sugar, and baking powder. Add milk and vanilla, stir. Remove baking dish from the oven as soon as the butter is melted. Pour flour mixture into the dish. DO NOT STIR. Pour fruit evenly over and DO NOT STIR. Raise oven temperature to 350 F and bake for 55 minutes, or until golden brown.