I am hosting my first fitness and nutrition challenge group and I LOVE it. The women participating are motivating me to work harder at meeting my exercise, nutrition, and water-intake goals each day. It is also empowering to see so many women taking positive steps towards being their best, most well selves. It takes courage and willpower to make the decision to do something for yourself–especially for moms or working women. Seeing these remarkable women do that is just uplifting.
While planning out my Tasty Tuesday content for this week, I considered focusing on a recipe suitable for 21 Day Fix, but during the brainstorming process, I was chopping fruit for my “famous” fruit salsa and realized I was looking my recipe right in the face. The amazing women in my group can treat themselves to this on March 21. 😉 Next week, though, I’ll post a recipe we can all love, 21 Day Fixers and all others alike.
If you invite me to your home–be it for brunch, a 31 party, the Super Bowl, you name it–you better believe I am bringing fruit salsa. Why? A. It is delicious. B. It is easy. C. It functions as app or dessert or topping (hello, waffles or pancakes!) or, even, side dish. D. It is semi-clean and decently healthy. If you have 15 minutes, you, too can make this and be the favorite guest. It is also perfect to throw together when you have company coming over yourself or to keep in the fridge to top off some ice cream.
I found a variation of this recipe years ago and have played around with it since. Raspberry preserves really work best. There is something about the tart, tangy nature that compliments the fresh fruit and the cinnamon. You can also switched out different fruit, but this combo is my jam–pun intended. If you must change it up, though, do not eliminate the apple or strawberries. They make this pop for sure.
I’ve been asked this recipe by many family and friends over the years, so let me give it to you straight. Little back story, just yumminess!
INGREDIENTS
• 1 apple (golden delicious is my fave in this recipe, but any variety in season will work)
• 1/2 pint strawberries
• 1/2 pint blueberries
• 1 kiwi
• 1 tbsp seedless sugar-free or all-natural raspberry preserves
1. Chop all of the fruit, including larger blueberries, into small (approx. 1/2-1 cm) pieces.
2. Combine with the preserves in a glass dish.
3. Chill, covered, for at least 15 min (or overnight) and serve with homemade cinnamon sugar tortilla chips. Stacy’s Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips are perfect, too.
TO MAKE YOUR OWN CHIPS:
• 4 Ezekiel tortillas, thawed
• nonstick coconut oil spray
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with coconut oil nonstick spray.
- Break tortillas into bite size portions and arrange on the cookie sheet. You will have to do this in batches.
- Spray the chips with the coconut oil, then sprinkle with the cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Bake quickly–for 3-5 minutes–depending on size of the chips.
You can also add sugar to the chips if you wish. I like them like this!
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