Just for Fun Friday (On Tuesday!) - Fruit Kabobs!

The Setting: Applebee's Restaurant.
What: Surprising our kids with dessert for being such great kiddos and getting their morning chores done before school (without complaining!) all week.
The Conversation: Asking each child what their best part of the day was.
The Expectation: That they'd all answer getting to go out for dessert was the best part of their day.
The Surprise: That Connor's favorite part of the day was our after school snack.

So you might ask yourself, what kind of snack could beat out an ooey gooey ice cream treat? You might be surprised to know that it was FRUIT KABOBS!

This really is such a fun, tasty, and EASY way to use up all that Bountiful Basket fruit. My kids loved getting involved and creating their own snack. It's as simple as cutting your fruit into chunks and letting the kiddos kabob it onto skewers. If you don't have large skewers you could use toothpicks for mini versions as well. You could even jazz it up a bit by cutting some of the fruit out with cookie cutters.

So, even though it's not Friday (I didn't get this done fast enough last week), I wanted to share this before Thanksgiving because I think this would be a great side dish/salad to take to your festivities. You could take them all pre-made or use this idea as an activity/appetizer for the kids.

ENJOY!

How About Some Dessert? Fruit Salsa

This recipe is an amazing way to use some of your BB fruit (KIWI, STRAWBERRIES, APPLES) and your BB TORTILLAS.

Fruit Salsa with CINNAMON SUGAR TORTILLAS

 Cut your tortillas into triangles. 

Using a pizza cutter makes this job simple-simon.

 Fry both sides in oil.

Watch the tortillas carefully. They go from not done to done, FAST!

Put the tortillas on a paper towel and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Now, go put the finished tortillas on a HIGH shelf, like I did, or you will eat them all before you even get the salsa made!

Salsa Recipe:

2 Medium apples-chopped

1 cup strawberries-chopped

2 kiwis-peeled and chopped

1 orange

2 TBSP. Brown Sugar

2 TBSP. Apple Jelly-melted

Combine all the chopped fruit. Squeeze the juice from the orange onto the fruit. Melt the Apple Jelly. Add the brown sugar to the jelly and stir to dissolve. Pour over fruit. Stir and serve.

Disclaimer: I actually make this recipe without the sugar or apple jelly. I like the fresh fruit taste and don't feel like it needs the extra "stuff." Give it a try both ways and see which you prefer.

Also, if you don't make the tortillas (or eat them all before the salsa is done. I TOLD you to put it up high!) this salsa is just as good to eat with a spoon.