If you’re looking for fruity appetizers for your next party, try this delicious fruit salsa recipe. A variety of mixed fruits get chopped up small, combined with juice, theedn toss together to create the most delicious fruit salsa you’ll ever try. Serve it with homemade cinnamon chips for the perfect fruity appetizer for spring and summer parties!
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Easy Fruity Appetizer
One of my go-to brings for a party is always fruit, and I go to a lot of parties. Unlike veggie trays, I feel like fruit trays always get eaten because both kids and adults love fruit! But sometimes you don’t want to just take a fruit tray with a cream cheese fruit dip.
This fruit salsa recipe is perfect because it’s fruit but not just your typical fruit plate. People still get to enjoy a fun party food that’s not as heavy as something like spinach artichoke dip. Plus, serving the fruit salsa with hbomemade cinnamon chips makes it like a fruity version of the classic fruit and salsa!
Why People Love Fruit Salsa
- Last-minute hero – this is one of those dishes that comes together in minutes so if you need something quick to grab last-minute, this is it!
- Make ahead of time – you can also make this ahead of time because it’s even better the longer the flavors mingle together. Just store in the fridge until you’re ready to serve!
- Simple snack – I get asked all the time for simple treats for kids that maybe aren’t quite as sugar filled. This is perfect for that – it still feels like a treat or special occasion snack without all the sugar!
Ingredients in fruit salsa and cinnamon chips
Ingredient notes & Substitutions
- Lemon juice – I highly recommend using fresh lemon juice rather than bottled because the concentrated flavor of bottled lemon juice will be overpowering in this simple flavoring. You’ll need the juice from roughly half a lemon – use leftovers to make homemade lemonade!
- Tortillas – I recommend using the 8″ flour tortillas (the soft taco size) but if you only have larger burrito size ones on hand, you can just cut a smaller circle out of the middle and create two layers of cinnamon chips.
- Apple – I highly recommend using honey crisp apples in this recipe because of the sharp, sweet, and crisp taste they have. If you don’t want to use honey crisp, you can use another sweet red apple like gala apples.
Try other variations of fruit salsa
While I just use apple, kiwi, and strawberries in this fruit salsa recipe, you can absolutely add in or switch out any of your favorite fruits. The only fruits I don’t recommend adding are grapes and bananas (they’ll brown). And if you’re using small fruits like blueberries, don’t cut them.
How to make cinnamon chips
We are starting with the cinnamon chips so that you can bake those while you make the fruit salsa. Then everything will be ready to go as soon as the chips are! All of the detailed instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix your cinnamon and sugar together in a large bowl.
- Brush the front and back of your tortilla with melted butter.
- Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on the front and back of your tortilla.
- Cut into eight triangles using a pizza cutter and place the triangles on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes in the preheated oven, until they’re lightly browned.
How to make fruit salsa
While your cinnamon chips are baking, make your fruit salsa.
- Peel and finely dice apples, then place in a medium size serving bowl.
- Add the lemon juice to the diced apples and mix thoroughly.
- Dice strawberries and kiwi, then add to the bowl of diced apples.
- Stir everything together to mix well. Place in the fridge and let chill for 15 minutes before serving so the juice can combine with the fruit.
Tip!
Cut your fruit evenly so that it’s easier to dip the chips in. If you have big chunks of fruit, you’ll end up with just one or two fruit on each cinnamon chip instead of a combination of all.
Serve the fruit salsa with the homemade cinnamon chips for dipping. This is perfect for an after school snack, dip for a summer party, or just eating at your desk while you work from home!
What to serve With fruit salsa
While I prefer to serve fruit salsa with homemade cinnamon chips, you can absolutely serve it with other things as well. Some of my favorites are graham crackers, graham cracker sticks, vanilla wafers, pretzel crisps, and store-bought cinnamon chips.
How to store Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips
Store leftover fruit salsa in an airtight container in the fridge. It should stay fresh for up to five days as long as it’s kept airtight.
Put any leftover cinnamon chips in an airtight zipper top bag or container and store at room temperature. They should stay fresh for up to five days as well.
Recipe FAQs
Can you freeze fruit salsa?
I don’t recommend freezing this fruit salsa because fruit tends to get a bit soggy and adds liquid when it freezes, which changes the texture of this salsa.
How long can fruit salsa sit out?
You can leave this out for a few hours at a party for sure. I recommend storing in the fridge until you’re ready to serve so it’s chilled and putting it back in the fridge when you’re done but it should be okay for 3-4 hours at a party.
How long does fruit salsa last?
This fruit salsa should last for up to five days when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
What goes with fruit salsa?
Serve fruit salsa with homemade cinnamon chips (recipe included in this post), graham crackers, store-bought cinnamon chips, or even things like vanilla wafers!
How do I keep the apples from browning?
Adding the diced apples to the lemon juice immediately after dicing will keep them from turning brown in the salsa.
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Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips
Ingredients
Cinnamon Chips
- 4 TBS butter melted
- 8 8″ flour tortillas soft taco size
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ TBS cinnamon
Fruit Salsa
- 2 honeycrisp apples peeled, cored, and diced
- 2 TBS fresh squeezed lemon juice roughly half a lemon
- 2 kiwis peeled and diced
- ½ lb strawberries diced
Instructions
Cinnamon Chips
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Brush melted butter on front and back of all tortillas.4 TBS butter
- Mix cinnamon and sugar together then sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture on front and back of tortillas.1/2 TBS cinnamon, 8 8″ flour tortillas, 1/2 cup sugar
- Cut tortillas into small triangles using a pizza cutter.
- Place tortilla chips on baking sheet and bake for 7-8 minutes, watching closely so they don’t burn. Bake until slightly browned.
Fruit Salsa
- Peel and finely dice apples, then place in a medium serving bowl.2 honeycrisp apples
- Add 2 TBS lemon juice to the apple bowl and mix thoroughly.2 TBS fresh squeezed lemon juice
- Finely dice strawberries and peeled kiwis then add to bowl of apples.1/2 lb strawberries, 2 kiwis
- Stir together. Place in the fridge and allow to chill and set in the juice for 15 minutes before serving.
- Serve with cinnamon chips.
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