Chips and Salsa, with a twist!

School is either out or ending this week for most of our Alaska youth, summer is almost here, and we think that calls for a celebration! Thank you to SNAP Ed Nutrition Educator Adair Harman with Cooperative Extension Service at UAF.

​Project Discipline: Nutrition and Health
Ages: All Ages
Difficulty: Easy (cloverbuds may need help with the oven)
Supplies: flour tortillas, sugar, cinnamon, fruit, cutting board, knife, cookie sheet, bowls
Recipe is from the Extension at Iowa State’s  Spend Smart Eat Smart program

​The first thing to do is to wash your hands and gather your supplies.
Ingredients:
4 (8 inch) tortillas
4-8 teaspoons water
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 tsp sugar
3 cups mixed fruit of your choice ( example: I cup apple, I cup peach, I cup mixed berries)

Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. 
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Lay your tortillas out on the counter and brush water onto the tortillas with a pastry brush. If you don’t have one, you can just use your fingers. Then mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl and then sprinkle the mixture onto the tortillas. Next use a pizza cutter or small knife cut each tortilla into eight wedges ( like a pizza) and place the wedges onto a cookie sheet.  Bake the wedges for 10-15 minutes.​​

While you are waiting for the chips to bake, let’s make the fruit salsa!  This recipe calls for peaches, apples, and berries but you can use any fruit you like.  I chose grapes, kiwi, strawberries and peaches because they are some of our favorite fruits and I love the mix of colors.

To make the salsa all you need to do is chop the fruit into very small pieces. Try and get all the pieces similar in size just like you would see in regular salsa. Once it is all chopped just put it in a bowl and mix it together.​

​When the chips are finished in the oven you can serve them alongside the salsa. So dip away and enjoy!