Our fruit salsa recipe is a simple appetizer or after-school snack that gets kids eating more fruit. Pair with gluten-free cinnamon chips and you have a quick and easy treat everyone will love!
Kids have so much fun making fruit salsa plus the flavors are out of this world. The diced fruit paired with the citrus juice has this snack kid-approved! Serve this tasty appetizer with cinnamon chips or enjoy straight from the bowl.
The dietitian in me could go on and on about how to get your kids to eat more fruit. My top piece of advice? Get your kids in the kitchen! Getting kids cooking will encourage them to try new foods and create healthy habits. We recommend using this advice as you encourage your kids to eat more fruits, veggies, or any other new food!
Looking for other recipes that get kids excited to eat more fruit? A few of our favorites include Fruit Flan, Frozen Yogurt With Fruit, Fruit Salad with Cool Whip, Easy Summer Fruit Salad Recipe (with a dressing) and Fruit Kabobs.
We have included an ingredient list with a variety of fruits. Keep in mind that this recipe can be customized based on what you already have on hand or any food preferences in your home. Get creative and have fun creating this delicious fruit salsa recipe!
Equipment
- cutting board
- chefs knife
- measuring spoons
- stir spoon
- medium-sized bowl
Ingredients
- 1 pint strawberries diced
- 1 pint blueberries
- 3 kiwi peeled and diced
- 1 apple peeled and diced
- 2 lemon
- 2 lime
- If needed: 2 tsp brown sugar
How To Make
Add the fruit
In a medium-sized bowl, add the chopped fruit.
Encourage your kids to practice their knife skills by letting them chop each piece of fruit. Check out our guide on Knife Safety For Kids to learn the tips to keeping kids safe while chopping.
Season the fruit
Squeeze the lemon and lime over the fruit. Add the brown sugar and gently stir.
Serve with cinnamon pita chips. Siete Grain Free Cinnamon Strips Churro Strips are our go-to gluten-free option!
FAQs
We recommend no more than 1-2 days in advance.
Fruit salsa can be put on cinnamon and sugar pita chips, a salad, yogurt parfait or even a bowl of oatmeal. So many great and tasty options on how to serve fruit salsa!
The lemon and lime juice will help keep the fruit from discoloring.
CKC Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.
The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn’t require a helper.
Fruit Salsa
Equipment
- medium-sized bowl
Ingredients
- 1 pint strawberries, diced
- 1 pint blueberries
- 3 kiwi, peeled and diced
- 1 apple, peeled and diced
- 1 medium lemon
- 1 medium lime
- 2 tsp brown sugar more to taste if needed
- 1 bag gluten-free cinnamon chips we like Siete Grain-Free Cinnamon Chips Churro Strips
Instructions
- ⭐️Add the fruit. In a medium-sized bowl, add the chopped fruit (Kids might need help chopping).
- Season the fruit. Squeeze the lemon and lime over the fruit. Add the brown sugar and gently stir. Serve with cinnamon pita chips.
Notes
Nutrition
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