Satisfy your craving for something sweet and delicious with this unique blueberry salsa dessert recipe! The combination of tart and juicy blueberries, sweet and salty chips, and fragrant cinnamon will leave you wanting more! (gluten free option, dairy free, soy free, nut free, egg free, vegan, vegetarian, FODMAP friendly)
Blueberry Salsa Dessert is a Perfect Summer Treat!
Most nights I crave something sweet after the kids go to bed. Sometimes I crave something sweet and salty. This blueberry salsa is absolutely perfect for those nights!
Today I'm taking our blueberry fruit salsa recipe and turning it into a refreshing dessert.
I've served this at summer parties or as a quick summer treat for myself. Either way it is perfect!
Ingredients
For the salsa you will need:
- Fresh blueberries
- Fresh strawberries
- Lemon or lime zest
- Lemon or lime juice
- Salt
Making Cinnamon Chips
If you're enjoying this recipe as a dessert, you can buy store bought cinnamon sugar tortilla chips, blue corn chips or cinnamon sugar pita chips.
Or you can easily make your own cinnamon sugar tortilla chips! Preheat your oven to 350 degrees then mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl then set it aside. Brush your tortillas with melted butter, then sprinkle the tortillas with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Cut each tortilla into triangle wedges. Place the tortillas onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake the tortillas at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or just until they become crisp. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before serving with your fruit salsa.
Prepare Your Fruit Salsa
You can prepare your fruit salsa by chopping up ½ cup of blueberries. Leave the other ½ cup of blueberries whole. Then cut your strawberries into bite sized pieces. Add in the lemon or lime zest, and your lemon or lime juice and mix everything together. Serve.
Additional Salsa Add Ins
You can always add some chopped cilantro, onions or even a little bit of jalapeno for some subtle heat to your salsa if you would like. You can also add some salt and pepper to taste.
Serve
It's time to serve up your salsa dessert! Grab your cinnamon sugar tortilla chips and salsa. You can even add some vanilla ice cream or whipped topping if you would like.
A glass of blue curacao lemonade sounds good to go along with your salsa dessert! You could even try serving your fruit salsa on top of some bruschetta with some brie like I did with this watermelon jicama salsa! If you love this dessert salsa, you could also try my watermelon salsa!
A sweet and salty fruit salsa dessert that leaves you feeling satisfied with the sweet taste of strawberries and blueberries, the tartness of lemon and a crunchy cinnamon chip or salty tortilla chip to finish it off.
Ingredients
- ½ cup blueberries, chopped
- ½ cup blueberries, whole
- 5 strawberries, cut into pieces
- 1 tsp lemon or lime zest
- Juice of one lemon or one lime
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together the ingredients until well combined. Serve the salsa in a bowl and top with whipping cream if desired. Serve with cinnamon chips for a dessert or tortilla chips for a sweet and salty dessert.
- *Try Stacy's cinnamon pita chips or blue corn tortilla chips.
Notes
*Try Stacy's cinnamon pita chips or blue corn tortilla chips. * To adapt this recipe into a spicy fruit salsa, mix ¼ cup chopped cilantro and 1 seeded and minced jalapeno pepper into the mixture and omit the whipping cream. The spicy version can be served with cinnamon or tortilla chips too.
Oh, I adore fruit salsa! It's great on fish and chicken...but I'd love it just the way you served it with chips! YUM.
I love this challenge for the creativity it brings out!
Thanks so much for participating in this months Behind The Curtain Dessert Challenge. Your recipe looks delicious! See you next month for Peaches and Cream! YUM! 🙂
Love this sweet version of salsa! This sounds so healthy and still full of incredible flavor. Like the suggestion of eating this with cinnamon chips. Yum!!
Love the idea of this dessert salsa with gorgeous blueberries. A lighter treat too.