Anyone who knows me, reads the blog, follows me on Twitter, is a friend on FaceBook, and quite frankly, meets me in a bookstore, grocery store, or even on the street…knows I love pie. It doesn’t matter what kind, what the season, with or without ice cream, in a bowl, on a plate, in a house, with a mouse…I love pie. It trumps everything.
Even recipes that are related to pie move to the top of the list. Like this one. And honestly, one of these days, I’ll figure out how to actually turn this into a pie. I will.
Jen made it for brunch a few months ago – I know, there’s Jen again, serving up awesome food. Hey Jen, why don’t you write a food blog?! – and it was, of course, wonderful. The chips are light and flaky as pie crust should be, with sugar and cinnamon sprinkled over them before they bake. A spoonful of the mixed fruit on top seals the deal.
I’ve made it a few times since, and it graced our table once again the other night when it was, oh, 200 degrees outside. I wasn’t about to turn on the oven, stove, or grill. No thanks. I’ll take my pie chips and fruit, thankyouverymuch.
Pie Chips with Fruit Salsa
Makes 4 cups of salsa and 64 chips
Prep time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
• 1 package refrigerated pie crust (15 ounce with 2 ready-made pie doughs)
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup diced strawberries
• 1 cup diced pineapple
• 1 cup diced kiwi (about 3 kiwi, peeled)
• 1 cup diced peaches (about 1 large peach)
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• Mint for garnish (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven according to pie crust package directions; line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Stir together sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside
Unroll pie dough and brush with melted butter. Cut 1 crust into 8 wedges, then cut each wedge into triangles like chips. Repeat with second crust. Transfer chips to prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle chips with the cinnamon-sugar mixture and bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.
While chips are cooking, prepare your salsa. Dice all fruit and place in a medium serving bowl. Combine honey and lime juice in a small bowl and then pour over the fruit. Serve with the chips.
(originally from Cuisine at Home)
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You can also use tortillas if you don’t have pie crust. Just spread a little melted butter before sprinkling the cinnamon and sugar. I used to make it like that all the time.
It sounds great. I’m going to try the chips with diced fried pears.
I’m going to make them/
who can resist pies!!?!? esp the crust. I say u did a great job in making this dish semi healthy with all the fruits!! yum yum!
Debbi – Sort of how I rationalize eating ice cream in the morning because it’s made from dairy products? Just sayin’.
Dani – Exactly!!
Yum! You know I feel about pie like you do. If I can’t have pie, this sounds like an excellent substitute!
What a yummy sweet snack! Sounds totally addicting!
These would be a dangerous combination for me!! I could totally rationalize eating waaaaaayyyyy too much with all the healthy fruit!! Seriously though, I think I want to make this with my kids for snack, they would so love it! Thanks!
Jenna – I know, me too :(
Rachel – It’s never much of a stretch for us, either!
Steph – Definitely!
Oh my does that look good. I could also see making just the chips and eating them for a snack.
YeeeeeeeeeeeYUM. I clear that entire thing in one sitting, easily!
Looks real good . . . I’m already mourning the fact that berries are on their way out of season.
Joanne – I’ve decided that all children’s authors smoke something. And not cigarettes. They probably eat a lot of pie, too ;-)
Janet – Yes! You could virtually make any fruit combo, depending on your tastes or what’s in season, and it would work.
Jen – :-p We did make a meal of it. I made this for dinner. Not kidding!
Dad – A pie kit. Hee hee.
Pie chips = cookies. Cow chips = pies. It must get very confusing in the mid-west.
Now you know I’ll take anything with cinnamon, well, almost anything. But you put a plate of pie chips with cinnamon on a table and a bowl of fruit on the side, and what you have is a pie kit.
And that’s fine by me. I can taste it already, and I’m ready now. Bring it on home.
I do seem to be appearing quite a bit lately…but don’t worry; I won’t let it go to my head. ;o)
This is SO yummy that I could make a meal out of it. It’s also a great appetizer or side to any brunch. Hmmmm…maybe I’ll make this again soon.
This looks great. I’m going to try the chips with diced fried apples or maybe peaches. I would have never thought to make chips from a pie crust. Thanks.
Well now I know what book you’ve been reading to Haley every night before bed :P Gotta love some good old Dr. Seuss.
And pie. Warm. Apple. Pie.
These seem much more rational than pie though. And I can eat handfuls upon handfuls of them and still not feel as guilty as if I had eaten a whole slice of pie. Gotta love that.
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