Sugar and cinnamon covered pie crust chips, served with a bright and fresh fruit salsa is the best summer snack ever!
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 these Pie Crust Chips with Fruit Salsa. And honestly, one of these days, I’ll figure out how to actually turn this into a pie. HA.
Sister Jen made this 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 pie crust chips are light and flaky as pie crust should be, brushed with butter and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon before they bake. A spoonful of the fruit salsa on top seals the deal.
store bought or hand made pie crust
I used my homemade pie crust recipe for the chips, but you can totally buy pre-made crusts if you’re in a pinch or lack motivation. I hear ya!
what fruit to use for the salsa
I used strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, and peaches because I love the flavor combination and the colors! Plus, they’re “sturdy” and won’t break down easily like raspberries or blackberries. But watermelon, mango, and nectarines would also be wonderful summer fruits.
I’ve made this a few times since being at Jen’s, 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 crust chips and fruit salsa, thankyouverymuch.
This is such a great summertime appetizer to serve if you’re having a get-together, or just an afternoon snack if you’re hanging out by the pool or heading to the park. So bright, fresh, delicious, and fun!
other fun summer pie recipes!
Blueberry-Coconut Mini Hand Pies
Pie Crust Chips with Fruit Salsa
Ingredients
- 15 ounce refrigerated pie crusts (or 2 homemade pie crusts)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter ,melted
- 1 cup diced strawberries
- 1 cup diced pineapple
- 1 cup diced kiwi (about 3 kiwi, peeled)
- 1 cup diced peaches (1 large peach, peeled or not)
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven according to pie crust package directions; line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk together sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside.
- Unroll pie dough and brush with the melted butter. Sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Repeat with the second crust.
- Cut into small triangle wedges. Transfer wedges to prepared baking sheets.
- 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 the fruit salsa with the pie chips and enjoy!
Megan says
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.
Gina Minor says
thats a really good idea!
Alexandra says
It sounds great. I’m going to try the chips with diced fried pears.
I’m going to make them/
daphne says
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!
Amy says
Debbi – Sort of how I rationalize eating ice cream in the morning because it’s made from dairy products? Just sayin’.
Dani – Exactly!!
Dani H says
Yum! You know I feel about pie like you do. If I can’t have pie, this sounds like an excellent substitute!
5 Star Foodie says
What a yummy sweet snack! Sounds totally addicting!
Debbi Does Dinner Healthy says
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!
Amy says
Jenna – I know, me too :(
Rachel – It’s never much of a stretch for us, either!
Steph – Definitely!
Steph says
Oh my does that look good. I could also see making just the chips and eating them for a snack.
Rachel says
YeeeeeeeeeeeYUM. I clear that entire thing in one sitting, easily!
Jenna says
Looks real good . . . I’m already mourning the fact that berries are on their way out of season.
Amy says
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.
Dad says
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.
Jen says
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.
Janet Foster says
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.
Joanne says
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.