Cinnamon Dessert Tacos with Fruit Salsa

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Cinnamon Dessert Taco with Fruit Salsa
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
1
cup sliced fresh strawberries

1
cup cubed fresh pineapple

1
cup cubed peeled kiwi

1/2
teaspoon minced jalapeño pepper* (optional)

2
packets sugar substitute or equivalent of 4 teaspoons sugar (optional)

3
tablespoons sugar

1
tablespoon ground cinnamon

6
(8-inch) flour tortillas

Nonstick cooking spray



Preparation:
1.
Stir together strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, jalapeño pepper and sugar substitute in large bowl; set aside. Combine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl; set aside.

2.
Spray tortilla lightly on both sides with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat in nonstick skillet until slightly puffed and golden brown. Remove from heat; immediately dust both sides with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Shake excess cinnamon-sugar back into small bowl. Repeat cooking and dusting process until all tortillas are warmed.

3.
Fold tortillas in half and fill with fruit mixture. Serve immediately.



Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: 1 dessert taco with 1/6 of fruit salsa
Fiber 4 g
Carbohydrate 36 g
Saturated Fat <1 g
Total Fat 3 g
Calories from Fat 14 %
Calories 183
Protein 4 g
Sodium 169 mg
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 1/2
Fruit 1
Starch 1-1/2


This recipe appears in: Fruit Desserts