Summer Fruit Salad / #OurFamilyTable

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I love summer, but I can easily get overheated when the high temperatures hit! Once this happens, the last thing I want to do is prepare a meal, and I lose my enthusiasm for grilling.

When the hottest part of summer comes around, salads are on the menu quite a bit. I often grill chicken or steak for salads early in the morning to avoid the afternoon heat, and use it later in the day, for lunch or dinner.

But today I decided on a Summer Fruit Salad! I included a few things you won't find in the traditional fruit salad, but I know you will love them.

All the ingredients I used are easy to find, easy to work with, and they taste delicious!

Summer Fruit Salad

(printable recipe at end of page)

1/2 cup Heavy Duty Whipping Cream

1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar

1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Flavoring

Blueberries

Cantaloupe

Mango

Apple

Orange

Bananas

Strawberries

Peach

Light Vanilla Yoplait Yogurt

Sweet Hawaiian Mini Flour Tortillas

Choose any fruit you want to use. More colorful fruit will make the plate prettier and more appetizing.

Pour the heavy whipping cream into a medium sized bowl. Add the sugar and vanilla.

 

Mix together on medium until the cream thickens and becomes whipped cream.

Wash all of the fruit before cutting it. When cutting the fruit, the important thing to remember is to make it easy to eat. One way to do that is to cut it in small bite sized pieces. You can see that the strawberries and the blueberries were not cut, but you could cut the stems off the strawberries if you wanted to.

One of the small bowls contains the whipped cream and the other one has light vanilla yogurt in it. I also included a few mini tortillas, which are the perfect addition to this plate! They can be filled with your favorite fruit and topped with a bit of whipped cream or fill them with a little bit of each fruit and add a spoonful of yogurt for a fun and tasty treat! They are a favorite for kids!

There you have it! Simple, tasty and good for you! 

Thank you for joining me today! Here is a list of more "Beat the Heat" recipes to enjoy! Don't they sound amazing?!!

Beat the Heat Recipes

• Best Tomato Sandwich from Palatable Pastime
• Calypso Carribean Cobb Salad from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
• Hezzi-D Club Sandwich from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Keto Caprese Wrap from Magical Ingredients
• Mediterranean Chopped Salad in Pitas from Jen Around the World
• Shrimp Ceviche with Pickled Onion from Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Strawberry, Rhubarb, & Pear Salad from The Spiffy Cookie
• Summer Fruit Salad from The Freshman Cook
• Watermelon Salad with Feta and Mint from Books n' Cooks
• White Gazpacho from That Recipe

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Easy Pumpkin Turnovers w/ a Chocolate Candy Drizzle / #Pumpkin Week

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 Hello and Welcome to Pumpkin Week! This week I am joining with some fellow bloggers to share some fun and tasty recipes featuring the star of the season~Pumpkin! Today I have some pumpkin turnovers to share with you! These turnovers are easy to make using purchased dough. They are full of homemade pumpkin and topped with a chocolate candy drizzle. These pumpkin turnovers can be the perfect way to start your day, or the perfect ending to a fantastic meal!

Easy Pumpkin Turnovers w/a Chocolate Candy Drizzle

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(printable recipe at end of page)

1 cup Pumpkin

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice

1 egg

1 Box Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

Milk Chocolate

Heath Milk Chocolate English Toffee Bits

 

Place pumpkin, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and egg in a medium size bowl.

 

Mix ingredients together.

 

Unroll the Puff Pastry and cut along the three lines where it was folded. Then cut each strip into four equal pieces. Don't worry about making them all the same size. It won't make any difference in the finished product.

Sprinkle the pumpkin pie spice over the pastry pieces. Place them on a cookie sheet or a pan to bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. 

Remove from the oven and let cool.

To melt the chocolate, pour it into a cup and add a little cream or milk. Microwave on medium for 10-15 seconds until melted. You want the consistency to be fairy loose so you can drizzle the chocolate.

Cut the pastries in half long ways, place the pumpkin filling on the top of the bottom, then place the top piece on. Once all the pastry is filled, drizzle the tops with the melted chocolate and sprinkle with the toffee bits! Enjoy! 

Don't forget to check out all these tasty recipes from my blogging friends! They all look amazing! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Pumpkin season is here, and we are celebrating our love of pumpkin with #PumpkinWeek hosted by Terri from Love and Confections and Christie from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures. All week-long 26 bloggers will be sharing over 80 pumpkin-filled recipes for all your Autumn celebrations, including breakfasts, baked goods, savory pumpkin recipes, desserts, and drinks.

Drink Recipes

• Hot Pumpkin Apple Cider by Palatable Pastime

Breakfast and Baked Goods

• Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Spice Amish Friendship Bread by For the Love of Food
• Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Bread by Big Bear's Wife
• Cranberry Pumpkin Sourdough Bread by The Spiffy Cookie
• Disney's Pumpkin Muffins by Simply Inspired Meals
• Easy Pumpkin Bread by Veggies First Then Dessert
• Easy Pumpkin Monkey Bread by Love & Confections
• Keto Pumpkin Bread by Keto Basic AF
• Pumpkin Cranberry Bread Recipe by Blogghetti
• Pumpkin Croissants by The Redhead Baker
• Pumpkin Rolls by Sweet Beginnings
• Pumpkin Smoothie by Our Sutton Place
• Pumpkin Snickerdoodles by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Pumpkin Spice Granola by The Mandatory Mooch
• Pumpkin-Apple Muffins by A Little Fish in the Kitchen
• Vegan Pumpkin Crepes by Happily Curated Chaos

Savory Recipes

• Fall Harvest Chowder by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Pumpkin Chili by Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Pumpkin Ravioli by Cindy's Recipes and Writings
• Spiced Pumpkin Hummus by Our Good Life
• Spicy Thai Curry Pumpkin Noodle Soup by Making Miracles

Dessert Recipes

• Candied Pumpkin Pie by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
• Easy Pumpkin Turnovers w/ a Chocolate Toffee Drizzle by The Freshman Cook
• Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake by Shockingly Delicious
• Pumpkin Macarons by April Golightly
• Tikvenik - (Bulgarian Pumpkin Strudel) by Caroline's Cooking

 

 puff pastry, pumpkin, dessert, chocolate, toffee candy pieces, dessert, treats

Yield: 10-12

Author: The Freshman Cook

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Easy Pumpkin Turnovers w/ a Chocolate Candy Drizzle

Ingredients:

Easy Pumpkin Turnovers w/ a Chocolate Candy Drizzle

• 1 cup Pumpkin
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 1 egg
• 1 Box Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry
• Milk Chocolate
• Heath Milk Chocolate English Toffee Bits

Instructions:

1. Place pumpkin, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and egg in a medium size bowl.
2. Mix ingredients together.
3. Unroll the Puff Pastry and cut along the three lines where it was folded. Then cut each strip into four equal pieces. Don't worry about making them all the same size. It won't make any difference in the finished product.
4. Sprinkle the pumpkin pie spice over the pastry pieces. Place them on a cookie sheet or a pan to bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes.
5. Remove from the oven and let cool.
6. To melt the chocolate, pour it into a cup and add a little cream or milk. Microwave on medium for 10-15 seconds until melted. You want the consistency to be fairy loose so you can drizzle the chocolate.
7. Cut the pastries in half long ways, place the pumpkin filling on the top of the bottom, then place the top piece on. Once all the pastry is filled, drizzle the tops with the melted chocolate and sprinkle with the toffee bits!

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