Creamy Dessert Nachos With Tropical Fruit Salsa Food

CREAMY DESSERT NACHOS WITH TROPICAL FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Spray tortillas lightly with cooking spray; sprinkle with cinnamon. Place in single layer on parchment-covered baking sheet. Bake 5 to 7 min. or until crisp. Cool.
• Grate enough lemon peel to measure 1 tsp. zest; reserve for later use. Squeeze 1 tsp. juice from lemon; toss with mangos, bananas and kiwi in medium bowl.
• Process cottage cheese, dry pudding mix, milk and reserved lemon zest in food processor until smooth. Spoon into separate medium bowl; gently stir in 1/2 cup COOL WHIP.
• Spread tortilla chips with pudding mixture just before serving; top with fruit salsa and remaining COOL WHIP.

NACHOS WITH FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• Combine chopped and drained fruit in a small bowl.
• Cover and chill for up to 4 hours.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow dish.
• Brush 1 tortilla at a time lightly with water on both sides.
• Cut tortilla into 6 wedges.
• Dip one side of the tortilla wedges into the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
• Arrange in a single layer on a foil lined baking sheet, sugared side up.
• Bake in a 500 degree oven until wedges are crisp and golden (3 to 4 minutes) Cool slightly on racks while preparing the rest of the wedges.
• While wedges are baking, combine cream cheese, orange juice and honey in a 2 qt sauce pan.
• Stir over low heat until sauce is smooth.
• To serve nachos, mound chips on individual serving plates.
• Pour some of the sauce over chips.
• Top with fruit salsa.

CREAMY TROPICAL DESSERT (LIGHTER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, beat flour, margarine and powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed about 2 minutes or until creamy. Stir in almonds. Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown; cool.
• In large bowl, mix cream cheese, granulated sugar and the vanilla until smooth. Reserve 1/2 cup pineapple. Stir remaining pineapple into cream cheese mixture. Fold whipped topping and marshmallows into cream cheese mixture. Spread over pastry crust. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 48 hours.
• In 2-quart saucepan, gradually stir reserved 1 cup pineapple juice into cornstarch. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute; cool. Fold in reserved pineapple and the kiwifruit. Cut dessert into squares; serve with fruit mixture. Store in refrigerator.