Simple Fruit Salad

This is a very simple fruit salad recipe that you can change everything to suit your mood.

You’ll need:

1 Apple
1 Mango
2 bananas
Grapes
Yogurt (32 oz container, used roughly half)
Granola

How to:

Simply cut the bananas in thin slices and throw in your bowl. The apples can be cut into slices and then diced. Grapes, wash as many as you like and toss in. Mangoes can also be sliced and then diced, but beware, my pinky can tell you they are not very nice about you cutting them up.

Next, add your yogurt, whatever flavor you want, and mix until evenly coated. Toss in the granola for a crunch and mix it in. Add more yogurt if you need to. Everything should have a nice even coating of yogurt that shouldn’t take away from any of the flavors. Refrigerate until you’re ready to pull it out for a snack or dessert.

This can also be made on a smaller scale. This made more than 4 regular servings. Granola does get mushy after awhile, but you can always throw fresh in or just add it when you’re ready to serve it.

Variations:

Try adding in strawberries and other fruit. Experiment with using a different flavor of yogurt and different types of granola.

Mini Morsel Shortbread Squares

This yummy dessert recipe was found on Nestle’s website. It’s really simple and quite delicious.

You’ll need:
1 Cup of softened butter
3/4 Cup sugar
1 Egg
1 Tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/4 Cups flour
2 Cups mini chocolate morsels, divided

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Start by mixing the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add in the egg and vanilla next. Gradually add in the flour until well mixed. Next, add in one cup of the mini chocolate chips and mix. Press the mixture onto the bottom of an ungreased 13×9 baking pan.

Bake for 30 – 33 minutes or until the top is a light brown. After you take it out, immediately sprinkle the remaining mini chips on top. Wait 5 minutes or until the morsels are shiny. Spread them evenly with a spoon and let it cool completely. After it cools, cut it into squares and enjoy!

Great for parties and just in general.

TF141 Approved