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  • Makes 24 skewers
  • Serving size: 3 skewers
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Luscious skewered fruit gets a squeeze of lime juice and a sprinkle of smoky Mexican-style chili seasoning, making an excellent appetizer for your next shindig or a juicy anytime snack. The chili seasoning, which features dried chipotle and ancho chile powders, cumin, and cinnamon, adds a delightful spicy contrast to the sweet fruit and tangy lime juice. We’ve used pineapple, mango, and honeydew melon, but feel free to mix and match with the fruit you have to hand. Papaya, cantaloupe, banana, and watermelon would also work well. For an extra fun presentation, stick the fruit skewers into a melon or pineapple half and serve the chili seasoning in a small shaker so everyone can sprinkle it on their own skewers. Fun and tasty, these crowd-pleasing fruit on a stick will be gobbled up pronto!

Tips

Leftover seasoning: The chili seasoning makes 2 tablespoons. Store leftover seasoning in an airtight container; it'll last up to 3 months.

Gluten-free: To make this gluten-free, be sure to use gluten-free dried chipotle and ancho chile powders.

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By Nancy Macklin, RDN,

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon pure cane sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 mangoes, pitted and cut into 8 slices (4 slices per mango)
  • 1 pineapple, cored and cut into 8 spears
  • 8 honeydew melon slices
  • 8 lime wedges

Instructions

  • To make chili seasoning, in a bowl stir together the first 6 ingredients (through salt).
  • Thread each piece of mango, pineapple, and honeydew separately on a 6-inch skewer (24 skewers total). Squeeze lime wedges over fruit and sprinkle with chili seasoning. Store leftover chili seasoning in an airtight container up to 3 months.
Nutritional Information:

Per serving (3 skewers): 102 calories, 26 g carbohydrates, 1 g protein, 0 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 42 mg sodium, 3 g fiber, 22 g sugar

Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.

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Nancy Macklin, RDN

Nancy Macklin has a bachelor of science in dietetics from Iowa State University and a Master of Science in health services administration from the University of Saint Francis. Macklin worked as a hospital-based clinical dietitian, providing counseling for diabetes, heart disease, and weight loss and as a food service director in health care dining sites. She now serves as a test kitchen dietitian, developing 500+ recipes per year. She is a member of the Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics and International Association of Culinary Professionals. Find her on LinkedIn.
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