Fruit Tacos
May 04, 2016, Updated Jan 26, 2022
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Looking for a sweet treat that’s quick and healthy? These Fruit Tacos are a great crowd pleaser and can be topped with your favorite fruits!
What makes a taco dinner even better? MORE TACOS! Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner and we have the ultimate dessert taco recipe to share with you…Fruit Tacos! They are perfect to enjoy after your favorite savory taco, because really….there is NO SUCH THING AS TOO MANY TACOS!
How to Make the Fruit Taco Shell
The trick to making delicious fruit tacos is to sweeten your taco shell. You could use crepes or even slices of sponge cake as your shell, but we decided to go with sweetened flour tortillas. This is a really easy process. Simply melt some butter with a bit of cinnamon and sugar. Then apply this mixture to the inside of a warm tortilla.
What fruit can I use to make Fruit Tacos?
Just like regular tacos, fruit tacos can be filled with a variety of items. There are no certain fruits that you must use or shouldn’t use. Get creative and choose whatever combination of fruit you like best. We went with
How To Make Fruit Tacos
- Place the number of tortillas you are using to create your tacos in the microwave or skillet to warm up.
- Next, melt butter in a microwave safe bowl.
- Mix together the cinnamon and sugar.
- Brush the tortilla on one side with butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar mixture.
- Place in a taco older or use the back side of a muffin tin to hold your taco shell in place.
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Cut up your choice of fruit. While this recipe calls for strawberries, mango, kiwi, and blueberries, you can substitute whatever fruit you you have on hand.
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Put half of the strawberries in a blender or food processor and purée with a dash of cinnamon and sugar to make “strawberry salsa”. You may need to add a tablespoon of water to help blend.
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Melt butter in a small sauce pan. Add cinnamon and sugar.
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In a cast iron skillet, warm the tortillas. Once warmed, use a pastry brush to apply butter, cinnamon, and sugar mixture to one side of each tortilla.
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Add 2 tablespoons of whipped cream cheese to each tortilla. Drizzle honey over cream cheese.
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Add fruit and drizzle with “strawberry salsa.”
Make it a Taco Themed Night with these other fun recipes
- Tropical Avocado Tacos
- Instant Pot Chipotle Chicken Tacos
- Shrimp Tacos with Blueberry Mango Slaw
- Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole
- Shrimp Tacos
While we’ll be snacking on fruit tacos this Cinco de Mayo, they’re also great for summer cookouts, family picnics, or taco Tuesdays! Be sure to pin this recipe so you can make them all year long.
Fruit Tacos
Ingredients
- 4 flour tortillas soft
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 8 tbsp whipped cream cheese
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup strawberry
- 1/2 mango
- 1 kiwi
- 1/4 cup blueberries
Instructions
- Cut up your choice of fruit. While this recipe calls for strawberries, mango, kiwi, and blueberries, you can substitute whatever fruit you'd like.
- Put half of the strawberries in a blender or food processor and purée with a dash of cinnamon and sugar to make "strawberry salsa". You may need to add a tablespoon of water to help blend.
- Melt butter in a small sauce pan. Add cinnamon and sugar.
- In a cast iron skillet, warm the tortillas. Once warmed, use a pastry brush to apply butter, cinnamon, and sugar mixture to one side of each tortilla.
- Add 2 tablespoons of whipped cream cheese to each tortilla. Drizzle honey over cream cheese.
- Add fruit and drizzle with "strawberry salsa."
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
* fry and frying lol…auto correct.
Wow. What a great idea. I love tacos and what a great spin on an already awesome dish.
I think I will try the shell in the cinnamon sugar and butter- as if I was crying the shell in the grease.
Thanks again for such a great idea.
How did it work to fry the shells in the butter mixture? Can they stacked?
Thanks!
RSM
Any chance when you post these recipes you could include nutrition info, especially carbs and fiber? Would help diabetics a whole lot.
Hi Bob! Thanks for the suggestion! We will be updating our website soon and will look at adding a nutrition calculator to our recipe cards.