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Mini Del Monte® Mango Pineapple Fruit Cup® Cobblers Recipe

Last week, I had the opportunity of hosting a review and giveaway for the Del Monte® Fruit Burst® Squeezers and their Mango Pineapple Fruit Cup® Snacks.  By the way, the giveaway for 2 VIP coupons and a $25 Walmart gift card ends at 11:59 PM EST tonight!  Click here to enter.  As promised, I’m sharing my Mini Del Monte ® Mango Pineapple Fruit Cup ® Cobblers Recipe.  Let’s get started!
Ingredients

Filling
5 Del Monte® Mango Pineapple Fruit Cup® Snacks 
3 tbsp light brown sugar
1/3 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
Crust
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, cold & cubed
1 tsp granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
9 tbsp water, ice cold
nonstick spray
Directions
1. Drain 4 of the 5 Mango Pineapple Fruit Cup ® Snacks.  Pour all 4 into a medium bowl.  
2. Add light brown sugar and ground cinnamon.  Mix well and refrigerate.
3. In a large bowl, combine all-purpose flour, granulated sugar and salt.  Mix well. 
4. Add butter and mix until flour has a crumbled consistency.  Then gradually add water, making sure to work dough in between pours.
5. Once all the water is added, knead dough for 2-5 minutes on a floured surface.  Roll into a ball, wrap in plastic and let rest in the refrigerator for 45 minutes.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
6. After 45 minutes, roll out dough on a floured surface and using a cookie cutter or drinking glass cut out cobbler crusts to fit inside muffin tin.  You can also cut out tops to cover your cobbler if you wish.
7. Spray muffin tin with nonstick spray, line with crust and spoon in cobbler filling and add top crust if desired.
8. Bake for 30 minutes or until crusts are done.  Let rest for 10-15 minutes before serving. 
And there you have it folks!  In less than 10 steps, you and your family can be enjoying some yummy mini mango pineapple cobblers.  Might I add that the mini cobblers are portion control friendly, too.  No huge baking dish of left over cobbler to tempt you through the night.  If you have extra dough left over, you can freeze it or use to make more cobblers or apple turnovers.
You can take dessert one step further and serve these with ice cream or top them with whipped cream, fresh berries and powered sugar!  Enjoy.

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Getting Fruity With Del Monte® Fruit Burst® Squeezers and Mango Pineapple Fruit Cup® Snacks

Disclosure: The Del Monte® products, information, gift pack, and gift card have been provided by Del Monte®.  All opinions are 100% my own.
One of the responsibilities that I take the most serious as a mom (and wife) is providing my family with healthy food options.  As many of you know, I cook from scratch 7 days a week for my family.  So, when it comes to snack options, I enjoy picking foods that require little to no prep and absolutely no cooking!  This is why I was delighted when I got asked to try out the Del Monte® Fruit Burst® Squeezers and their new Mango Pineapple Fruit Cups® Snacks.

What I (we) Loved

Taste: We all loved the taste.  I have three favorite fruits-strawberries, mangoes and pineapples.  So, I really enjoyed the Mango Pineapple Fruit Cup® Snacks.  I’ve had my share of fruit salads/mixed fruits and I never thought to mix mango and pineapple together.

Moo’s not a fan of pineapples, but to my surprise she liked them mixed with the mangoes.  JJ, who is a devoted banana lover, even got in on the action.  He’s going through his picky eater stage and it was nice to see him trying something he has never had before.

So, as much as Moo loved the Fruit Cup® Snacks, she told me that her favorite were the Fruit Burst® Squeezers.  Y’all we got out package the day it started snowing before it got really bad out and by night fall she demolished a whole box by herself. (Note to self: hide all food packages from Moo in the future.)  We even made a special trip to Walmart yesterday to stock up on more.

Again healthy foods don’t have to taste bad!!

They were sold out of Mixed Berry.  So, we got Blueberry instead.

Nutrition:  I come from a family that has been affected by generations of health issues caused by heredity, lack of exercise and mainly lack of getting good nutrition.  Therefore, it is very important for me to make sure that whatever I’m feeding myself and my family has good nutritional values. We only get one body and one life and it’s important to take care of it by watching what we eat.

That said, I was happy that the Fruit Burst® contain 1 1/2 servings of fruit (Simply Fruit) or fruit and veggies (Fruit + Veggie).  They don’t have high-fructose corn syrup or artificial flavors.  They also rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin C.  There’s nothing like being able to pronounce and know what all of the ingredients in our food are.

The Fruit Cup® Snacks are great source of Vitamin C.  They’re also stored in a light syrup made from sugar and water and instead of high fructose corn syrup.  There’s been a lot of dilemma over whether high fructose corn syrup being used in products and I’m glad to see that Del Monte is keeping simple by using a simple syrup instead.

Packaging:  We are an ecofriendly family.  So, I loved that the packaging is recyclable.  The Fruit Burst® pouches are also BPA free.  I love that the pouches are kid friendly as well.  This is something that I can pack lunchbox or throw in my purse and not have to worry about it spilling.

The Fruit Cup® Snacks are the perfect serving size and easy to open.  Thank goodness because I hate struggling with trying to open things.  These will definitely be staples in Moo’s lunchbox when she starts kindergarten this August.

Price: Y’all already know that I’m a frugal shopper.  I don’t like feeling as if I’m being robbed when I shop.  Both of these products are reasonably priced.  The Fruit Burst® Squeezers retail for $2.42 each and the Fruit Cup® Snacks retail for $1.98 each here at my local Walmart.  Honestly, you can’t get much cheaper than for a prepared snack.

Variety:  The Fruit Burst® Squeezers come in two varieties.  You have the Simply Fruit (all fruits) variety in which you can choose form three flavors-Apple Cinnamon, Mixed Berry and Strawberry.  Then, there is the Fruit + Veggie (75% fruit, 25% veggie) variety with two flavors- Peach-Mango and Blueberry.  So, far we’ve tried the Mixed Berry, Peach-Mango and Blueberry flavors.

What I (we) Didn’t Like

There wasn’t anything that I didn’t like about the products themselves.  Like, I said taste, price, nutrition and packaging all get a thumbs up from me and the family.  These products are recommended by me.  I encourage you to try them out.

 Also, I want to add that we make mini cobblers using some of the Mango Pineapple Fruit Cup® Snacks.  They came out very well and I will be sharing the recipe here on the blog next week.

Snack within a snack
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