CINCO DE MAYO FRUIT CUPS & 5 MINUTE GUACAMOLE

The fruit cup is a cinch to make for any celebration. Inspired by a popular Mexican street-food snack, these colorful snacks are a crowd pleaser.

What you need:

• Clear plastic glasses (8oz.)
• Chili powder
• Fresh limes
• Papaya
• Cantaloupe
• Mango
• Watermelon
• Pineapple
• Jicama
• Oranges

What to do:

• Cut limes in ¼‘s and set aside.
• Peel and cut all fruit into spears about 1” wide.
• Oranges cut in ½ and then ½ again and each piece ½ again.
• Stack fruit in cup side by side.
• Squeeze lime over the top of each cup.
• Sprinkle chili over the top of each.

Muy HERMOSAS!
 

Who doesn’t love guacamole? That’s what we thought. This is the tastiest and quick to make guacamole you will ever eat.

What you need:

• Ripe avocado
• Garlic powder
• Pace Picante
• Fresh Cilantro
• Lime
• Salt

What you do:

• Mash 1 avocado into a chunky paste.
• Add 1½ tsp garlic powder.
• ¼ cup Pace Picante.
• 1 Tbsp fresh chopped cilantro.
• Squeeze the juice of 1 lime.
• Salt to taste.
• Mix with a fork and serve.

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