Cinnamon Sugar Crispy Sopapilla Hearts

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These Cinnamon Sugar Crispy Tortilla hearts are a great activity to do together for Mother’s Day [or Valentine’s Day!] with your young children. If you are looking for a sweet treat for the holiday, these can be made in less that 20 minutes and are addicting!

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A recipe many young bakers first learned in the class was these sugary crispy tortilla hearts. These are a great dessert or sweet treat and a perfect finish to Sesame Scallion Tortilla Tacos.

First, take a tortilla and cut hearts out of it with a pair of kitchen shears. If your young one is helping, they can use safety scissors too. Tortillas are pretty easy to cut through.

Cut Tortilla Hearts

By the way, international law dictates that all the scrap pieces are property of the chef and his/her assistant.

Mix 1 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon together in a shallow bowl.

Cinnamon SugarFry the tortilla hearts in canola oil.

Hearts Cooking

 In about 30 seconds you will see them start to turn brown and they will become crisp.

Cinnamon HeartsTake them out of the pan with a slotted spatula and drain on paper towels.

Dredge them in the cinnamon sugar mixture and allow to cool.

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Cinnamon Sugar Crispy Tortilla Hearts - Toddler Kitchen Activity for Mother's Day

These Cinnamon Sugar Crispy Tortilla hearts are a great activity to do together for Mother's Day [or Valentine's Day!] with your young children. If you are looking for a sweet treat for the holiday, these can be made in less that 20 minutes and are addicting!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Cinnamon Sugar Crispy Sopapilla Hearts, Mexican desserts
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 288 kcal
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients

  • 4 tortillas
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • canola oil

Instructions

  1. Take a tortilla and cut hearts out of it with a pair of kitchen shears.
  2. If your young one is helping, they can use safety scissors too. Tortillas are pretty easy to cut through.
  3. Mix 1 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon together in a shallow bowl.
  4. Fry the tortilla hearts in canola oil.
  5. In about 30 seconds you will see them start to turn brown and they will become crisp.

  6. Take them out of the pan with a slotted spatula and drain on paper towels.
  7. Dredge them in the cinnamon sugar mixture and allow to cool.
Nutrition Facts
Cinnamon Sugar Crispy Tortilla Hearts - Toddler Kitchen Activity for Mother's Day
Amount Per Serving
Calories 288 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Sodium 206mg9%
Potassium 45mg1%
Carbohydrates 66g22%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 51g57%
Protein 2g4%
Calcium 51mg5%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

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  1. I’ve made these before. While they were still warm I topped it with vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, caramel and whipped cream. It was really good!