4 Ways to Spring into Spring with Picnic Foods

If you want to avoid the crowds, but still get out of your house, spring picnics are a great idea! Celebrate warmer weather by packing these spring picnic foods in a basket, grabbing a blanket, and setting up a picnic with your kids in the back yard. It’s fun and it’s free! (You were going to eat anyway, right?)

4 Ways to Spring into Spring with Picnic Foods

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Easy Fruit Salad

Shopping List:

• Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, and Blueberries (or whatever fruit you desire)
• 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• A Lemon

There is nothing sweeter than Burnt Macaroni‘s Easy Fruit Salad! It’s a quick recipe, which makes it an excellent choice for those last-minute outdoor adventures.

Pita Bread Sandwiches… The Perfect Picnic Food!

Pita sandwiches are perfect for picnics, because you don’t have to worry about your sandwich falling apart on your lap! 

Shopping List:

• Pita bread
• Rotisserie Chicken, shredded
• Avocado, cut into slices
• Arugula
• Turkey slices
• Apples, cut into thin slices
• Gruyere Cheese, sliced
• Salt and Pepper, to taste

Instructions:

• Start by cutting the pita bread in half.
• For the first sandwich, fill the pita half with shredded chicken, avocado slices, and arugula. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the second sandwich, fill the pita half with turkey slices, cheese, apple slices, and arugula. Season with salt and pepper.
• Wrap sandwiches in parchment paper. 

Strawberry Apple Salad

Shopping List:

For the Salad: 

For the Dressing: 

• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 2 teaspoons Maple Syrup
• 1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Dijon Mustard
• 1/2 cup Olive Oil
• 2 tablespoons Canola Oil
• 1/4 teaspoon Pepper

Another great way to enjoy spring is to make a fresh salad! Burnt Macaroni‘s Strawberry Apple Salad is one of my favorites. Put it in a mason jar, and you can take it along on your picnic!

And if you are looking for a dressing for this salad, you have to try Burnt Macaroni‘s Maple Syrup Dressing! Just keep it separate from the salad, until you are ready to serve.

Banana Cream Cheesecake in a Jar Makes a Yummy Picnic Food Dessert!

Shopping List: 

• 1 box Banana Cream Jello
• 2 Bananas, sliced
• 1-8 oz. package of Cream Cheese, softened
• 2 cups Vanilla Wafers
• 1 1/3 cups Milk
• A tub of Cool Whip

For dessert, we are going back to our favorite mason jar for Burnt Macaroni‘s Banana Cream Cheesecake in a Jar! It’s easy and so fresh when outside enjoying a picnic.

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