Nature's Peak Frozen Fruit Review – With Giveaway

You like fruit, don’t you? That commercial always made me laugh.

We love fruit in my house. Our favorites are, unfortunately for us, seasonal fruits. I adore strawberries. They are my favorite fruit of all, followed by watermelon and then green grapes. RB and CJ love melons and peaches. As we are in the midst of winter here on the Jersey shore I can’t get my favorite fruits in the product department. We do still eat fruit but it seems that we eat more fruit when we can eat our favorites. I guess it’s that way with a lot of foods. Anyway. Recently I was offered the opportunity to try some frozen fruit by Nature’s Peak, which I gladly accepted.

About Nature’s Peak

A line of premium frozen fruit that is just as nutritious as fresh fruit – no sugar added. Nature’s PeakTM frozen fruit is individually quick frozen at the peak of ripeness to preserve its vibrant color, aroma, and delicious flavor – ideal for whipping up delicious, healthy smoothies and desserts at home, any time of the year. Nature’s PeakTM frozen fruit is a premium frozen fruit line that is committed to offering the highest quality and best tasting fruit to our consumers. This commitment requires a journey that begins with the premium fruit, picked at the peak of ripeness. Our fruit is then flash frozen to lock-in the wholesome goodness that is only found in vine ripened fruit. This process preserves the flavor, color and nutrients until it is ready to be consumed by you.

I received two bags of Nature’s Peak – one Sun Ripened Trio (Strawberries, Mango, and Peaches) and one Sunburst Mango. I was surprised at how colorful and fresh the fruit looked. I was even more surprised at how juicy it was, as well as how delicious and fresh it tasted. I expected to taste that aftertaste some frozen foods have but this tasted as good as any fresh fruit I’ve ever had. I really like that the fruit is already chunked and packaged in a resealable bag, and has no sugar added. This fruit would be good for baking, smoothies, as a topping or just to eat.

I’m planning on picking up the Berry Quartet next. I found a recipe on the Nature’s Peak site that sound super simple and super tasty.

Berry Quartet Cheesecake Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 (24.3 oz.) container ready-to-eat cheesecake filling
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 (6 oz.) purchased vanilla wafer pie crust
• 2 tbsps. Smucker’s Seedless Strawberry Jam or 2 tbsps. Smucker’s Seedless Red Raspberry Jam
• 1 (16 oz.) pkg. Nature’s Peak Berry Quartet frozen fruit*, thawed 10 minutes Whipped cream

Directions:

1. STIR together cheesecake filling and almond extract until well blended. Spoon evenly into prepared pie crust.

2. STIR jam in medium bowl until smooth. Add fruit, stirring gently until evenly coated.

3. ARRANGE fruit on top of filling, starting with strawberries, top side down in center, then encircling rows of blackberries, red raspberries and blueberries. Garnish with whipped cream. Serve immediately.

Nature’s Peak frozen fruit is currently available in select locations in the following areas:

• Florida (All Regions)
• New England (All Regions)
• New Jersey (All Regions)
• Maryland (All Regions)
• Virginia (All Regions)
• Washington (Seattle Area)
• Oregon (Portland Area)
• California (Los Angeles, San Jose Areas)
• Arizona (Phoenix Area)
• North Carolina (South West Area)
• South Carolina (North West Area)
• Georgia (South East and North East Areas)
• Missouri (Northern Area)
• Louisiana (New Orleans Area)
• Arkansas (Little Rock Area)

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“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Nature’s Peak and received a sample to facilitate my candid review as well as two coupons to giveaway. In addition, Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

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