One of the best things about summer is all the sweet fruit that is in season.  I love it all but peaches, nectarines and blackberries are three of my favorite summer fruits.

After signing up for the Blog Life University Conference, I learned about the Sweet & Southern Dessert Recipe Contest sponsored by Dixie Crystals (more details on how you can enter below). I decided to try my hand at creating a unique dessert recipe using my favorite summer fruits and entering it into the contest.  Now folks, I don’t cook a lot and definitely don’t bake much so any  recipe I created had to be super easy and not require a lot of ingredients.

After some pondering, I decided to go totally southern and combine biscuits and my favorite summer fruits and created a Sweet & Summer Fruit Calzone recipe.

Yum!  If I must say so myself, my little dessert recipe turned out great and is a perfect treat during summer.

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Here’s what you’ll need to make this recipe

SWEET & SOUTHERN FRUIT CALZONE

Ingredients:

1  16 oz. can of large  Pillsbury Grands Flaky Biscuits  (I told you this was an easy recipe)

2  Fresh Peaches (anyone else smell their peaches to find the best ones?)

2  Fresh Nectarines  (firm but not hard is best)

1 cup fresh blackberries, sliced

1/2 c Dixie Crystals brown sugar

1 egg white

2 to 3 tbsp. of Dixie Crystals granulated sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine peaches, nectarines, blackberries and brown sugar
2. Using a rolling pin, roll each biscuit to a 6-7 inch circle. Scoop fruit and brown sugar mixture on one side of a flattened biscuit.   *cute rolling pin from Anthropologie not required but helpful
3. Fold each biscuit over and using a fork seal the edges (like the pros do on The Chew)
4. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place fruit calzones approx. 1/2″ apart
5. Lightly wisk egg white and coat the top of each calzone
6. Generously sprinkle on granulated sugar to coat the surface
7. Bake approx. 20 minutes or until golden brown
8. Enjoy (alone or with a scoop of your favorite ice cream)!

So do you want to know how you can get in on the contest fun and win a ticket to Blog Life University?

All you have to do is create a unique recipe around this year’s theme of Sweet and Southern Dessert. The only rule is to create a unique recipe that uses at least 1 tablespoon of sugar.  Don’t delay because the contest ends at midnight 7/10/16.  All winners will be secretly notified by 7/19/16 so don’t wait to get your conference ticket.  The official Grand Prize winner will be announced during the Dixie Crystal’s Sweet Spa Reception Friday night. Full contest rules can be found here.

#sweetandsouthern