• What does it taste like? Purple Sugar Apples taste super sweet and have flavor notes of vanilla, pineapple, mango, and berries.
• What does it smell like? Ripe Purple Sugar Apples smell sweet, tropical, and earthy.
• What does it feel like? Purple Sugar Apples have a (purple/pink/red) bumpy, scaled skin and a (white) creamy, yet juicy flesh.
• Where does it grow? Purple Sugar Apples may be native to either Central America and the West Indies, or India. They’re pretty rare but also grow in South America (especially Brazil), Mexico, Bahamas, and Bermuda.
• How do you eat it? When ripe and soft, you can eat Purple Sugar Apples by simply pulling them in half. Most people eat them on their own or add them to smoothies and desserts.