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Date: 31 Jan 2026

Pitomba pop cups: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Pitomba pop cups: quick-n-fun exotic recipes Pitomba pop cups: quick-n-fun exotic recipes
🍴 Pitomba pop cups: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

  • 🟡Scoop pitomba pulp into a bowl and mix with a drop of honey.
  • 🟡Freeze until icy-soft for a tart tropical snack.


🌿 About the plant:
Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) is a tropical fruit native to Brazil, prized for its bright, citrusy pulp with a sweet-sour kick. The flavor is often compared to a mix of apricot, citrus, and mild resin, making it refreshing and snack-worthy straight from the fruit.

🌱 In the garden:
Pitomba grows as a small to medium-sized slow growing tree with glossy evergreen leaves. It thrives in warm climates, prefers full sun to light shade, suitable for USDA zones 10-11, it can also be grown in large containers and responds well to pruning, making it manageable for home gardens.

🛒 Plant exotic Pitomba cherry in your garden

📚 Learn more:
▫️ Eugenia luschnathiana - Pitomba - in Plant Encyclopedia

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