Sapote Fruit Boxes | Fresh Shipped

from $89.00

Mamey is the big, brown-skinned sapote with sweet orange-red flesh that tastes like sweet potato meets pumpkin pie, grown in Florida and shipped fresh to your door. Fresh Mamey Fruit From Florida Farms This box brings you fresh mamey fruit in an 8 or 12 pound order, and these red mamey sapote are grown right here in Florida and tend to run huge. Under the thick, semi-rough brown skin sits dense, creamy flesh in shades of orange to salmon-red, with a fine, smooth texture and a flavor people compare to sweet potato, pumpkin, honey, and a touch of cinnamon. It is rich enough to eat with a spoon straight from the skin and even better blended into a classic mamey shake or batido. Just do not confuse it with black sapote, which is a different fruit altogether. We created this box because so many people kept asking where to buy mamey online, and ours comes from the same family farms our growers have tended for decades. Every mamey delivery is backed by our Arrive Fresh Guarantee, so your fruit arrives ready to ripen on the counter. Why Choose Mamey from Tropical Fruit Box? • Freshness Guaranteed: Your mamey arrives firm and ready to ripen, with dense orange-red flesh at its peak, backed by our Arrive Fresh Guarantee. • Sourced Direct: Grown on Florida family farms our growers have worked for generations, picked large and at proper maturity. • Free Shipping on Every U.S. Order: Delivered straight to your doorstep with no minimums and no added fees. • Women-Powered, Family-Driven: Mamey earned its own box because customers kept asking for it, and it has always been part of our founder's Cuban-American table. Best Ways to Enjoy Mamey Mamey Shakes and Batidos Fresh mamey fruit is made for a creamy shake. Its dense, smooth flesh blends with milk and ice into the thick batido found in Cuban cafeterias, no sweetener needed thanks to its natural sweetness. Spooning Straight From the Skin Ripe mamey is ideal eaten fresh with a spoon. Slice it open, lift out the large seed, and scoop the soft orange-red flesh, a simple way to enjoy mamey sapote at its peak. Cuban and Caribbean Kitchens Mamey is a staple for cooks bringing tropical flavor home, from ice creams to milkshakes to desserts. Its pumpkin and honey notes carry the taste many grew up with across Cuba and the Caribbean. First-Time Tropical Eaters Mamey fruit suits anyone new to tropical produce who wants something rich and approachable. Its familiar sweet-potato and pumpkin-pie flavor makes it an easy, rewarding first step beyond everyday fruit.

Fresh Sapodilla | Zapote | Chico Box

from $79.00

Sapodilla fruit, the dessert-sweet tropical treasure also called nispero, hides golden caramel flesh with the flavor of brown sugar under its light brown skin. Tropical Fruit Box ends every hunt for sapodilla fruit near me by shipping this brown sugar fruit fresh to your door. Sapodilla Fruit, Sweet as Brown Sugar We offer fresh sapodilla fruit in Small Box (3 pounds), Regular Box (5 pounds), and Large Box (8 pounds) options. We source small batches from trusted growers in tropical growing regions, because anyone searching sapodilla fruit near me knows how rarely it appears in stores. This product wears many names after it's been picked from the sapodilla tree. Manilkara zapota, chico zapote, and nispero venezolano are just some iterations. The flesh tastes intensely sweet, with brown sugar, light molasses, and roasted sweet potato notes over a soft, pear-like texture. Let it ripen until it gives slightly to a gentle press, then chill it, halve it, remove the seeds, and eat it with a spoon. It is a close cousin of mamey sapote and canistel. Every order ships with our Arrive Fresh Guarantee, so your sapodilla arrives ready to ripen and enjoy as juice, with ice cream, or however else you want to serve it as a fruit connoisseur. Why Choose Sapodilla from Tropical Fruit Box? • Freshness Guaranteed: Your sapodillas arrive straight from the tree and ready to soften on your counter, backed by our Arrive Fresh Guarantee. • Sourced Direct: We work with trusted farm suppliers in tropical growing regions and pack every small-batch harvest by hand in Miami. • Free Shipping on Every U.S. Delivery: We deliver straight to your doorstep with no minimums and no added fees. • Women-Powered, Family-Driven: Our women-powered family business shares the fruits we grew up loving, and sapodilla is a longtime favorite among our Tropifruiters community. Best Ways to Enjoy Sapodilla Chilled with a Spoon Let your sapodilla ripen until it yields to a gentle press, then chill it, slice it in half, and remove the seeds. Scoop the golden caramel flesh straight from the skin for an excellent dessert that needs no recipe. Blended into Smoothies and Batidos Across Latin America, sapodilla stars in batidos, the creamy fruit milkshakes served at street stands. Blend the ripe flesh with milk and ice for the same treat at home, no added sugar required because the fruit brings plenty. Baked into Pies and Desserts The brown sugar and molasses notes of ripe sapodilla fruit translate beautifully into baking. Fold this dessert fruit into pies, tarts, breads, and puddings anywhere you would use a very sweet, soft fruit puree. A Natural Pick for Mamey and Canistel Fans Sapodilla is a close cousin of mamey sapote and canistel, so if those spoonable tropical fruits already have a place in your kitchen, this one belongs right beside them with its own malty, caramel personality.

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Eggfruit | Canistel | Yellow Sapote Box

from $69.00 $79.00

Let’s face it, Eggfruit, also known as Canistel or Yellow Sapote is absolutely delightful. When you cut it open, you discover the absolutely beautiful yellow color which takes you by surprise. The flavor is very strong, sweet, and definitely rich with eggnog and pumpkin pie notes. The texture is firm, similar to a hard-boiled egg yolk but with a hearty, creamy, and smooth texture. Definitely a treat for our Tropifruiters. **Unfortunately, Eggfruit cannot ship to California due to import restrictions**

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Black Sapote Box

from $69.00

You won’t believe what fell into our lap! A small batch of local black sapote, also called black soap apple, the sumptuous chocolate pudding fruit that our Tropifruiters have been clamoring for. This is just the type of fruit that you get to brag about on your Instagram or YouTube channel. It’s that wow of an experience. It’s a close cousin of the persimmon and has an amazing flavor profile. Whenever you think the black sapote is ready to be thrown away, it’s actually when it’s ready. Why do we say that? When its ripe, it gets really wrinkly and the skin starts to look like a Chinese Shar-Pei dog (you know, the ones with the wrinkly skin) and when ready, the skin turns into a brownish and olive-green color. When you cut it, the flesh is a dark brown chocolatey color that feels like you just cut into a fresh chocolate lava cake. The texture is custard-like and incredibly smooth. It has a sweet subtle flavor, with a hint of roasted butternut squash and a honey finish, creating a delightful tasting experience that’s just incredibly hard to replicate.

Ripe sapote is a spoon fruit. You cut it open, lift away the seeds, and scoop flesh that runs from caramel-dark to deep orange depending on the variety, all of it soft and gently sweet. These fruits have been loved across Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean for generations, eaten fresh off the counter or blended into milkshakes, batidos, and ice cream. For anyone who grew up with them, the taste is pure memory. For everyone else, it is the kind of fruit you wish you had found sooner.

Tropical Fruit Box ships sapote the way our family has always eaten it, picked at the right moment by growers who have worked the same land for decades. Sapote bruises easily and ripens on its own schedule, so it takes a grower who knows the fruit and a seller who handles it with care. Every box travels with our Arrive Fresh Guarantee, so a sapote this delicate reaches you at its peak or we will make it right.

Why Choose Sapote Fruit from Tropical Fruit Box?

• Sourced directly from multigenerational family farms that have grown the same produce for decades.

• Backed by our Arrive Fresh Guarantee: get it fresh or we will make it right.

• Free shipping on all U.S. orders, delivered straight to your doorstep.

• Every box includes fruit reference cards and chef-created recipes to help you enjoy each variety.

• Tropical Avocado Boxes - Creamy, buttery avocados that share the soft, spoonable appeal of sapote and suit the same fresh-from-the-farm kitchen.

• Dragon Fruit Collection - Vivid, mild-sweet dragon fruit for shoppers building a varied tropical spread alongside their sapote.

• Caribbean Tropical Fruits Box - A wider Caribbean selection for anyone drawn to the same regions where sapote has been loved for generations.

• Superfood Tropical Fruits Box - Nutrient-dense tropical picks for shoppers who want fruit that earns its place at the table.

Best Sapote Fruit for...

Chocolate Pudding Lovers

The best sapote for a natural dessert swap is black sapote, whose flesh turns dark, smooth, and pudding-like when ripe. Its mild caramel flavor suits spooning or blending. Reach for the Black Sapote Box.

Sweet-Potato and Pumpkin Fans

The best sapote fruit for warm, squash-like flavor is mamey, with dense orange-red flesh tasting of brown sugar and pumpkin. It shines in milkshakes and batidos. Start with the Mamey Fruit Box.

First-Time Sapote Shoppers

The best sapote to try first is sapodilla, an approachable fruit with soft, pear-like flesh and malty brown-sugar sweetness. Its familiar texture eases you in. Start with the Fresh Sapodilla, Zapote, Chico Box.

Adventurous Tropical Cooks

The best sapote fruit for curious cooks is canistel, also called eggfruit or yellow sapote, with dense custard-like flesh built for baking and rich drinks. Try the Eggfruit, Canistel, Yellow Sapote Box.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you store sapote fruit?

Ripen sapote at room temperature until it gives to gentle pressure, then refrigerate to slow it down. Most varieties keep about a week chilled once ripe. Avoid refrigerating unripe fruit, since cold can stop it ripening evenly.

What does sapote fruit taste like?

Sapote fruit is generally soft, creamy, and mildly sweet, though flavor varies by type. Black sapote leans caramel and custard-like, mamey tastes of sweet potato and pumpkin, and sapodilla carries a malty, brown-sugar sweetness closer to a ripe pear.

How do I know when sapote is ripe?

A ripe sapote yields to gentle pressure near the stem, much like a ripe plum or avocado. Black sapote should feel very soft with dark skin, while mamey shows orange-red flesh under a light scratch rather than green.

How do you eat sapote?

Most sapote is eaten fresh by slicing the fruit, removing the seeds, and scooping the soft flesh with a spoon. The skin is usually not eaten. Ripe sapote also works well blended into smoothies, milkshakes, ice cream, and baked desserts.

Is black sapote a true sapote?

Black sapote is commonly grouped with sapotes but is botanically a persimmon, not related to mamey or white sapote. It earns its place here through a similar soft, spoonable texture and the same role in tropical kitchens.