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These Mexican Fruit Cups bring the taste of real authentic Mexican fruit stands right to your own kitchen! Fresh fruit drizzled in salty sweet chamoy sauce, chile lime Tajin seasoning and fresh lime juice. Pretty much the best fruit salad snack ever!
If you’ve ever been to Mexico or lived in or around authentic Mexican restaurants and shops, then you’re probably familiar with Mexican Fruit Cups.
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What are Mexican Fruit Cups?
Mexican Fruit Cups are made of fresh fruit that’s typically cubed or cut into long spears, stacked into clear plastic cups and topped with Tajin chile lime seasoning, chamoy sauce and lime juice.
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This snack is everywhere in Mexico, especially in outdoor markets where fruit vendors are on every corner. It’s super simple to make, is the perfect little snack on a hot sunny day and is fairly healthy considering the main ingredient is fruit!
Types of fruit
The type of fruit that’s typically used in these Mexican Fruit Cups varies from vendor to vendor, but here’s what I used:
- watermelon
- pineapple
- mango
- jicama
Some other fruits that are commonly used are papaya, cucumber and cantaloupes. Feel free to use whatever you can find in a grocery store near you.
Tajin and Chamoy – the best fruit seasonings
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The seasoning on the Mexican fruit is a combination of Tajin chile lime seasoning and chamoy sauce.
Tajin is a popular brand of Mexican chile lime seasoning that’s widely available in the US. It’s made from a blend of chile powder, dehydrated lime juice and salt. It’s sold in many grocery stores nowadays, but if you’re not able to find it near you, you can easily order a bottle on Amazon here.
Chamoy is a thick sauce and condiment (similar to the consistency of honey or syrup) made from pickled fruit like apricots, plums or mangos mixed with spicy chiles and a salty brine. It’s the perfect mixture of sweet, sour salty and spicy and it pairs beautifully with sweet fruit! It’s popular and easy to find in Mexico, but it’s still gaining some ground here in the states.
You can find chamoy in most hispanic grocery stores near you as well as on Amazon here.
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