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    Home » Plums & Pluots » How to Eat a Flavor Grenade Pluot

    How to Eat a Flavor Grenade Pluot

    Published: Aug 14, 2015 · Modified: Jul 19, 2024 by Eric Samuelson

    Learn all about the pluot variety called the Flavor Grenade and why it's an explosion of flavor in your mouth!

    Flavor Grenade pluots sitting on a white tile countertop in a kitchen

    When it comes to marketing a piece of fruit, the name is extremely important. A bad name and a good piece of fruit may just sit there - with it's only hope resting on people like me who seek out anything new. A good name really exictes people.

    Do you think the Honeycrisp would be as popular as it is without it's name? It's way we now have apples called Candy Crisp and Crimson Crisp. The great name ever for a piece of fruit I have come across has to be the Flavor Grenade pluot. How could you not love that name? You immediately think this is fruit is going to be an explosion of flavor in my mouth and you need one now!

    Flavor Grenade Pluots in a pile at a grocery store.

    What is a Pluot

    In case you still haven't been introduced to pluot, they are an interspecific plum, which means it has a mix parentage - in this case plum and apricot. It doesn't mean it's a 50/50 relationship or even a 75/25. It could be several generations of crosses.

    Zaigler Genetics that ones who developed Flavor Grenade are always experimenting by crossing different varieties together until they get something they like and looks commercially viable.

    Flavor Grenade Pluots in a pile at a grocery store

    What is a Flavor Grenade Like?

    The Flavor Grenade is more oblong that it is round so it has more of the shape of a grenade. The color is initially green and yellow. As the fruit ripens the green turns all yellow and the fruit gains some red color. This is when the fruit is at the peak of flavor. If it is mostly red I find that it is then overripe.

    Up close of a box of Flavor Grenade pluots that are turning red.

    The pluot does live up to it's name. It is indeed an explosion of flavor. Some say the flavor has hints of pineapple in it. I think it does in a subtle way. The unique thing is the texture. It has more of a crunch to it, even when ripe. Not apple like crunch, but definitely more than other pluots. My wife thinks they have a grape-like taste, partly because of that crunch makes her think of a firm grape.

    Flavor Grenade Pluots in a box from Kingsburg Orchards, the side of the box lists the variety type.

    When are Flavor Grenade Pluots in Season

    Check out this post to know the entire range of the pluot season.

    The Flavor Grenade can hang on to the tree for 4-6 weeks when ready to be picked. This helps to extend the season. You can find them from mid-July through August, maybe even into September coming from California. I was able to pick some up in early October when I was in Utah in 2023.

    Utah Fruit boxes filled with flavor grenade pluots that are turning red.

    Look for them in any store that carries pluots. I find them each year at Whole Foods Market. Several orchards grow the fruit including two of my favorites - Kingsburg Orchards and Family Tree Farms.

    If you want to try growing them yourself, here is a link to Dave Wilson Nursery where you can purchase a tree. You need to live in zones 6-10 to grow this fruit (I live in zone 5).

    For you enjoyment here is a a video from Dave Wilson Nursery featuring a Flavor Grenade tree.

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