What are Sweetie Apples Like?

Learn about more about the Sweetie apple variety. What is it like? Does it live up to it's name? Does it taste good?

I am all about following what's the latest and greatest in the apple world. There are new varieties coming out all the time. Everyone wants to have the next Honeycrisp. Broetje Orchards in Washington are growing a new apple called the Sweetie. It is distributed by First Fruits Marketing. They also released the Opal apple a few years back.

Jump to:

• 📜 History
• 🚜 When Are They Harvested?
• 👅 What Does It Taste Like
• 🍎 What are Sweetie Apples Best For?
• 🛒 Where to Buy

📜 History

The apple itself originated in New Zealand. They were made by crossing a Gala and a Braeburn the old fashion way. I feel the apple has a similar shape to Braeburn.

🚜 When Are They Harvested?

If you wish to try Sweetie Apples, they should be available at the end of September and beginning of October. They are one of the earlier apples to arrive in grocery stores. May apple varieties we don't start seeing in the grocery stores until November/December.

👅 What Does It Taste Like

Here is my review of this apple. Categories are on a scale of 1-10.

Crispiness	9
Tartness	1
Flavor	1
Sweetness	10
Juiciness	9

🍎 What are Sweetie Apples Best For?

This apple sure lives up to it's name. It is super sweet, crisp, and juicy. One of the sweetest apples I ever had. But really no tartness to balance that and in the end no real flavor. It was like eating water. I couldn't wait to be done with it. I have no desire to try one of these apples again. It does look pretty and has the sweet, crisp, and juicy elements that people seem to ask for. Have our standards gotten so low that those are all we care about and flavor doesn't come into the equation?

If you are looking for a sweet apple with good flavor, check out the Green Dragon apple.

In my opinion the only useful thing this apple may have is added to a batch of applesauce containing tart apples, to add some sweetness. They are way too sweet and flavorless to bake with.

Of course this is all just my experience. What's yours? I am sure they are people out there that still do enjoy this apple and I am not going to complain about someone eating fruit.

🛒 Where to Buy

If you wish to give this apple a try yourself, here are some grocery stores that have carried them at some point.

• Haggen
• Safeway
• Winco
• Central Market
• HEB
• Lunds & Byerly's
• Hy-Vee
• Meijer
• Sweetbay
• Trader Joe's

Have you tried this apple? What did you think? Leave a comment below telling us. Be a helper and share where you found it. You may make someone's day with your insider info on where to get them! If you are a true apple lover, you'll want to check out all of our apple reviews.