Mexican Fruit Cups are made of fresh fruit drizzled with lime juice and sprinkled with Tajin. Tart, tangy, and bursting with flavor. They are a healthy snack perfect for kids and adults too.

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Mexican Fruit Cups is what I crave on hot days. Sweet and juicy. DELICIOUS!

Fruit is different in Mexico. It is picked ripe and full of flavor.

In the US, it’s a different story, the fruit is picked still green and ripens as it travels to get to the grocery stores.

Ripe fruit sprinkled with enough chile powder to create that sweet and spicy effect. Oh, yes please!

Table of Contents

0.1 What are Mexican fruit cups?
0.2 Types of Fruit
0.3 What is Tajin?

1 Pro Tip
2 More Mexican Fruit Desserts
- - 2.0.1 Hungry for More?
3 Mexican Fruit Cups

What are Mexican fruit cups?

Mexican Fruit Cups are made of fresh fruit cut into long spears and placed into a clear, plastic cup. You might also see the fruit cubed.

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The fruit is then drizzled with lime juice and dusted off with chile powder.

Depending on where you go, some people will also add Chamoy.

You’ll see fruit vendors pushing carts throughout the streets or plazas, selling this very popular snack.

Types of Fruit

The cups are made up of an assortment of fruit. Most typically you’ll find…

Pineapple
Cucumber
Mango
Cantaloupe
Watermelon
Coconut
Jicama

Use all or a combination of these fruits when making this at home.

The end product is something incredibly yummy, refreshing, and full of nutrients.

Drizzle with lime.

The lime will help the chile powder stick to the fruit.

Lime is a very popular ingredient in Mexican cooking. You can easily swap out for yellow lemon instead.

What is Tajin?

Tajin is a very popular brand of chile powder used to make these fruit cups.

Made of chile powder, dried lime zest, and combination of other spices. It’s tangy and spicy.

In case you can’t find it at your local grocery store, get it here.

It is often found in candy.

Pro Tip

Instead of salt for cocktails, try using Tajin for an extra kick.

Another Mexican treat worth trying are these yummy cocadas!

More Mexican Fruit Desserts

Bionicos
Mexican Fried Bananas
Fresas con Crema
Ensalada Navidena

Bring Mexican fruit stands to your home with these vibrant Mexican Fruit Cups. They are bursting with color and flavor.

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A glass cup full of fruit and sprinkled with Tajin.

Mexican Fruit Cups

Mexican Fruit Cups are made of fresh fruit drizzled with lime juice and sprinkled with Tajin. Tart, tangy, and bursting with flavor. They are a healthy snack perfect for kids and adults too.

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Course: Snack

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 20

Servings: people

Calories: 264kcal

Author: Maggie Unzueta

Ingredients

Instructions

Cut the fruit into long spears.
Discard the peels.
Place a few spears of each of the fruit into 4 separate cups.
Drizzle each cup with lime.
Sprinkle with Tajin.
Serve and enjoy.

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Notes

You can also add mango and/or coconut.

Nutrition

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Maggie Unzueta is the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer, videographer, and creator of In Mama Maggie's Kitchen. She has been developing easy and authentic Mexican food, Mexican-inspired recipes, and traveling tips since 2010. From family recipes to her extensive travels throughout Mexico, she brings traditional Mexican flavors from South of the Border and into your kitchen. Maggie has been featured in notable culinary websites and other media outlets. For more details, check out her About page.