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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A plastic cup filled with spears of fresh fruit and topped with Tajin.

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

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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.

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

Ripe, juicy, and delicious fruit in a cup sprinkled with chile powder to create that sweet and spicy effect. Oh, yes please!

Table of Contents

1 🥭 INGREDIENTS
2 What are Mexican fruit cups?
3 🍉 Types of Fruit
4 INSTRUCTIONS
5 🌶️ What is Tajin?
6 🍰 More Mexican Fruit Desserts
7 😋 Hungry for More?
8 Mexican Fruit Cups

🥭 INGREDIENTS

What are Mexican fruit cups?

Mexican Fruit Cups are made of fresh fruit cut and placed into a clear, plastic cup. 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 or Japanese peanuts.

🍉 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. Or whatever fruit you tell the street vendor to include.

INSTRUCTIONS

Assembling Mexican fruit cups with fruit, tajin, and chile powder.

🌶️ What is Tajin?

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

Often found in candy. Instead of salt for cocktails, try using Tajin for an extra kick – like a Mangonada.

🍰 More Mexican Fruit Desserts

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

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

😋 Hungry for More?

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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.