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Summer’s sweetest stone fruits are ripe for the pickin’! What makes a stone fruit unique? It has a single large seed or pit, typically found at the heart and center of the fruit. This season, you’ll find all your favorite stone fruits in-store, like delectably fresh peaches, ripe apricots, juicy nectarines and plump cherries.
Here are some of the unique varieties to keep an eye out for:
Yellow Peach
Filled with vitamin C and antioxidants, yellow peaches are tangy and slightly acidic. As they soften, their sweetness intensifies, making them the perfect peach to use in pies, turnovers and other baked goods.
White Peach
White peaches are sweet and mild with delicate, pinkish-white flesh. Because they are softer in texture and flavor than yellow varieties, white peaches are ideal for fresh fruit boards, salads and eating out of hand.
Red Cherries
A summer picnic staple, red cherries have a bright, sweet flavor that deepens along with their color as they ripen. They are also relatively low in calories and high in fiber. How do you pick the cherry best? Look for cherries that are glossy and firm, with sturdy bright green stems.
White Nectarine
Cousin to the peach, the nectarine is a plump, fleshy stone fruit with glossy skin and a firm bite. White nectarines are sweeter than their yellow counterparts yet remain firm when baked, so they fare well in both raw and cooked fruit dishes.
Red Apricot
Red apricots are fragrant and sweet, with a firm skin that should yield slightly to gentle pressure when ripe. It’s not just their color that makes a big splash—red apricots are extra juicy, so be prepared when you bite in!
Golden Apricot
With their refreshing, sweet flavor, golden apricots are delicious when canned, made into jam or eaten fresh. Apricots are high in vitamin A and beta-carotene, making them a fruit worth keeping an eye on.
Yellow Peach
Filled with vitamin C and antioxidants, yellow peaches are tangy and slightly acidic. As they soften, their sweetness intensifies, making them the perfect peach to use in pies, turnovers and other baked goods.
White Peach
White peaches are sweet and mild with delicate, pinkish-white flesh. Because they are softer in texture and flavor than yellow varieties, white peaches are ideal for fresh fruit boards, salads and eating out of hand.
Red Cherries
A summer picnic staple, red cherries have a bright, sweet flavor that deepens along with their color as they ripen. They are also relatively low in calories and high in fiber. How do you pick the cherry best? Look for cherries that are glossy and firm, with sturdy bright green stems.
White Nectarine
Cousin to the peach, the nectarine is a plump, fleshy stone fruit with glossy skin and a firm bite. White nectarines are sweeter than their yellow counterparts yet remain firm when baked, so they fare well in both raw and cooked fruit dishes.
Red Apricot
Red apricots are fragrant and sweet, with a firm skin that should yield slightly to gentle pressure when ripe. It’s not just their color that makes a big splash—red apricots are extra juicy, so be prepared when you bite in!
Golden Apricot
With their refreshing, sweet flavor, golden apricots are delicious when canned, made into jam or eaten fresh. Apricots are high in vitamin A and beta-carotene, making them a fruit worth keeping an eye on.
Pick a perfect fruit
Tip 1: Not quite ripe yet?
Place your stone fruit in a paper bag, out of direct sunlight at room temperature. Check daily for perfect ripeness.Tip 2: Extend Freshness
When your stone fruit is ripe, store in a plastic bag in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator. This will preserve freshness for an extra three to five days.Tip 3: Whoops, too ripe …
Don’t toss your stone fruit yet! Roughly chop up the fruit, toss in a saucepan with a little water, a touch of sugar and dash of cinnamon. Cook down until fruit is soft and syrupy for a delicious fruit compote to top ice cream, waffles, pancakes, yogurt and more.Meet the Growers!
Kingsburg Orchards
As one of the largest family-owned growers, packers and shippers of fresh fruit in the San Joaquin Valley, Kingsburg Orchards is proud to bring you and your family delectable stone fruit like donut peaches, plums, peach-a-rines and so much more! The Jackson family’s farming roots date all the way back to 1813 in England, where their passion for farm-fresh produce began. Today, Kingsburg Orchards grows more than 200 varieties of delicious fruit on over 8,000 acres of beautiful California land.
HMC Farms
HMC Farms has proudly grown sustainable, high-quality fruit in Southern California since 1887! This family-owned farm is located just outside of the San Joaquin Valley where they grow fresh peaches, grapes, nectarines, plumcots and Plumsicles! By implementing sustainable farming practices like utilizing solar energy, efficient drip irrigation systems as well as fortifying the soil with essential minerals like magnesium and zinc, HMC Farms is keeping their land and the Earth’s future in mind.
Family Tree Farms
Dig into the freshest summer stone fruit from Family Tree Farms! Locally grown in Southern California, Family Tree Farms is proud to bring you and your family delectably juicy fruit like apricots, peaches, nectarines and cherries from their family-owned farm. Their dedication to growing the best tasting fruit goes beyond the farm and each variety is carefully selected to bring a truly memorable eating experience. From the seeds that are sourced and planted, to cooling and packing, Family Tree Farms does it all to ensure only the best arrives at your table.
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