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Lucuma is a Peruvian fruit that can be dehydrated and milled into a nutritious powder. It's a fabulous alternative sweetener that tastes like a combination of creamy citrus with maple syrup, making it incredibly versatile in recipes! Read on - I'll cover taste, nutrition, benefits and creative ways to use both the lucuma fruit and powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fresh lucuma fruit © Isarint Sangmanee | Dreamstime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pouteria lucuma, <\/em>known as the “gold of the Incas” or lucuma (pronounced ‘luke-mah’) is a sub-tropical evergreen fruit tree from the Andean region with superfood status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lucuma tree is a bit of a stunner, with hard fruits that look like rounded golden-green mangos. The pulp of the fruit is bright yellow-orange and relatively dry like a hard-boiled egg, earning it the name “eggfruit” in English.<\/p>\n\n\n[feast_advanced_jump_to]\n\n\n

Lucuma has been enjoyed for millennia, regarded as one of the ‘lost crops of the Incas’, alongside maca, yacon, quinoa, kaniwa, cherimoya and goldenberry (National Research Council, 1989). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Famed as an alternative sweetener with added health benefits, the fresh fruit, frozen pulp or dried powder can be added to smoothies, ice creams, cakes, desserts and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucuma fruit tastes like a blend of creamy citrus with maple syrup, sweet potato and apricot. It has a divine aroma, I just LOVE it and turn to it often when preparing raw food cuisine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lucuma tree © Coconutdreams | Dreamstime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

🌳 What is lucuma powder?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Raw lucuma powder is made from carefully dehydrated and finely milled Peruvian lucuma fruit, retaining an abundance of vitamins and minerals and its delicious flavour profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While whole lucuma fruit and the frozen pulp are readily available at Latin food markets, for us international lovers – lucuma powder is a convenient alternative and can be found in natural health food stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is very little research on this beautiful fruit, but we do know a little about its nutritional content and potential use as a functional food<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few key lucuma powder benefits and uses to tickle your taste buds…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dehydrated and finely milled lucuma powder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

🍦 Uses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Delicious alternative sweetener<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lucuma has a sweet and creamy taste without being loaded with sugar. Here’s how to use lucuma powder as a sugar substitute –
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