List of fruit from A to Z

Apricot

Apricots are small, round fruits with soft orange skin and a slightly fuzzy feel. They’re sweet and slightly tart, with a big stone in the middle. You can eat them fresh, dried, or use them in jams, baking and tagines.

> Try our mini apple and apricot crumbles

Butternut squash

Butternut squash is a large, pear-shaped fruit with golden skin and bright orange flesh. It’s sweet and nutty when cooked. Great roasted, turned into soup, mashed, or added to casseroles. Despite being treated like a vegetable, it’s technically a fruit.

> Try our butternut squash, carrot and red lentil soup

Cherry

Cherries are small, round and glossy, with colours from bright red to deep purple. Sweet or tart depending on the type, they’re great eaten fresh, baked into pies, turned into jam or used in desserts.

Date

Dates are soft, sticky fruits with wrinkled brown skin and a rich, caramel flavour. Often eaten dried, they’re great in energy balls, desserts and tagines – or just stuffed with nut butter as a snack!

> Try our banana and date muffins

Elderberry

Tiny and dark purple, elderberries grow in clusters and need to be cooked before eating. They’re tart and make lovely cordials, jams, syrups or wine. They’re also known for their immune-boosting powers.

Fig

Figs are teardrop-shaped with thin skin (green or purple) and soft, sweet flesh full of tiny seeds. They’re delicious fresh or dried for snacking. Also perfect in baking, salads or with cheese and honey.

Guava

Guavas are round or oval, with green or yellow skin and fragrant pink or white flesh. They’re sweet and slightly tangy. Eat them fresh (seeds and all), or cook them into jams, sauces or drinks.

Honeydew melon

Honeydew has smooth pale skin and sweet, light green flesh. Super refreshing, especially chilled on a hot day. Eat it as is, throw it in fruit salads or blend it into smoothies.

Kiwi

Kiwis are small and fuzzy on the outside, bright green inside with black seeds. Sweet and tangy, they’re great eaten fresh, in fruit salads or on top of desserts. You can even eat the skin if you like a bit of texture!

Lemon

Lemons are bright yellow and full of zingy juice. Too sour to eat on their own, but brilliant in just about everything – cakes, salad dressings, drinks and marinades. The zest adds extra citrusy kick.

> Try our lemon, basil and mint pesto pasta

Mango

Mangoes are big, juicy and sweet, with golden flesh and a big flat stone in the middle. They’re amazing fresh, in smoothies, salads, or turned into chutneys and desserts. One of the most loved tropical fruits.

> Try our mango chia pudding

Nectarine

Nectarines look like smooth-skinned peaches. Their flesh is sweet, juicy and slightly tangy. Eat them fresh, slice into salads, or bake into crumbles and tarts. Also great grilled with honey.

Orange

Oranges are round, bright and juicy, with a sweet-tart flavour. Eaten fresh, juiced or turned into marmalade, they’re a go-to for some vitamin C. The zest is full of flavour too and can be used in baking, salad dressings, marinades and stir-fries.

> Try our chocolate and orange frozen yoghurt bars

Pineapple

Pineapple is a tropical fruit that is spiky on the outside, and sweet and golden on the inside. It can be eaten fresh, grilled, blended into drinks or used in sweet and savoury dishes – from cakes to stir-fries.

> Try our pineapple dip

Quince

Quince looks like a bumpy yellow pear and smells amazing. Raw, it’s rock hard and sour, but once cooked it turns pink and sweet. Often made into jelly or added to stews and crumbles.

Raspberry

Raspberries are soft, juicy little berries with a sweet-tart flavour. Perfect fresh, in puddings or made into jam. They’re also great with yoghurt, chocolate or a drizzle of cream.

Strawberry

Strawberries are bright red, heart-shaped and super sweet when ripe. A summertime favourite – great fresh, in salads, cakes, drinks and smoothies.

> Try our strawberry cooler drink

Tomato

Tomatoes are technically a fruit. They come in different shapes and colours, from red to yellow to purple. Juicy and tangy, they’re a staple in salads, sauces, soups or just sliced on toast.

> Try our curried tomatoes on toast

Ugli

An ugli is a Jamaican citrus fruit (also known as Jamaican tangelo) that’s a cross between a grapefruit, orange and mandarin. Don’t let the name fool you – it’s sweet, juicy and a bit like a mild grapefruit. Eat it fresh, juice it or use in dressings and desserts.

Victoria plum

Victoria plums are juicy, oval fruits with red and yellow skin. Delicious eaten fresh, or cooked into jams, pies or stewed for puddings. It is a classic British garden fruit.

Watermelon

Big and round with green skin and bright red flesh, watermelon is the ultimate summer fruit. Sweet, juicy and refreshing – eat it in slices, blend into drinks or even grill it for something different.

Zucchini

Zucchini, also known as courgette in the UK, is typically green, mild and really versatile. Technically a fruit, it’s mostly cooked like a vegetable. Slice and grill it, roast it, spiralise it or even bake it into cakes and muffins.

> Try our courgette baba ganoush