Lucuma powder has a naturally sweet, maple like flavor with notes of caramel, butterscotch and baked sweet potato. Milled from the golden Peruvian superfruit Pouteria lucuma, it carries a warm, mild sweetness that is gentler than table sugar, so you can add fruity depth to recipes without an overpowering candy taste.
Use it as a natural fruit sweetener in smoothies, yogurt, oatmeal, chia pudding and nut milk. One to two spoonfuls stir in smoothly and add a soft caramel note. The fine golden powder blends into cold and blended drinks without clumping, and it pairs well with cacao, banana and tropical fruit.
For baking, lucuma behaves more like flour than sugar and is less sweet, so it works best when you swap a few spoonfuls of the flour in cakes, cookies, energy balls and raw desserts. Because it holds less moisture than sugar, add a splash of milk or water if the batter feels dry, then adjust the sweetness to taste.
This is single ingredient fruit powder with nothing added: just whole dried lucuma fruit gently milled to keep its natural color, aroma and character. Grown in the Andean valleys of Peru, where the fruit has been eaten since pre Inca times, it is often called the gold of the Incas for its rich yellow orange flesh.
Lucuma is Peru's most popular ice cream flavor and folds easily into homemade ice cream, frosting, pancakes and porridge. The dried fruit powder naturally contains dietary fiber and carbohydrates as part of a varied diet. Reseal after opening and store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight to protect the flavor.
