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They really missed out by omitting Honeycrisp apples. I got a pie from the bakery at my local grocery store made with them recently and it blew my friggin' mind

They really missed out by omitting Honeycrisp apples. I got a pie from the bakery at my local grocery store made with them recently and it blew my friggin' mind. So good. All other apples can go extinct.

mkaic 4y ago
Ah, a fellow Honeycrisp devotee. Always good to meet another member of the Fellowship of Delicious Apples. Have you tried the newest engineered Honeycrisp successor, Cosmic Crisp? Imagine a Honecrisp, but twice the size, twice the price, and somehow even crispier. They're still new to the market since they were developed quite recently but I found some at Trader Joe's last fall and they are absolutely divine. Like candy that grows on a tree.
- nolan879 4y ago
  To me the cosmic's flavor was a little too sweet, I've noticed that the availability is also much scarcer than honeycrisp (at least in my area). I will agree that the texture was MUCH crisper though!
  - mkaic 4y ago
    To each their own, I see what you're saying though. They taste sweeter than a real apple should legally be able to taste. And yeah, availability is hit-or-miss, probably because they were invented so recently and there's just not enough propagated saplings yet to meet demand.
- bigtex 4y ago
  Yep, my wife puts them in her apple pies that she sells at the local farmer's market and they always get rave reviews. Northern Spy is better, but basically a unicorn when it comes to actually finding them.
- LeifCarrotson 4y ago
  I'm not familiar with Cosmic Crisp, here in apple country on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan the new hotness over the last few years has been "SweeTango", a cross of a Honeycrisp with a Zestar.
  - kodachrome64 4y ago
    I bought a few of these last year not knowing what to expect, and they blew my mind. Unfortunately, they don't seem to be stocked too frequently where I am.
  - 60secs 4y ago
    Cosmic has nice floral notes like a Pink Lady
alx__ 4y ago
I've been baking with them for years now. My favorite accessible apple. (at least on the west coast) Slightly tart and sweet, good crunch. Good for eating, applesauce, and pie :)

mkaic 4y ago

Ah, a fellow Honeycrisp devotee. Always good to meet another member of the Fellowship of Delicious Apples. Have you tried the newest engineered Honeycrisp successor, Cosmic Crisp? Imagine a Honecrisp, but twice the size, twice the price, and somehow even crispier. They're still new to the market since they were developed quite recently but I found some at Trader Joe's last fall and they are absolutely divine. Like candy that grows on a tree.

nolan879 4y ago
To me the cosmic's flavor was a little too sweet, I've noticed that the availability is also much scarcer than honeycrisp (at least in my area). I will agree that the texture was MUCH crisper though!
- mkaic 4y ago
  To each their own, I see what you're saying though. They taste sweeter than a real apple should legally be able to taste. And yeah, availability is hit-or-miss, probably because they were invented so recently and there's just not enough propagated saplings yet to meet demand.
bigtex 4y ago
Yep, my wife puts them in her apple pies that she sells at the local farmer's market and they always get rave reviews. Northern Spy is better, but basically a unicorn when it comes to actually finding them.
LeifCarrotson 4y ago
I'm not familiar with Cosmic Crisp, here in apple country on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan the new hotness over the last few years has been "SweeTango", a cross of a Honeycrisp with a Zestar.
- kodachrome64 4y ago
  I bought a few of these last year not knowing what to expect, and they blew my mind. Unfortunately, they don't seem to be stocked too frequently where I am.
- 60secs 4y ago
  Cosmic has nice floral notes like a Pink Lady

alx__ 4y ago

I've been baking with them for years now. My favorite accessible apple. (at least on the west coast) Slightly tart and sweet, good crunch. Good for eating, applesauce, and pie :)