What Do Pawpaws Really Taste Like? We Taste Test Them For Ya

What does a Pawpaw actually taste like? It's important to know you actually LIKE a fruit before you decide to buy its tree (or trees, in this case, since it takes two to get fruit), plant it, tend it for half a decade, patiently waiting for your first harvest. If you can find someone local who grows pawpaws, it's best to try before you plant them in your garden.

Since many folks don't have the ability to taste-test pawpaws, y'all asked us to taste test them. Let's do it: Ruth, Bea, and I will do our best to to describe their aroma and flavor for you!

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[merrireilly]

Both your girls have the gentlest spirits. Thank you for sharing this sweet moment with us. Oh yeah. And the pawpaws!!! 😊

[BobBeeler-oy]

I was out finishing my deer stand this afternoon and seen these green things in a tree. I picked one and one knows what it is. I am 70, I thought back to my childhood and remembered my grand parents saying they should go back to the woods and get some paw paws. I never got to taste one, but I thought that is what I found. So I found your site and that is what I found, Paw Paws. They are not ripe yet. So i will keep an eye on them. thank you very much for your site.

[RocketPipeTV]

I planted 2 of them 2 years ago and another 4 this year. They are 3 different kinds. The first 2 actually flowered last and this year. No fruit however, but that’s because they are still under 2 feet.
I’m looking forward to trying them in the next few years 😃

[inlandwatchreviews]

I tried two yesterday, they tasted like a mango to me, loved them. I am hooked.

[superdave]

I found a pawpaw patch and just missed the season for them. I will be there next year to try them. I'm excited and can't wait. It's a rather large patch so I assume they produce fruit.

[UwU-Crew]

Hi Ruth! Your makeup looks really cute. 😊

[karlineschrubberstiel]

I planted two mango paw-paw and one Allegheny paw paw several years ago and finally had fruit on one of them. 14 in total. I am hooked! Can't wait for the next season!

[bluer]

These grow in several parks in my area. They let you harvest them and even have signs up telling you when to harvest them which is September through October. The aroma in the woods where they grow always smells so good. Like mix of oranges and peaches maybe. I tasted one once and actually liked it. But I wasn't 100% sure if it was ripe or not yet. It was kind of soft like the sign says they should be. Im like your husband. A green banana i dont like. It has to start getting brown spots or almost getting some.

[trishwest]

Thank you for sharing the taste test on the paw paw fruit. And it was great to see the girls'on what they thought about the taste of this interesting tropical fruit.

[pearlhart]

This was an interesting and educational video from a mom and her daughter. I’m from the north western part of the US and have never heard of these trees or the fruit they produce. I first learned of them on a southern food group where a gentleman had added paw paw seeds to some moonshine. I’d never even heard of such a tree or fruit. They seem almost tropical, and it makes one wonder that if they produce fruit so prolifically why aren’t they selling them commercially? Would love to try one some day.

[kadysonatha]

Yay!!! I just got 3 pawpaw trees! I’m so excited for them!

[dianepuskas]

Fun video with your family’s reactions!

[alankern]

I was considering the pawpaw for my orchard, but was a bit hesitant because of the short shelf life. The interesting flavors you talked about put me back on board. Off to buy some.

[Twinleo]

Great video! I just received my 5 trees😂. I hope I like them!

[olafemio]

I hope they get popular over here in the UK! The Southeast's climate should be perfect for them.

[fabricdragon]

Pennsylvania (and a few other states) have Paw Paw festivals. you can sample different varieties, and usually buy seedling trees.
York County Pennsylvania has a very famous one, but there are others.

[CoolBreeze]

Thanks for posting this video! Wonderful overview of pawpaws. Your daughters are beautiful. 😊

[garrettpeters]

Thanks for this video. I was about to ask which varieties you grow which you answered later in the video. 🥭🍌🍍

[plips]

Also get grafted trees and the two separate varieties. Grafted will fruit in about 4-5 years and seedlings will take 10, maybe more years to fruit.

[erikb]

My opinion is if you get these just right they are wonderful. Little to ripe to me it gets medicine flavor. There are a woods around my area that has these trees. I suggest people to try it.