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I still remember my first time trying dragon fruit. We lived on the Fort Riley, the Army base in Kansas, and had driven into the closest college town Manhatten KS where we could shop the sales at the grocery stores and stop in for dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. We took a stop in an employee-owned grocery chain called Hy-Vee where they had some of the kid's favorite staples on sale and I had coupons. They had a stand set up doing samples of some rare fruits all decked out for a summer cookout. The employee stopped us and offered samples of two fruits I had never even heard of back then. Dragon Fruit and Star Fruit. We didn't buy any then because I really had no idea how to eat dragon fruit. Now the possibilities are endless. What is dragon fruit? Dragon fruit is like a cross between a pear and a kiwi. The outer flesh is hot pink with the inside is either snow-white or hot pink packed with kidney seeds speckled all over. Dragon fruit is a warm-weather exotic fruit grown in Southeast Asia, Mexico, Central and South America, and Israel. While it was once rare and incredibly expensive the availability of dragon fruit is on the rise and it is becoming an increasingly popular flavor in everything from soft drinks to smoothies. If you are lucky and find dragon fruit on sale buy it up and give eating dragon fruit a try. Dragon fruit how to cut and eat this delicious fruit The skin of the dragon fruit is waxy and has a hard flesh texture yet offers little resistance for a sharp knife. Simply cut your dragging fruit in half and use a spoon to dig out the super sweet yet seedy interior. Dragon fruit can be eaten just like this for a simple way to get more healthy vitamins and fiber into your diet or used to sweeten and flavor the best smoothies and tropical smoothie bowls. Freeze chunks of dragon fruit to serve on your next healthy charcuterie board. This sweet fruit can be frozen for long term storage if you happen to come across a great deal it is worth stocking up. Dragon fruit makes an amazing addition to fruit salads, oatmeal, and smoothies. Find more ideas on how to Eat Dragon fruit with these simple recipes Drinks made with dragon fruit These Frozen Pineapple Dragon Fruit Margaritas would be a total hit with my sister and her friends. I wasn't one of these Dragon Fruit Smoothies right now. Healthy dragon fruit snacks I am totally on board with this mixed berry smoothie bowl with dragon fruit How about a dragon fruit parfait? This Dragon Fruit Salad looks so tasty. I could totally eat a dragon fruit smoothie bowl right now. Seriously someone make me one. Sweet Treats made with dragon fruit Looking for a fun summer treat? How about Dragon Fruit Nice Cream? If you don't want to pull out the ice cream maker you can try your hand at learning how to make no-churn ice cream.