Cherimoya

One of my favorite all-time tropical fruits is the Cherimoya. I have also heard it called Pawpaw or custard apple. Every year I remember this fruit as the Easter fruit. When we would have our family-church camps in San Pedro I would always go next door (to my mother-in-law's house) to pick them, hide them, and eat them in a day or two. My friend, Genara, would always save them for me when we would go to visit.
Now we have our own little tree in the back yard. Birds love them, too! That's why we pick them green and let them set out on the countertop for about 2 days and then break them open to eat them. It tastes like a tropical custard. It is filled with black seeds about the size of your little finger nail. You have to suck all the white stuff off the seeds and spit the seeds out. It's soooo good!
It doesn't keep well. I never tried freezing it. You'll have to come try it around Easter time!

Other sites to check out...cherimoya.com. Ours looks similar to the annona squamosa.

I just edited this post...I found some Cherimoya recipes. This is exciting.