Chickoo is a brown colored, round or oval shaped tropical fruit with a rough skin and soft flesh. The flesh ranges from a light brown to dark brown color and is very sweet in taste. The skin of the chickoo is also edible, just pear skin. The have large, black seeds inside which are inedible. Since it is so sweet and soft, it makes a snack AND a dessert by itself.

Chickoo Milkshake

They are consumed in high quantities in India as they are highly affordable.

Indian Milkshake Recipes using chickoo

Apart from having the fruit plain, it is usually turned into delicious smoothies and milkshakes. The fruit is such that it goes well with almost any and every fruit in a milkshake.

1. Strawberry Chickoo Shake is a one of kind shake that will satisfy your cravings. The slightly tangy strawberries and intensely sweet chickoos result in the ideal breakfast shake.

Strawberry Chickoo Shake

2. For something healthy Chickoo and Nut Milkshake is perfect as it acts as a protein booster.

Chickoo and Nut Milkshake

Indian Salads using chickoo, Side dish Recipes

A fruit salad is an all-time favorite side dish with a mix of flavors and textures of different fruits. We can even make a simple 2 fruit salad like an Apple, Chickoo Salad with Muskmelon Dressing. This unusual salad uses another fruit puree – muskmelon – flavored with cumin and coriander, as a dressing for this superb side dish. A very interesting side dish is Chickoo Halwa. What is unique about this recipe is that it does not require any sugar because the chickoos are very sweet themselves.

Apple Chickoo Salad with Muskmelon Dressing

Toddler recipes using chickoo

1. Chikoo Milkshake for Toddlers : Chickoo is a very kid-friendly fruit because of its natural sweetness, mild flavour and easy to swallow texture. Children are therefore sure to relish this tasty Chikoo Milkshake for Toddlers that combines the goodness and yummy taste of chickoo with the calcium and protein of milk. 

Chikoo Milkshake for Toddlers, Sapota Milkshake

Benefits of Chickoo: Chickoo, also called as sapota, is a brown coloured fruit which may be round to oval in shape and about 4 to 8 cm in diameter. Chickoo is a very healthy fruit when we talk about gut health. The high fiber in it helps to keep the gut clean, avoid constipation and boost metabolism. Weight watchers can include this fruit in moderation in their diet, but without peeling it as much of the fiber lies just beneath its skin. While small quantities can be beneficial in meeting fiber requirements, excess of it might cause weight gain because of its high carbs. 4

Diabetics too should best try and avoid this fruit, due to its high carb count. There is no such restriction on consumption of chickoo for heart patients. In fact the good amount of vitamin C in it is beneficial for heart. Chickoo is also a storehouse of tannins, a powerful antioxidant, which fights free radicals and protect heart. 

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