persimmons substitutes

5 substitutes · avg score 8.0 · Persimmons are orange, tomato-shaped fruits with honey-sweet flesh when ripe, available as astringent Hachiya and non-astringent Fuyu varieties. Eaten fresh, dried, baked into puddings and breads, used in salads and desserts.

quick swaps (averaged across uses)

01

Apricots

10.0
2 piece : 1 piece

Orange fruit, works in baking

02

Papaya

10.0
1/2 piece : 1 piece

Soft sweet tropical alternative

03

Dates

7.5
3 piece : 1 piece

For dried persimmon, caramel sweetness

04

Apples

7.5
1 cup : 1 cup

Firm crisp texture; less sweet than persimmons, holds shape in baking and salads

05

Mangoes

5.0
1 piece : 1 piece

Similar honeyed sweetness when ripe

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