Rockit™ apples have a mild, sweet taste suited for fresh preparations. The apple's small size and portable nature were designed for the fruits to be consumed out of hand as an on-the-go snack.
Now grown in nine countries around the world, Lenswood is Australia's sole official licensee for Rockit™ Apple, with growers in South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. Straight from the orchard into convenient packaging, Rockit™ apples are the easy, natural option for busy lives.
Rockit™ Apples are also great to use in recipes! They are the perfect baking apple because of their flavor profile, which makes them a great addition to granola.
Rockit Apples could easily be used with their sweet and delicate taste in any apple recipe you may find, adding to their versatility. You could use Rockit Apples to make homemade fruit strips, apple muffins, and even apple dumplings.
Rockit Apples are a mix between a Gala and Gala Splendor apple. They were created without the use of GMOs. They are bright yellow as the base color but then have dark and light red blush overtop. They also have a light tan and white lenticels covering the skin as well.
Its apples are made in the USA
These aren't just your typical Granny Smiths. McDonald's apple pie contains a combo of Golden Delicious, Fuji, Jonagold, Rome, Gala, and Ida Red apples.
Rockit apples are the world's first snack-sized apple; naturally developed in New Zealand and grown in Hawke's Bay.
Harvested every fall and available in stores year-round, Rockit™ apples are excellent storing apples. When refrigerated they stay fresh and crisp for up to six weeks.
The best apples for jam will encompass a variety of flavors; in fact, we recommend mixing varieties like Pink Lady, Granny Smith, and SweeTango® for a terrific flavor profile. Not to worry if you only have one of these on hand; they all make great standalone jams too.
Rockit™ apples have high sugar content, reaching up to 20 Brix, contributing to the fruit's fresh, sweet flavor.
Which apples bake best? For the best pies, crisps, and other baked treats, apples need to be firm enough to hold their own during the cooking process. We call these apples “baking apples” and to namedrop, they include Braeburn, Cortland, Honey Gold, Jonathan, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Haralson, and Newtown Pippin.
The best apple for snacking is really a matter of personal preference, but you can't go wrong with a SweeTango®, Honeycrisp, Piñata®, Pink Lady or Fuji apple. All varieties will give you that fresh, crisp sweetness you're craving.
Kanzi. Kanzi® apples have a delicious sweet and tangy taste, with their knock-out flavour coming from the variety's parents – the sweet Gala and the tangy Braeburn. Kanzi® apples are great for baking, snacking and slicing with their crunchy and juicy flesh that naturally stays white for longer.
Australia produces a large range of apples, but among the most popular are Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Cripps Pink (sold internationally as Pink Lady), Fuji, and Gala.
Our hand picked apples are 100% Australian grown. Our expert growers pick them from trees in the colder climate regions of Australia to ensure they have the best flavour, colour and firmness.
The best apples for storing are hardy varieties that hold up well over time, like Fuji, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, and Gala. General apple storage tips include: Store unwashed apples in the coldest part of your refrigerator.
Weighing in at around 60 calories per apple, Rockits™ make the perfect low-calorie, high-energy snack for adults and kids alike.
Marks & Spencer Baby Rockit Apples (1 serving) contains 13.8g total carbs, 12g net carbs, 0.1g fat, 0.4g protein, and 47 calories.
Rockit founder Phil Alison, who came up with the idea to put apples in tubes, is a Hawke's Bay local. It all began locally, and the current CEO wants to keep it local.
Rockit was created by Nick, Matt and Matt – three regular dads, with seven children between them.
Gala apples are one of the sweetest apples on this list, and they're a result of breeding Red Delicious with Kidd's red-orange apples. So you can imagine they have quite a high sugar content. However, unlike Red Delicious, Gala apples are crisp and hold their shape well when cooked.
Some of the best-tasting apple varieties are Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Fuji, Ambrosia, and Cox's Orange Pippin. These varieties are most flavorful when picked at peak ripeness and eaten within a few months of harvest. They're generally selected for superior texture, juiciness, aroma, and sugar/acid content.
1. Fuji apple. Fuji Apples are incredibly sweet and are quite often the sweetest apple widely available in grocery stores. Fuji apples have an aromatic floral sweetness that almost tastes like honey.
Black diamond apples are not just beautiful but are healthier as compared to other apples. A black diamond apple is rare and difficult to cultivate.