Granny Smith

Tart green apple

Granny Smith is a variety of apple with bright green skin and tart, crisp flesh.

The tartness makes it popular for baking, where it holds its shape and balances added sugar: This pie recipe calls for Granny Smiths.

Named after Maria Ann Smith, an Australian woman credited with cultivating the variety in the 1860s.

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candy apple · green · crisp · tart · pie · pie filling · juicy · sour · bite · cider · fresh · cultivar · slice · New South Wales · Australia · green apple · pectin · crunch

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Opposites
apple sweetness

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Dark crimson apple cultivar

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Family

smith, grandmother, granny, Smith, blacksmith, smithy, goldsmith, silversmith

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G