Fruit Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 18, 2026

Fruit is the oldest subject in still life for a practical reason: it holds still, it comes in every color, and nature already did the design work and had better taste than most of us. These fruit coloring pages are drawn the way a painter would set them up on a table – a whole fruit next to its cut half, a wedge or two in front, a board or a plate under them and a hint of kitchen, garden or patio behind. The cut face is the point. A grapefruit is a plain yellow ball until you open it; a strawberry hides a pale heart; an apple keeps its seeds in a tidy oval, a lime in a wheel. Every drawing here is original Papaya Ink line art, with the lines kept clean and the shapes big enough to color without squinting.

Click any picture and the sheet opens as a PDF in a new tab, ready to print or save. Pages are sized for US Letter and print on A4 without trimming anything that matters, since the margins are built into the drawing. The line art is pure black on white, so it comes out the same on a laser printer, an inkjet or the office machine down the hall.

A few things that make fruit look like fruit rather than colored circles. Most skins are not one flat color – an apple carries streaks of yellow under the red, a lemon is a deeper yellow at the pores, a banana goes brown in freckles rather than patches. Pith and segment walls should stay white; they are what makes citrus look juicy, and the trick is simply not to color them. Highlights help more here than anywhere else: a single pale spot on the sunny side of each fruit turns it from a disc into a sphere. And the cut faces are where the real color lives – pink in a grapefruit, red fading to cream in a watermelon, nearly translucent in a slice of lime – so save your sharpest pencils for those.

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Fruit Coloring Pages - A watermelon on a picnic table, a wedge propped against its rind and a half-moon slice beside it, under a sun that is clearly not going anywhere. Alternate dark and light green on the stripes, then fade the flesh from pale pink at the edge to deep red in the middle. — A watermelon on a picnic table, a wedge propped against its rind and a half-moon slice beside it, under a sun that is clearly not going anywhere. Alternate dark and light green on the stripes, then fade the flesh from pale pink at the edge to deep red in the middle.

Fruit Coloring Pages - One whole apple stands guard over its halved twin and two wedges on a cutting board set out on garden slats. The cut runs lengthwise, so the core shows as a slim oval with two dark seeds - leave the flesh cream white around it. — One whole apple stands guard over its halved twin and two wedges on a cutting board set out on garden slats. The cut runs lengthwise, so the core shows as a slim oval with two dark seeds – leave the flesh cream white around it.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Botanically a banana is a berry, which this one is too polite to mention. It rests peeled on its own banana leaf, two slices cut from the end, a linen cloth folding off the table. Soft yellow with small brown freckles reads ripe. — Botanically a banana is a berry, which this one is too polite to mention. It rests peeled on its own banana leaf, two slices cut from the end, a linen cloth folding off the table. Soft yellow with small brown freckles reads ripe.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Grapefruit cut three ways on a board: whole with its leaves, a half with the segment wheel exposed, a wedge leaning on the rim. Ruby, pink or white flesh are all honest choices; the rind is yellow with a faint pink blush either way. — Grapefruit cut three ways on a board: whole with its leaves, a half with the segment wheel exposed, a wedge leaning on the rim. Ruby, pink or white flesh are all honest choices; the rind is yellow with a faint pink blush either way.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Two grapes have escaped the bowl and are rolling across the napkin while the rest sit mounded under a vine leaf. Grapes wear a dusty bloom in real life, so a lighter shade on the highlight side of each one is accurate. — Two grapes have escaped the bowl and are rolling across the napkin while the rest sit mounded under a vine leaf. Grapes wear a dusty bloom in real life, so a lighter shade on the highlight side of each one is accurate.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Round board, whole lemon, a cut half standing on its edge, two slices and a sprig of leaves poking in from the right. Lemon rind has visible pores: dot the skin with a slightly darker yellow before anything else. — Round board, whole lemon, a cut half standing on its edge, two slices and a sprig of leaves poking in from the right. Lemon rind has visible pores: dot the skin with a slightly darker yellow before anything else.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Those tiny dots all over the whole lime are rind texture, not freckles - a stippled lime on a plate under a cartoon sun, hedge at the back, wedges in front. Go lighter on the sunny side of the fruit and it will sit on the plate instead of floating. — Those tiny dots all over the whole lime are rind texture, not freckles – a stippled lime on a plate under a cartoon sun, hedge at the back, wedges in front. Go lighter on the sunny side of the fruit and it will sit on the plate instead of floating.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Peeled in one piece and still sitting in its open skin, the mandarin shares a board with two loose segments and an uncut fruit with a leaf. Mandarins come apart this easily on purpose. Color the inside of the peel paler than the outside. — Peeled in one piece and still sitting in its open skin, the mandarin shares a board with two loose segments and an uncut fruit with a leaf. Mandarins come apart this easily on purpose. Color the inside of the peel paler than the outside.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Still under the branch it came from, an orange shares a board with its half and two wedges, seeds dotted through the pulp. Navel oranges are seedless, so this is some other variety - pick any you like. Deep orange, white pith, cream segments. — Still under the branch it came from, an orange shares a board with its half and two wedges, seeds dotted through the pulp. Navel oranges are seedless, so this is some other variety – pick any you like. Deep orange, white pith, cream segments.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Pears ripen from the inside out, which is why a perfect-looking pear is sometimes already too late. Two of them stand on a tray with a third cut lengthwise, seeds exposed, and a basket behind. Pale green with a brown stem is the classic look. — Pears ripen from the inside out, which is why a perfect-looking pear is sometimes already too late. Two of them stand on a tray with a third cut lengthwise, seeds exposed, and a basket behind. Pale green with a brown stem is the classic look.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Strawberries in a bowl with a white blossom and leaves rising above them, one berry halved in front to reveal the pale heart. The seeds sit on the outside of the fruit, so: small yellow dots on red, green caps on top. Detailed. — Strawberries in a bowl with a white blossom and leaves rising above them, one berry halved in front to reveal the pale heart. The seeds sit on the outside of the fruit, so: small yellow dots on red, green caps on top. Detailed.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Apricots on a tray at the picnic table, two uncut, one split to show the stone and its empty twin. Inside that stone is a kernel that looks like an almond and should not be treated as one. Golden skin with a red blush on the sunny cheek. — Apricots on a tray at the picnic table, two uncut, one split to show the stone and its empty twin. Inside that stone is a kernel that looks like an almond and should not be treated as one. Golden skin with a red blush on the sunny cheek.

Fruit Coloring Pages - A bowl of blackberries under the window, two more rolling loose with their leaves. Each berry is a cluster of tiny drupelets, and that is why it colors so well in black with a purple highlight on every bead. Detailed. — A bowl of blackberries under the window, two more rolling loose with their leaves. Each berry is a cluster of tiny drupelets, and that is why it colors so well in black with a purple highlight on every bead. Detailed.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Oversized blueberries stacked on a plate under a hanging branch, crowns pointing every direction. Draw the bloom by leaving a pale patch on each berry and coloring the rest a soft violet-blue. Easy shapes, good first page. — Oversized blueberries stacked on a plate under a hanging branch, crowns pointing every direction. Draw the bloom by leaving a pale patch on each berry and coloring the rest a soft violet-blue. Easy shapes, good first page.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Netted rind on a cantaloupe is a real texture, not a drawn pattern - color the raised net cream and the gaps between it tan. Two wedges sit in front on a tray, seeds still in the hollow. Flesh goes salmon orange. Detailed. — Netted rind on a cantaloupe is a real texture, not a drawn pattern – color the raised net cream and the gaps between it tan. Two wedges sit in front on a tray, seeds still in the hollow. Flesh goes salmon orange. Detailed.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Five cherries on a tray with their stems reaching up to a branch, one cut open to show the stone. Sweet cherries range from gold with a red cheek to nearly black - pick a variety and commit to it. — Five cherries on a tray with their stems reaching up to a branch, one cut open to show the stone. Sweet cherries range from gold with a red cheek to nearly black – pick a variety and commit to it.

Fruit Coloring Pages - A nectarine is simply a peach that lost its fuzz through one gene, not a cross with a plum. Here one sits whole beside a basket, a half shows the wrinkled stone, two wedges wait on the tray. Smooth skin, so shade it like an apple: red over yellow. — A nectarine is simply a peach that lost its fuzz through one gene, not a cross with a plum. Here one sits whole beside a basket, a half shows the wrinkled stone, two wedges wait on the tray. Smooth skin, so shade it like an apple: red over yellow.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Two peaches on a garden-bench plate, one whole and one halved, with a sprig of leaves tucked at the back. Flesh near the stone turns deep red on most varieties, so blend from cream at the edge to crimson at the center. — Two peaches on a garden-bench plate, one whole and one halved, with a sprig of leaves tucked at the back. Flesh near the stone turns deep red on most varieties, so blend from cream at the edge to crimson at the center.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Sunny patio plate, hedge at the back, two plums and a half with the stone exposed. Yellow, red, purple and nearly blue are all real plum colors - a mixed plate is fair game. Stone goes tan with darker pits in it. — Sunny patio plate, hedge at the back, two plums and a half with the stone exposed. Yellow, red, purple and nearly blue are all real plum colors – a mixed plate is fair game. Stone goes tan with darker pits in it.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Raspberries leave their core on the plant when picked, so each one here is a hollow cap of beads. Bowl in the harvest corner, basket at the back, two loose berries with leaves in front. Red beads with a tiny white dot on each. Detailed. — Raspberries leave their core on the plant when picked, so each one here is a hollow cap of beads. Bowl in the harvest corner, basket at the back, two loose berries with leaves in front. Red beads with a tiny white dot on each. Detailed.

Fruit Coloring Pages - An avocado is a single-seed berry, which is a strange thing to call something this size. Whole fruit with a leaf, a half with the big round pit in its socket, basket at the corner. Flesh fades from pale yellow at the pit to green at the skin. — An avocado is a single-seed berry, which is a strange thing to call something this size. Whole fruit with a leaf, a half with the big round pit in its socket, basket at the corner. Flesh fades from pale yellow at the pit to green at the skin.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Those three dots on top of the coconut are germination pores, and one of them is soft enough to poke through. Whole nut, a split half with white meat, palm fronds at the side. Hairy brown husk, cream interior, nothing else needed. — Those three dots on top of the coconut are germination pores, and one of them is soft enough to poke through. Whole nut, a split half with white meat, palm fronds at the side. Hairy brown husk, cream interior, nothing else needed.

Fruit Coloring Pages - A plate of cranberries under a patio sun, hedge at the back, leaves tucked between the berries. Each one holds four small air pockets, which is why they float and why the bogs are flooded to harvest them. Bright red, with a lighter side where the sun hits. — A plate of cranberries under a patio sun, hedge at the back, leaves tucked between the berries. Each one holds four small air pockets, which is why they float and why the bogs are flooded to harvest them. Bright red, with a lighter side where the sun hits.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Dates piled in a bowl by the kitchen window, two outside it, one split to show the slim pit. The wrinkles are already drawn in - color the ridges a warm caramel and the valleys a darker brown and they will look sticky. — Dates piled in a bowl by the kitchen window, two outside it, one split to show the slim pit. The wrinkles are already drawn in – color the ridges a warm caramel and the valleys a darker brown and they will look sticky.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Technically the fig is a flower turned inside out, and the cut halves here show all the tiny seeds that used to be blossoms. Patio tray, sun above, hedge beyond. Purple-black skin, pink flesh, a pale rim between them. — Technically the fig is a flower turned inside out, and the cut halves here show all the tiny seeds that used to be blossoms. Patio tray, sun above, hedge beyond. Purple-black skin, pink flesh, a pale rim between them.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Honeydew on a garden tray: a whole melon, a half with the seed cavity, a wedge in front and a vine leaf peeking from the back. The rind is smooth and pale cream, the flesh a soft mint green, and the seeds almost white. — Honeydew on a garden tray: a whole melon, a half with the seed cavity, a wedge in front and a vine leaf peeking from the back. The rind is smooth and pale cream, the flesh a soft mint green, and the seeds almost white.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Kiwi fuzz is drawn as little dashes all over the skin, so a tan base with darker speckles does the job. Plate on a garden bench, one whole fruit, halves and slices with the seed ring. Bright green flesh, black seeds, white center. — Kiwi fuzz is drawn as little dashes all over the skin, so a tan base with darker speckles does the job. Plate on a garden bench, one whole fruit, halves and slices with the seed ring. Bright green flesh, black seeds, white center.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Branch overhead, a whole mango, a half scored into cubes and a wedge on the board. Mangoes are cousins of cashews and pistachios, a fact that explains nothing about the taste but is fun to know. Green to gold to red on the skin, deep orange inside. — Branch overhead, a whole mango, a half scored into cubes and a wedge on the board. Mangoes are cousins of cashews and pistachios, a fact that explains nothing about the taste but is fun to know. Green to gold to red on the skin, deep orange inside.

Fruit Coloring Pages - A pineapple is dozens of small berries fused into one, which is why the skin is a grid of diamonds. Whole fruit with its crown, two wedges and a ring on a leaf over linen. Gold rind, pale yellow flesh. Detailed. — A pineapple is dozens of small berries fused into one, which is why the skin is a grid of diamonds. Whole fruit with its crown, two wedges and a ring on a leaf over linen. Gold rind, pale yellow flesh. Detailed.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Crowned with its own little calyx, a whole pomegranate sits beside a half packed with arils on a garden tray, leaves at the corner. Each aril is a ruby bead - color them deep red and leave a white spark on every one. Detailed. — Crowned with its own little calyx, a whole pomegranate sits beside a half packed with arils on a garden tray, leaves at the corner. Each aril is a ruby bead – color them deep red and leave a white spark on every one. Detailed.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Two dragon fruits and a half with white flesh and black seeds on a tray, a branch above. The skin looks like it is wearing flames because the plant is a climbing cactus and the scales are its leftover petals. Hot pink skin, green tips on the scales. — Two dragon fruits and a half with white flesh and black seeds on a tray, a branch above. The skin looks like it is wearing flames because the plant is a climbing cactus and the scales are its leftover petals. Hot pink skin, green tips on the scales.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Guavas on a garden-bench plate - a whole one with its leaf, a half and two wedges showing the seed ring. The flesh is pink or white depending on the variety; the skin is lime green with a yellow blush when ripe. — Guavas on a garden-bench plate – a whole one with its leaf, a half and two wedges showing the seed ring. The flesh is pink or white depending on the variety; the skin is lime green with a yellow blush when ripe.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Eat a kumquat whole: the peel is the sweet part and the pulp is sour, the opposite of every other citrus. Four of them on a plate, one cut open, leaves at the back. Bright orange all over, even the rind. — Eat a kumquat whole: the peel is the sweet part and the pulp is sour, the opposite of every other citrus. Four of them on a plate, one cut open, leaves at the back. Bright orange all over, even the rind.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Lychees under a patio sun, three in their bumpy shells, one half peeled to show the pale fruit and one halved to show the seed. Rough red-pink skin, translucent white flesh, a glossy dark brown seed in the middle. Detailed. — Lychees under a patio sun, three in their bumpy shells, one half peeled to show the pale fruit and one halved to show the seed. Rough red-pink skin, translucent white flesh, a glossy dark brown seed in the middle. Detailed.

Fruit Coloring Pages - A whole papaya and a half full of black seeds on a tray, leaves at the side. The rind goes from green to yellow-orange as it ripens, and the flesh is salmon pink - leave the seeds dark and give each one a tiny white highlight. — A whole papaya and a half full of black seeds on a tray, leaves at the side. The rind goes from green to yellow-orange as it ripens, and the flesh is salmon pink – leave the seeds dark and give each one a tiny white highlight.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Two whole passion fruits and a half full of seeds and pulp on a plate, a basket at the back. Ripe skin wrinkles like a deflated balloon, but these are still smooth, so go deep purple on the outside and golden yellow on the pulp. — Two whole passion fruits and a half full of seeds and pulp on a plate, a basket at the back. Ripe skin wrinkles like a deflated balloon, but these are still smooth, so go deep purple on the outside and golden yellow on the pulp.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Whole persimmon and two wedges on a picnic plate, a napkin folding at the corner. The fruit keeps its leafy calyx like a hat, and the wedges show the faint star pattern inside. Deep orange skin, slightly lighter flesh, green hat. — Whole persimmon and two wedges on a picnic plate, a napkin folding at the corner. The fruit keeps its leafy calyx like a hat, and the wedges show the faint star pattern inside. Deep orange skin, slightly lighter flesh, green hat.

Fruit Coloring Pages - The largest citrus there is, a pomelo sits whole on a plate beside its half, with a cloth sliding off the counter. The pith is very thick, so leave a wide white ring between the rind and the pale pink segments. — The largest citrus there is, a pomelo sits whole on a plate beside its half, with a cloth sliding off the counter. The pith is very thick, so leave a wide white ring between the rind and the pale pink segments.

Fruit Coloring Pages - A raw quince is rock hard and sour, but it turns pink and soft when cooked - the fruit that rewards patience. Whole fruit with a leaf, a half with seeds, a wedge on a tray over linen. Golden yellow skin with a faint fuzz. — A raw quince is rock hard and sour, but it turns pink and soft when cooked – the fruit that rewards patience. Whole fruit with a leaf, a half with seeds, a wedge on a tray over linen. Golden yellow skin with a faint fuzz.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Slice a star fruit crosswise and every piece comes out a five-point star; the whole fruit on the leaf shows the ridges that make it happen. Basket at the back, three stars in front. Waxy yellow with a touch of green on the edges. — Slice a star fruit crosswise and every piece comes out a five-point star; the whole fruit on the leaf shows the ridges that make it happen. Basket at the back, three stars in front. Waxy yellow with a touch of green on the edges.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Rambut means hair in Malay, and this fruit earns the name. Three of them sit in a shallow dish by the window, one already peeled to reveal the pearly white flesh. Paint the shells deep red, then tip every soft spine with green. — Rambut means hair in Malay, and this fruit earns the name. Three of them sit in a shallow dish by the window, one already peeled to reveal the pearly white flesh. Paint the shells deep red, then tip every soft spine with green.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Turn a mangosteen over before you open it: the little flower-shaped scar on the bottom has as many lobes as there are white segments within. One is split already, its snowy wedges cupped in a thick rind, and a leathery green cap lies near the rim. Shade the rind dark wine purple. — Turn a mangosteen over before you open it: the little flower-shaped scar on the bottom has as many lobes as there are white segments within. One is split already, its snowy wedges cupped in a thick rind, and a leathery green cap lies near the rim. Shade the rind dark wine purple.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Brittle brown pods hold a sticky sour-sweet pulp that cooks stir into sauces, candy and drinks from Mexico to Thailand - it is even in Worcestershire sauce. One pod lies cracked open on the picnic board. Use cinnamon and toffee browns, and a fresh green for the feathery leaf. — Brittle brown pods hold a sticky sour-sweet pulp that cooks stir into sauces, candy and drinks from Mexico to Thailand – it is even in Worcestershire sauce. One pod lies cracked open on the picnic board. Use cinnamon and toffee browns, and a fresh green for the feathery leaf.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Every berry comes gift-wrapped. Cape gooseberries grow inside papery husks shaped like little lanterns, and on this ledge a few husks have been pulled back from the shiny fruit. Try warm gold-orange for the berries and pale straw with fine tan veins for the husks. — Every berry comes gift-wrapped. Cape gooseberries grow inside papery husks shaped like little lanterns, and on this ledge a few husks have been pulled back from the shiny fruit. Try warm gold-orange for the berries and pale straw with fine tan veins for the husks.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Singapore's subway trains carry no-durian signs, which tells you everything about the smell. Fans still call it the king of fruits, and on this window counter one section is pried open to expose the custard-soft pods. Detailed - olive-green spikes, pale butter-yellow flesh. — Singapore's subway trains carry no-durian signs, which tells you everything about the smell. Fans still call it the king of fruits, and on this window counter one section is pried open to expose the custard-soft pods. Detailed – olive-green spikes, pale butter-yellow flesh.

Fruit Coloring Pages - The biggest fruit that grows on a tree, a jackfruit can outweigh a packed suitcase, and unripe ones are cooked as a meat substitute. One wedge is cut to show the golden bulbs, and two of them have rolled onto the cloth. Detailed - hundreds of small hexagons on the rind. — The biggest fruit that grows on a tree, a jackfruit can outweigh a packed suitcase, and unripe ones are cooked as a meat substitute. One wedge is cut to show the golden bulbs, and two of them have rolled onto the cloth. Detailed – hundreds of small hexagons on the rind.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Roasted over a fire, breadfruit is said to taste like freshly baked bread, hence the name. In the late seventeen hundreds the HMS Bounty sailed to Tahiti to collect breadfruit saplings. This one sits on a garden board beside its deeply lobed leaf. Lime to olive green for the rind, creamy white for the cut flesh. — Roasted over a fire, breadfruit is said to taste like freshly baked bread, hence the name. In the late seventeen hundreds the HMS Bounty sailed to Tahiti to collect breadfruit saplings. This one sits on a garden board beside its deeply lobed leaf. Lime to olive green for the rind, creamy white for the cut flesh.

Fruit Coloring Pages - The prickles on a soursop look fierce and bend under a fingertip. The white pulp has a flavor somewhere between strawberry and pineapple with a squeeze of lemon - a favorite for juice. A whole fruit and a halved one wait on the patio ledge. Dark green skin, cream within. — The prickles on a soursop look fierce and bend under a fingertip. The white pulp has a flavor somewhere between strawberry and pineapple with a squeeze of lemon – a favorite for juice. A whole fruit and a halved one wait on the patio ledge. Dark green skin, cream within.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Chill it, cut it in half and eat it with a spoon: cherimoya is creamy enough to earn the nickname custard apple. Overlapping scales cover the skin like thumbprints, and black seeds dot the open half. Soft spring green for the scales. — Chill it, cut it in half and eat it with a spoon: cherimoya is creamy enough to earn the nickname custard apple. Overlapping scales cover the skin like thumbprints, and black seeds dot the open half. Soft spring green for the scales.

Fruit Coloring Pages - In Chinese the name means dragon eye: peel a longan and the dark seed peers through the clear flesh like a pupil. Four still cling to their twig on a breakfast plate, next to one sliced in two. Smooth tan shells and very few fine details - a calm page. — In Chinese the name means dragon eye: peel a longan and the dark seed peers through the clear flesh like a pupil. Four still cling to their twig on a breakfast plate, next to one sliced in two. Smooth tan shells and very few fine details – a calm page.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Before chewing gum came in sticks, it came from this tree: chicle, the milky sap of the sapodilla, was the original gum base. The fruit wears a sandy brown skin like a russet potato and has a brown-sugar sweetness. Two whole ones and a half sit by the window. Big simple shapes, shiny black seeds. — Before chewing gum came in sticks, it came from this tree: chicle, the milky sap of the sapodilla, was the original gum base. The fruit wears a sandy brown skin like a russet potato and has a brown-sugar sweetness. Two whole ones and a half sit by the window. Big simple shapes, shiny black seeds.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Rough brown skin outside, bright salmon-orange flesh within - the mamey sapote saves its best for the knife. In Miami it is blended into milkshakes with hints of sweet potato, pumpkin and almond. One large glossy seed fills the middle. Easy, open shapes. — Rough brown skin outside, bright salmon-orange flesh within – the mamey sapote saves its best for the knife. In Miami it is blended into milkshakes with hints of sweet potato, pumpkin and almond. One large glossy seed fills the middle. Easy, open shapes.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Dense, dry and crumbly, canistel flesh is so much like a hard-boiled yolk that the fruit is often sold as eggfruit. Two whole fruits lean together on a garden board beside a cut half. Go egg-yolk yellow-orange all over, with chestnut brown for the seeds. — Dense, dry and crumbly, canistel flesh is so much like a hard-boiled yolk that the fruit is often sold as eggfruit. Two whole fruits lean together on a garden board beside a cut half. Go egg-yolk yellow-orange all over, with chestnut brown for the seeds.

Fruit Coloring Pages - An abiu is ready when the skin turns bright yellow; pick it too early and the latex in the peel leaves your lips sticky. Ripe, the clear jelly at its heart tastes like caramel custard. Two whole fruits and a cut half rest on a patio ledge. Easy - wide smooth shapes. — An abiu is ready when the skin turns bright yellow; pick it too early and the latex in the peel leaves your lips sticky. Ripe, the clear jelly at its heart tastes like caramel custard. Two whole fruits and a cut half rest on a patio ledge. Easy – wide smooth shapes.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Lucuma turns up on ancient Peruvian pottery and in modern Peruvian ice cream, where it is one of the most loved flavors. The flesh is dry, with notes of maple and butterscotch; here a whole fruit and a halved one share a tray on a striped cloth. Paint the skin olive green and the cut face golden orange. — Lucuma turns up on ancient Peruvian pottery and in modern Peruvian ice cream, where it is one of the most loved flavors. The flesh is dry, with notes of maple and butterscotch; here a whole fruit and a halved one share a tray on a striped cloth. Paint the skin olive green and the cut face golden orange.

Fruit Coloring Pages - New Zealanders go a little wild for feijoas every autumn, halving them and scooping them out with a teaspoon. The fruit is native to South America, though, and smells of pineapple and mint. Note the dried flower crown at each tip. Pale green skin, cream and jelly in the middle. — New Zealanders go a little wild for feijoas every autumn, halving them and scooping them out with a teaspoon. The fruit is native to South America, though, and smells of pineapple and mint. Note the dried flower crown at each tip. Pale green skin, cream and jelly in the middle.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Jabuticaba skips the branches. The berries grow straight out of the trunk, so a tree in full fruit looks wrapped in dark marbles. This one stands by the window with one berry opened to the white flesh. Inky purple-black skins with a white highlight left blank on each. — Jabuticaba skips the branches. The berries grow straight out of the trunk, so a tree in full fruit looks wrapped in dark marbles. This one stands by the window with one berry opened to the white flesh. Inky purple-black skins with a white highlight left blank on each.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Small enough to fit in a spoon, acerola carries more vitamin C than almost any other fruit - far more than an orange. Three cherries rest on a folded napkin and a fourth is sliced through to the seeds. Color them scarlet, with an orange blush near the stems. — Small enough to fit in a spoon, acerola carries more vitamin C than almost any other fruit – far more than an orange. Three cherries rest on a folded napkin and a fourth is sliced through to the seeds. Color them scarlet, with an orange blush near the stems.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Deep ribs make a Surinam cherry look like a pumpkin shrunk to bite size. In Brazil it is called pitanga, and it ripens from green through orange to deep crimson. Color a few at different stages on this board for a cheerful gradient. — Deep ribs make a Surinam cherry look like a pumpkin shrunk to bite size. In Brazil it is called pitanga, and it ripens from green through orange to deep crimson. Color a few at different stages on this board for a cheerful gradient.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Grumichama comes from the Atlantic forest of Brazil and tastes much like a sweet dark cherry, with one difference: each fruit keeps four small green sepals at its tip like a tiny crown. Three hang from long stems over a patio ledge. Purple-black fruit, green sepals. — Grumichama comes from the Atlantic forest of Brazil and tastes much like a sweet dark cherry, with one difference: each fruit keeps four small green sepals at its tip like a tiny crown. Three hang from long stems over a patio ledge. Purple-black fruit, green sepals.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Along Amazon rivers the camu camu shrub stands in floodwater for months, and pickers often reach the fruit by canoe. The berries are sour enough to make a lemon look mild. The tray holds a little branch of them, one berry sliced to its two seeds. Shade them from wine red to deep purple. — Along Amazon rivers the camu camu shrub stands in floodwater for months, and pickers often reach the fruit by canoe. The berries are sour enough to make a lemon look mild. The tray holds a little branch of them, one berry sliced to its two seeds. Shade them from wine red to deep purple.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Crack open a cupuacu and the smell gives away the family: it is a close cousin of cacao, and the creamy pulp carries notes of chocolate, banana and pineapple. In Brazil it goes into juices, ice cream and sweets. A whole pod and an opened half share the plate. Rusty brown shell, ivory pulp. — Crack open a cupuacu and the smell gives away the family: it is a close cousin of cacao, and the creamy pulp carries notes of chocolate, banana and pineapple. In Brazil it goes into juices, ice cream and sweets. A whole pod and an opened half share the plate. Rusty brown shell, ivory pulp.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Snake fruit is the nickname, and the glossy brown scales earn it - they peel away like a thin shell. Inside sit three cream-colored lobes, crunchy and sweet-tart. Two whole fruits and a peeled one wait by the window. Detailed - every scale is its own small shape. — Snake fruit is the nickname, and the glossy brown scales earn it – they peel away like a thin shell. Inside sit three cream-colored lobes, crunchy and sweet-tart. Two whole fruits and a peeled one wait by the window. Detailed – every scale is its own small shape.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Soft white pulp, almost like cotton, wraps the seeds of a santol, which is why some call it cotton fruit. In the Philippines even the thick rind gets cooked with coconut milk. On the folded cloth, one has been sliced open. Golden tan skin, snowy pulp. — Soft white pulp, almost like cotton, wraps the seeds of a santol, which is why some call it cotton fruit. In the Philippines even the thick rind gets cooked with coconut milk. On the folded cloth, one has been sliced open. Golden tan skin, snowy pulp.

Fruit Coloring Pages - On the island of Camiguin in the Philippines a whole festival is held every October for langsat, known there as lanzones. Peel back the thin yellow skin and the translucent segments come apart like a tiny orange. One fruit in the cluster is opened on the garden board. Soft straw yellow throughout. — On the island of Camiguin in the Philippines a whole festival is held every October for langsat, known there as lanzones. Peel back the thin yellow skin and the translucent segments come apart like a tiny orange. One fruit in the cluster is opened on the garden board. Soft straw yellow throughout.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Loquats are among the first fruits of spring, ripening on trees that flowered in late autumn. Each one hides a few big, polished brown seeds - the cut half on this patio ledge displays them. The leaf is long, stiff and toothed. Apricot orange for the fruit, deep green for the leaf. — Loquats are among the first fruits of spring, ripening on trees that flowered in late autumn. Each one hides a few big, polished brown seeds – the cut half on this patio ledge displays them. The leaf is long, stiff and toothed. Apricot orange for the fruit, deep green for the leaf.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Nobody eats a medlar straight off the tree. It is picked hard and left to soften for weeks until the flesh turns brown and tastes like spiced apple butter. Each fruit wears a ragged crown of long sepals, very visible on this tray. Russet brown skin, toffee-colored flesh. — Nobody eats a medlar straight off the tree. It is picked hard and left to soften for weeks until the flesh turns brown and tastes like spiced apple butter. Each fruit wears a ragged crown of long sepals, very visible on this tray. Russet brown skin, toffee-colored flesh.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Fresh off the tree a jujube crunches like a small apple; dried, it turns chewy and sweet, and that is how it ends up sold as Chinese date. On the plate, the halved fruit shows its single pointed stone. Mix apple green with mahogany red, the way they look while ripening. — Fresh off the tree a jujube crunches like a small apple; dried, it turns chewy and sweet, and that is how it ends up sold as Chinese date. On the plate, the halved fruit shows its single pointed stone. Mix apple green with mahogany red, the way they look while ripening.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Silkworms feed on mulberry leaves, and people go after the berries - with purple fingers to show for it. Unlike blackberries, mulberries come off the branch with a little green stem attached, as these three do. Detailed - dozens of tiny round drupelets on each berry. — Silkworms feed on mulberry leaves, and people go after the berries – with purple fingers to show for it. Unlike blackberries, mulberries come off the branch with a little green stem attached, as these three do. Detailed – dozens of tiny round drupelets on each berry.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Hold a ripe gooseberry up to the light and you can see fine pinstripes running from end to end, and a dry tuft of old flower at one tip. In England it goes into a dessert called a fool. They rest on a folded cloth beside a lobed leaf. Pale green or blush pink. — Hold a ripe gooseberry up to the light and you can see fine pinstripes running from end to end, and a dry tuft of old flower at one tip. In England it goes into a dessert called a fool. They rest on a folded cloth beside a lobed leaf. Pale green or blush pink.

Fruit Coloring Pages - For decades blackcurrants were banned across the United States because the bushes could spread a disease to pine trees, so they are still a rarity there. In Europe they flavor cordials and jams. A full cluster lies on the garden board. Inky purple-black berries, a bright green leaf. — For decades blackcurrants were banned across the United States because the bushes could spread a disease to pine trees, so they are still a rarity there. In Europe they flavor cordials and jams. A full cluster lies on the garden board. Inky purple-black berries, a bright green leaf.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Cook them first: elderberries go into syrup, jam or pie, never straight from the bush, and the creamy flowers come earlier, steeped into cordial. Real berries are tiny; here they are drawn big enough to color one by one. Dark violet berries, reddish stems, green leaflets. — Cook them first: elderberries go into syrup, jam or pie, never straight from the bush, and the creamy flowers come earlier, steeped into cordial. Real berries are tiny; here they are drawn big enough to color one by one. Dark violet berries, reddish stems, green leaflets.

Fruit Coloring Pages - One raw bite explains the name: chokeberries are so tart they make your mouth pucker. Baked into muffins or cooked into jam they turn friendly. The tray is full, every berry topped with a star-shaped crown. Nearly black with a hint of plum. — One raw bite explains the name: chokeberries are so tart they make your mouth pucker. Baked into muffins or cooked into jam they turn friendly. The tray is full, every berry topped with a star-shaped crown. Nearly black with a hint of plum.

Fruit Coloring Pages - So many berries crowd a sea buckthorn branch that some growers cut whole branches, freeze them and shake the fruit off. The shrub grows wild from the Baltic coast to the Himalayas. One heavy sprig lies across a plate. Glowing orange berries, narrow silvery leaves. — So many berries crowd a sea buckthorn branch that some growers cut whole branches, freeze them and shake the fruit off. The shrub grows wild from the Baltic coast to the Himalayas. One heavy sprig lies across a plate. Glowing orange berries, narrow silvery leaves.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Also called Juneberry, for the month it ripens, and saskatoon - the Canadian city borrowed the word from the berry. The flavor is like a blueberry with a hint of almond. By the window, one berry is cut to show its star of seeds. Blue-purple with a dusty bloom. — Also called Juneberry, for the month it ripens, and saskatoon – the Canadian city borrowed the word from the berry. The flavor is like a blueberry with a hint of almond. By the window, one berry is cut to show its star of seeds. Blue-purple with a dusty bloom.

Fruit Coloring Pages - North America's largest native fruit, and almost nobody has tasted one: pawpaws bruise so fast that they rarely reach a store. Inside is custard that tastes of banana and mango. Two whole fruits and a halved one lie on a folded cloth. Green-yellow skin, pale golden flesh, big brown seeds. — North America's largest native fruit, and almost nobody has tasted one: pawpaws bruise so fast that they rarely reach a store. Inside is custard that tastes of banana and mango. Two whole fruits and a halved one lie on a folded cloth. Green-yellow skin, pale golden flesh, big brown seeds.

Fruit Coloring Pages - A hammer is the usual way into a bael, whose shell is hard as wood. Inside waits a fragrant orange pulp that in India is stirred into a cool summer drink. On the garden board, the cut half shows the segments; note the leaf, which grows in sets of three. Grayish yellow-green shell, sunset orange within. — A hammer is the usual way into a bael, whose shell is hard as wood. Inside waits a fragrant orange pulp that in India is stirred into a cool summer drink. On the garden board, the cut half shows the segments; note the leaf, which grows in sets of three. Grayish yellow-green shell, sunset orange within.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Bundles of fine hairlike spines hide in those little dots, so a prickly pear is peeled with a fork and knife, never bare hands. The fruit grows on the paddles of the opuntia cactus, and in Mexico it is sold as tuna. Two wait on the patio ledge, one sliced in half. Magenta flesh, green to red skin. — Bundles of fine hairlike spines hide in those little dots, so a prickly pear is peeled with a fork and knife, never bare hands. The fruit grows on the paddles of the opuntia cactus, and in Mexico it is sold as tuna. Two wait on the patio ledge, one sliced in half. Magenta flesh, green to red skin.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Tree tomato is its other name, and one glance at the cut half explains it. Native to the Andes, the tamarillo was renamed by New Zealand growers. The halved one on the tray is ready for a spoon: the tart flesh is scooped straight out. Deep red skin, orange flesh, dark seeds. — Tree tomato is its other name, and one glance at the cut half explains it. Native to the Andes, the tamarillo was renamed by New Zealand growers. The halved one on the tray is ready for a spoon: the tart flesh is scooped straight out. Deep red skin, orange flesh, dark seeds.

Fruit Coloring Pages - Despite the name, a pepino melon is no melon at all but a cousin of the tomato and the eggplant. It tastes somewhere between honeydew and cucumber. Creamy yellow skin painted with purple streaks - follow the stripes on each fruit, and keep the cut face pale. — Despite the name, a pepino melon is no melon at all but a cousin of the tomato and the eggplant. It tastes somewhere between honeydew and cucumber. Creamy yellow skin painted with purple streaks – follow the stripes on each fruit, and keep the cut face pale.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

Kitchen wall set – color three or four sheets in the same palette, trim them to the same size and frame them in cheap matching frames in a row above the counter. Still-life fruit has hung in kitchens for centuries; yours just took an afternoon.
Recipe card dividers – color a sheet, cut it down to index-card width and laminate it, then use it as a tabbed divider in a recipe box. One fruit per section: citrus for drinks, berries for desserts.
Market-day shopping list – glue a colored sheet to the front of a small notepad or clipboard and keep it by the door. The picture makes it the list you actually remember to take.
Watercolor practice – print on heavier paper and use the line art as a guide for wet-on-wet washes. Fruit is the classic beginner subject because the shapes are simple and the color gradients are forgiving.
Jar labels – color the fruit, cut it out and glue it to a canning jar or a jam lid with a strip of masking tape for the date. The drawing tells you what is inside before you read anything.
Placemats for a brunch – laminate colored sheets and set one at each place. Guests get a different fruit each, and nobody argues over whose seat is whose.
Matching card game – print two copies of several sheets, color both the same, cut each into quarters and shuffle. Players reassemble the fruit, or play memory with the smaller pieces.
Fridge calendar – color a sheet each month in that month's colors, clip it to the fridge with a magnet, and swap it when the season changes. Citrus in winter, berries in summer, pears in fall.

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