The first taste of raw prickly pear is often a surprise to those who have previously only known it as a candy or confection. It isn’t sweet, but reminiscent of an overripe strawberry, the brightness ...

Throw a rock in New Mexico and you will most likely hit a prickly pear cactus. The plentiful and beautiful cacti, also known as nopales, produce a sweet and bright ruby fruit that sprouts from hearty, ...

No matter where you've seen it, whether in a candy shop or an online sweets store, you may have wondered: does cactus candy ...

You drive by prickly pear cactus everyday in the Valley. But chances are you didn’t know every part of the plant is edible, and chefs around the Valley are making use of the Arizona native in their ...