Honeycrisps were initially the offspring of an intentional marriage between the crispy Macoun apple and the sweet Honeygold. They were naturally crossbred in the later part of the last century by apple researchers at the University of Minnesota. Not falling very far from the tree, the Honeycrisp Apple has inherited the sweetness and crispness of its parents, each bite popping with an explosive crunch, giving way to very sweet, slightly tart flesh, which is also quite excellent for pie-making. And here is a fun fact: Honeycrisps contain larger cell structures than other apples, which is how it gets its crispy bite.