Feijoa Crumble

10-14 medium size feijoas, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, ½ cup water, 100 g butter, 1 cup flour (white, wholemeal or ½ cup of each), 1 teaspoon baking powder

Method:

1. Pre heat oven to 160?C
2. Peel and slice fejoas into an oven proof dish
3. Add the brown sugar and water and stir to combine
4. Combine the butter, flour and baking powder
5. Mix until like fine breadcrumbs (use a food processor)
6. Sprinkle topping on fruit and bake for 45-60 minutes, until the fruit is stewed and the topping crisp
7. Serve hot or warm with custard and cream

Feijoa Daiquiri  (ADULTS ONLY)
6 feijoas (scooped out flesh only), Two handfuls of ice cubes, 9 parts Bacardi White Rum, 3 parts Rose’s Lime Cordial

Method:

1. Put all ingredients into a blender and mix until smooth
2. Serve in a cocktail glass
3. Enjoy

Feijoa Referesher

2 large feijoas, 1 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup milk (low fat), 1 teaspoon unflavoured gelatin, ¼ cup light corn syrup, 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt stirred

Method:

1. Chop feijoas in half, scoop out the pulp and discard the shell
2. In a blender puree the pulp and strawberries with the sugar
3. In a small saucepan, combine the milk, gelatin.  Let stand for 1 minute
4. Cook and stir over low heat until the gelatin dissolves
5. Combine with the corn syrup and fruit
6. Stir in the yoghurt
7. Freeze in and ice cream maker

Feijoa Smoothie

2 feijoas, 1 ½ cups of milk, ¼ cups vanilla ice cream (you can also use yoghurt), 1 tablespoon honey

Method:

1. Cut feijoas in half and scoop out the flesh, put into blender
2. Add remaining ingredients and bend until frothy

Feijoa Sorbet

3 kg feijoas, 3 lemons, juiced, 350ml sugar syrup, 50 ml glucose 

Method:

1. Place lemon juice in a bowl
2. Half the feijoas and spoon out the flesh, place in the juice
3. Puree in the food processor, then pass through a sieve
4. Add the syrup and glucose
5. Add a little green food colouring up
6. Pop into and ice cream maker  and churn or pop into an ice cream container , freeze then break into blocks and put back in food processor to whip it up. It should  lighten in both texture and colour.  When smooth and fluffy pop back in the container to freeze.  It is then ready to be used

1 ½ cups Feijoa pulp, ¾ cup sugar, 1 packet lemon jelly, 1 pinch salt, 1 cup evaporated milk, well chilled

Method:

1. Chop feijoas finely
2. Put in pan with sugar
3. Bring to boil
4. Add jelly and cook until dissolved
5. Chill the jelly mixture until starting to set
6. In separate bowl whip the milk and salt until doubled in bulk and stiff
7. Fold in the Feijoa mixture that should be half set
8. Pile into serving dish and chill until set.