One day, while I was helping out at the show, Mick sent me this photo. We had planted a couple of feijoa plants a few years ago, mainly for the nice bird attracting flowers, and they hadn’t done a great deal, so this was a nice surprise.
It appears that only one of the bushes has produced fruit, but that is plenty for us. There are still more to harvest a bit later. Actually, harvest is a loose term, as you wait for the fruit to fall to the ground and just have to pick them up.
Firstly, we had to try eating them straight out of their skin. Yummo! We had quite a few. Then it was time to start looking for recipes and ways to use them. I read that they are good on porridge, so I tried that and yes, very nice on porridge.
There are loads of recipes for cakes, desserts, slices and muffins. As we were rather time poor, I ended up just making my usual muffin recipe and substituting the banana with mashed feijoas.
Ta da! Feijoa and walnut muffins. They were a success.
The remainder had to be prepared to use later, so the flesh was scooped out of the skins and frozen in one cup quantities.
I look forward to trying a different recipe next time.
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We had a feijoa tree at our last house in Sydney, but it didn't bear much fruit - so I was never able to try nice things like feijoa muffins!
The last time someone blogged about these I had to look them up as not a fruit we have over here - although I see from Google that a few places now are trying to grow them. They sound delicious and the blossom looks gorgeous. xx
Aren’t feijoa NZ fruit tree? I’ve never tried them.
The muffins look delicious with your coffee.
Ours started to drop today, I think they may have had some help as it was Charmaine who brought the first one to me..... Did you keep the skins? I have a recipe for Feijoa skin muffins. YUM. they taste like grape lollies.
We have three feijoa trees and I always make jam. Unfortunately with the drought here in SA I haven't gotten much fruit this year. At least I've got a few jars left from last year!
What a wonderful first harvest you had! I have never tasted them, so am curious as to what they are like. :-)
I tried them once many, many years ago & wasn't so sure as they seemed so sour, but after hearing about yours it might be time to give them another try. Take care & hugs.
great to grow your own..
Hugz
Great harvest, we have 2 plants here, but they are struggling. I have many feijoa recipe's in my Mums cook book if you would like some.
That works as a new recipe then.
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