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Cinnamon leaf tea: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

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🍴 Cinnamon leaf tea: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

  • 🟢Steep fresh cinnamon leaves in hot water with a slice of ginger.
  • 🟢Fragrant, soothing, and naturally sweet!


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Lychee sorbet: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Lychee - Litchi chinensis

Lychee - Litchi chinensis

Lychee sorbet

Lychee sorbet

🍴 Lychee sorbet: quick-n-fun exotic recipes
  • 🔴Blend Lychee pulp with lime juice, freeze until firm.
  • 🔴A refreshing tropical ice treat.

Lychee Sorbet Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 cups fresh lychee flesh, peeled and seeded (or canned lychees, drained)
  • 1/3 cup sugar or honey
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup cold water, as needed for blending
  • Fresh mint leaves for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Prepare the lychees by peeling them, removing the seeds, and collecting the white flesh. If using canned lychees, drain them well.
  2. Place the lychee flesh, sugar or honey, lime juice, and 2 tablespoons of the cold water into a blender.
  3. Blend until completely smooth. If the mixture is too thick to move easily, add a little more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
  4. Pour the mixture into a shallow freezer safe container. Cover tightly.
  5. Freeze for 2 to 3 hours, stirring with a fork every 30 to 45 minutes, until the sorbet is firm but scoopable.
  6. Scoop into bowls and garnish with fresh mint leaves and extra lychee fruit if desired. Serve immediately.

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Feijoa coconut loaf: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen, Fejoa (Feijoa sellowiana)

Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen, Fejoa (Feijoa sellowiana)

Feijoa coconut loaf

Feijoa coconut loaf

🍴 Feijoa coconut loaf: quick-n-fun exotic recipes
  • 🔴Mix Feijoa pulp into a coconut quick-bread batter.
  • 🔴Bakes into a fragrant tropical treat.

Feijoa Coconut Loaf

Ingredients

  • 1 cup feijoa pulp, finely chopped
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a loaf pan.
  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, coconut, and salt.
  3. Mix eggs, sugar, melted butter, milk, and vanilla.
  4. Fold dry ingredients into wet, then stir in feijoa pulp.
  5. Pour batter into loaf pan and smooth the top.
  6. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until golden and a toothpick tests clean.
  7. Cool before slicing.

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Tropical almond brittle: quick-n-fun exotic recipes. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Tropical almond brittle: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Tropical Almond (Terminalia catappa)

Tropical Almond (Terminalia catappa)

Tropical almond brittle

Tropical almond brittle

🍴 Tropical almond brittle: quick-n-fun exotic recipes
  • 🟢Caramelize sugar, stir in roasted tropical almonds (Terminalia catappa), spread thin.
  • 🟢Let cool, harden, and break into crunchy, nutty shards.

    • Tropical Almond Brittle

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups roasted tropical almonds (Terminalia catappa)
    • 1 1/2 cups sugar
    • 1/2 cup water
    • 1 tbsp butter
    • Pinch of salt

    Instructions

    1. Combine sugar, water, and salt in a saucepan.
    2. Cook over medium heat until sugar caramelizes to a golden amber color.
    3. Remove from heat and quickly stir in roasted tropical almonds.
    4. Pour onto parchment paper and spread into a thin layer.
    5. Let cool completely, then break into brittle shards.

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