Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 26 Dec 2025

Blackberry warm smash: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Blackberry warm smash

Blackberry warm smash

Blackberry fruit - Rubus hybrid

Blackberry fruit - Rubus hybrid

🍴 Blackberry Warm Smash Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries (Rubus sp.)
  • Optional: 1 tsp honey or sugar
  • Thick yogurt or toasted bread, for serving

Instructions

  1. Add blackberries to a small pan and warm over medium heat.
  2. Cook until berries soften and burst, about 3 to 5 minutes.
  3. Lightly mash with a spoon. Sweeten if desired.
  4. Spoon warm blackberry smash over yogurt or toast and serve immediately.

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Date: 22 Dec 2025

Chaya Nutritious Omelet: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Chaya Nutritious Omelet

Chaya Nutritious Omelet

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Chaya, Maya Spinach Tree)

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Chaya, Maya Spinach Tree)

🍴 Chaya Nutritious Omelet: quick-n-fun exotic recipes


Ingredients

  • Chaya leaves - about 2 cups packed, stems removed
  • Onion - 1 small, sliced
  • Eggs - 2
  • Cooking oil - 1 tablespoon
  • Salt - to taste

Instructions

  1. Boil chaya leaves in plenty of water for 10 to 15 minutes to remove natural toxins. Drain well and chop.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and saute the onion until soft and lightly golden.
  3. Add eggs and scramble gently.
  4. Fold in the cooked chaya and stir for 1 to 2 minutes until well combined.
  5. Serve warm. Flavor is similar to spinach with a firmer texture.

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Date: 20 Dec 2025

Grumichama spoon drizzle: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Grumichama spoon drizzle

Grumichama spoon drizzle

Eugenia brasiliensis fruit tree - Grumichama

Eugenia brasiliensis fruit tree - Grumichama

🍴 Grumichama Spoon Drizzle

Ingredients

  • Ripe grumichama fruit (Eugenia brasiliensis), pulp only
  • Water, a small splash
  • Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Instructions

  1. Remove seeds from ripe grumichama fruit and collect the pulp.
  2. Blend the pulp with a small splash of water until smooth and pourable.
  3. Spoon or drizzle over vanilla ice cream and serve immediately.

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Date: 16 Dec 2025

Black sapote mocha dip: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Black sapote mocha dip

Black sapote mocha dip

🍴 Black Sapote Mocha Dip

Ingredients

  • Ripe black sapote fruit (Diospyros digyna), pulp only
  • Cocoa powder, 1 spoon
  • Condensed milk, a light drizzle

Instructions

  1. Scoop the soft pulp from ripe black sapote fruit and remove any seeds.
  2. Mix the pulp with cocoa powder until evenly blended.
  3. Stir in a light drizzle of condensed milk until smooth and silky.
  4. Serve as a dip or spread and enjoy immediately.


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Date: 14 Dec 2025

Patchouli tea: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Patchouli tea

Patchouli tea

Patchouli leaves

Patchouli leaves

🍴 Patchouli tea

Ingredients

  • Fresh Patchouli leaves - a few leaves
  • Hot water - 1 cup
  • Honey - to taste (optional)

Instructions

  1. Rinse fresh Patchouli leaves gently.
  2. Place leaves in a cup and pour hot (not boiling) water over them.
  3. Steep for 5 to 7 minutes.
  4. Add honey if desired and enjoy warm.


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