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Date: 14 Nov 2025

Java plum cooler: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Java plum (Syzygium cumini, Jambolan)

Java plum (Syzygium cumini, Jambolan)

Java plum cooler

Java plum cooler

🍴 Java plum cooler: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

  • 🔵Crush ripe java plums (Syzygium cumini, Jambolan), mix with sugar, salt, and cold water.
  • 🔵A tangy, thirst-quenching drink.

Java Plum Cooler

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ripe Java plums (Syzygium cumini, Jambolan)
  • 2 to 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup cold water
  • Ice cubes (optional)

Instructions

  1. Wash and crush the ripe Java plums. Strain the pulp to collect the juice.
  2. Mix the juice with sugar, salt, and cold water. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
  3. Serve chilled over ice.

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Date: 20 Nov 2025

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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Date: 18 Nov 2025

Hog plum chutney: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Hog Plum tree, Red Hog Plum, Spondias purpurea

Hog Plum tree, Red Hog Plum, Spondias purpurea

Hog plum chutney

Hog plum chutney

🍴 Hog plum chutney: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

  • 🔴Simmer Hog Plums with chilies, ginger, and sugar.
  • 🔴Sweet, sour, and fiery - perfect with curries.

Hog Plum Chutney

Ingredients

  • 2 cups hog plum pulp
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 small red chili, sliced
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  1. Combine hog plum pulp, sugar, ginger, salt, and water in a saucepan.
  2. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
  3. Add sliced chili and cook 10 to 15 minutes until thickened.
  4. Cool and serve with curries, meats, or rice.

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Date: 23 May 2024

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Date: 30 Nov 2025

Sugar apple spoon mash: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Sugar apple spoon mash recipe

Sugar apple spoon mash recipe

Annona squamosa - Sugar Apple, fruit

Annona squamosa - Sugar Apple, fruit

🍴 Sugar apple spoon mash: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

  • 🟢Scoop out ripe Sugar Apple flesh and mash lightly with a fork, removing seeds as you go.
  • 🟢Stir in a splash of chilled coconut milk.
  • 🟢Serve it half-frozen like a tropical slush, eaten straight from the bowl.

Sugar Apple Spoon Mash

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe Sugar Apple (Annona squamosa)
  • 2 to 3 tbsp chilled coconut milk

Instructions

  1. Scoop out the ripe Sugar Apple flesh and remove all seeds.
  2. Mash the pulp lightly with a fork.
  3. Stir in the chilled coconut milk.
  4. Serve immediately or half-freeze for a tropical slush.

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