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Honey vanilla tamarillos with ginger cream

Tangy and sweet, with a bold and complex flavour, tamarillos have a short growing season. Make the most of them with this delicious dessert recipe.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 12 tamarillos
  • 2 vanilla beans, split lengthways
  • 3 tablespoons clear honey
  • 2 tablespoons castor sugar
  • 3 tablespoons zest of lemon
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • ¼ cup apple juice
    • To serve
    • 8 tablespoons low-fat plain yoghurt
    • sprinkling of ground cinnamon
    • 2 teaspoons finely chopped stem or uncrystallised ginger
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a pan, large enough to fit tamarillos snugly, place tamarillos with enough water to cover. Scrape seeds from vanilla beans into pan and add beans. Add honey, sugar, 2 tablespoons zest, lemon juice, apple juice and bring to the boil.

    2 Reduce heat, cover and gently poach tamarillos for 6 to 7 minutes, or until just cooked. Leave to cool.

    3 Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine yoghurt, cinnamon and half of the ginger.

    4 Remove tamarillos with a slotted spoon. Heat syrup to a rapid boil, reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened. Serve 2 tamarillos each with yoghurt and sauce, garnished with remaining zest and ginger.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check cinnamon is gluten free.

    Make it vegan: Use maple syrup instead of honey and use a soy yoghurt

    HFG tip

    Leftover syrup can be served over dried fruits with low-fat yoghurt.

    Stem ginger is ginger root cooked in a sugar syrup. It is found in jars at specialty grocers and some supermarkets.

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