One of Hawaii’s most popular exotic fruits is the lilikoi,
or passion fruit. Lilikoi fruits are extremely tart yet incredibly sweet, and
so while only the bold tongue will eat them raw, when added to your favorite
drink, jam or dessert, lilikoi make everything better. We have two varieties that we planted early
in the year. They can easily grow out
of control, so we built a fence for them attached to a dead ohia tree.
With only a few available, we simply cut them in half, scoop
out a couple tablespoons of the innards along with the seeds. After straining out the seeds, we simply
freeze the potent nectar and add it to juice.
When we have a bigger crop, we can experiment with making lilikoi jam,
or lilikoi butter (which is a little like lemon curd – tart and sweet).
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