Guavadilla AKA Granadillas AKA Passionfruit
What's brewing, we have an abundance of guavadillas (yellow passionfruit) this year, first time in many years, sufficient to call for a good session in turning these round green/yellow fruits into cordial.
Hot summer days nothing more refreshing than enjoying some passion, Passiflora edulis a vine species native to many countries especially in South America. Granadilla goes wrinkled with a purple tinged skin whereas Guavadilla is round going from green to yellow, shake the vines, those that fall are ripe, Wallah!
This fruit can be used with cream topping on cakes, fridge tarts, sorbet, cordial, jam or simply added to plain yogurt for breakfast which is what I do more often than not when only a couple come into the home.
We have somehow managed to dodge the bullet perhaps not all the monkeys have not cottoned onto the fruits yet, I managed to stash 23 over the last week and leave on the window ledge till collected enough. A couple in the morning, check late afternoon again normally more fall to bring indoors!
Lifespan of a vine on average is three years, so allowing to replant one needs to take timing into account. A prolific creeping vine, a trellis prepared or simply allow them to grow into the surrounding tree. Previous years we had a carport with shade-cloth covering a son light small enough to collect the fruit, over thirty years ago.
Old recipe I had extended life span using citric acid and tartaric acid, today I prefer to keep all natural ingredients knowing the juice will not sit long enough to age in my home.
Guavadillas have good amounts of dietary fibre, protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, beta carotene, phosphorous, and vitamins A, B and C. They help to reduce high blood pressure.
Recipe used/repurposed: Ina Paarman's Kitchen
Adjusted batch size to double obtaining 2.5 litres of cordial.
Requirements;
4 cups (1000 ml) cane sugar (We live in sugarcane region)
4 cups (1000 ml) water
1 cup (250 ml) fresh lemon juice (8 large lemons freshly squeezed was sufficient here)
2 cups (500 ml) fresh guavadilla (passionfruit) pulp, 22 guavadillas used in total
Method
Bring the sugar and water to the boil while stirring to dissolve sugar.
Add lemon juice and granadilla pulp.
Boil open for ± 3 minutes.
Pour into a jug, leave to cool and blot off any foam from the top with absorbent kitchen paper.
Pour into sterilized jars and cap.
Refrigerate.
Served with;
ice
sparkling water
mint sprigs to garnish (no time to fiddle with garnishing)
To Serve
Pour generous tots syrup (1/3rd glass cordial, 2/3rd ice and chilled water) using tall glasses. Add ice, fill up with still or sparkling water. Add a sprig of mint - optional. We prefer pips in rather than straining any goodness away, crunchy finishing touch!
For Adults Only
Add a tot of gin, vodka or rum.
This should give basic idea on how to prepare cordial for those able to grow sufficient fruit to make into delicious treat on hot days.
It is cultivated commercially in warmer, frost-free areas for its fruit and is widely grown in India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, the Caribbean, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, California, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Argentina, Australia, East Africa, Mexico, Israel, Costa Rica, Venezuela, South Africa and Portugal. Source
Fur balls called monkeys raided this morning leaving a trail of half eaten fruit, now the real problem begins trying to batch up for another round. One bottle down with family thoroughly enjoying zesty taste once again.
Good ideas to make use of our loadshedding time, gas stove (low heat) one is able to prepare while everything requiring electricity is down.
Have a fun day wherever you are in the world, appreciate nature and everything she offers you. All photography taken on Canon Powershot SX730 HS, any queries link with me in comments below.
Thought for Today: "Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it." - African Proverb
I have had the passion fruit from yogurt when I was in SA, but I never had the fruit itself which I wish to.
The monkeys look very busy and naughty there.
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Monkeys enjoy so many fruits and berries at this time of year in my garden, quite a selection for them.
Happy to have enough to make cordial again, also use with plain yogurt not flavoured artificially at breakfast.
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Long Saturday, left the guesthouse 7:40am got back 8pm.
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Weekend work, sounds like you're being kept very busy while the weather is slightly warmer. Hope not too much outdoor work when cold weather arrives.
I hope not much during winter too, but it is likely going to be the same busy schedule.
Lots of development still happening in the region, good for you. Extra warm clothing I hope you have rigged the cupboard ready to rock and roll....
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The juice of the fruit is very rich and good, sometimes I eat it by adding sugar directly to the pulp. Although here in Venezuela it has a very different name.
When we have a great number I enjoy making cordial, if only a few at a time I add to yogurt at breakfast. Everyone has their favourite way of enjoying this delicious fruit.
This fruit looks amazing and the first picture is just mind-blowing. Thanks for sharing about that fruit and beautiful pictures.
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Stunning flowers, delicious fruit to use in the home, hope this helps those who live in regions where it does grow. Thanks for kind visit and comment.
These photographs have brought me pleasant memories of my adolescence.
These fruits are exquisite, I have not eaten a fruit for many years, the last time I did it I was a teenager, I loved what you have prepared with them, I appreciate that you share the recipe and the preparation
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Family love the juice, I enjoy the fruit any way it's presented, a taste my sons are thoroughly enjoying once again.
At one time we had guava trees, guavadilla vines, thirty years ago they deemed them illegal and cut everything out. Monkeys search for fruits and berries which are plentiful in my garden, the problem is being able to get enough fruits to make the cordial again.
Thanks for visiting, grow yourself a vine again to enjoy those childhood memories!
The monkeys are so cute but I am sure they can become pesty with your garden. I just planted Passiflora Vine seeds yesterday and I am hoping to have a beautiful plant to enjoy over the summer. I may even plant it in a large pot to see if I can keep it over next winter.
I try to reason with the monkeys to take the fruit too high up for me to reach, not quite speaking the same language yet!
Young ones spend hours learning how to poke a hole into the fruit to sit and enjoy eventually, they are cute, naughty but in a good way.
Good luck with growing your own, keep seeds to the side for drying I have battled to find seeds. Eventually bought a few fruits and grew them myself.
Plant has only 3 year lifespan and does not survive frost, it would have to live in hothouse over your winter months.
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Very rare I can see in our shops passionfruit and it is expensive. What a delight to have it fresh. Not much for delight to share it with the monkeys. 😂 but they are cute.
If it doesn't grow in your location and expensive to buy fresh, perhaps buy off-shelf cordial already made unfortunately they do use preservatives.
I tried fresh smoothie in Thailand. It was very refreshing in the heat.
Refreshing to anything it's mixed into, distinct flavour one never forgets!
You are absolutely right.
I love the green shades. Have a beautiful weekend.
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