Some Cherimoya
Recipes
Taken from The California Rare Fruit Growers 1983yearbook vol.15
1 cherimoya 2 oranges 2 apples 2 avocados
Peel, seed and cut cherimoya in.to chunks. Cut apples into eighths (do not remove skin) and core fruit. Peel oranges and cut into slices. Cut slices in half, forming half-circles of orange. Peel and pit avocados and cut into eighths. On a bed of lettuce, arrange alternating slices of apple, orange and avocado in a circle. Top with cherimoya chunks. Serve with poppy seed or light vinaigrette dressing.
Or try this dressing:
Combine 1/4 cup each plain yogurt and mayonnaise; add 4 tablespoons cherimoya puree. Makes 6-8 servings.
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup pureed cherimoya
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
2 cups cherimoya chunks
11/2 cups orange sections
mint leaves
Combine creams in deep bowl, refrigerate with beaters until well chilled. Beat creams until frothy; gradually add sugar, vanilla, juices and salt; beat until quite stiff. Blend in cherimoya puree and 1 teaspoon orange peel.
Put half the cherimoya chunks in bottom of 4 to 6 parfait glasses. Spoon in layer of cream, all the orange sections, a second layer of cream and remaining cherimoya. Top with a dollop of cream and garnish with remaining orange peel and mint leaves. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
6 eggs, separated 1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon orange juice
1 tablespoon flour 1 tablespoon butter
1 cup cherimoya puree
Place egg whites in large clean mixer bowl, allow to stand at room temperature. Prepare 1 1/2 quart souffle dish by greasing with butter and coating with sugar; refrigerate dish. In a small sauce pan combine 2 tablespoons sugar and flour; add milk and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened. Beat egg yolks; beat small amount of hot sauce into yolks, return egg mixture to hot sauce. Continue to cook over low heat until sauce thickens, cool slightly. Stir in cherimoya puree. Beat egg whites to soft peaks, gradually add 1 tablespoon sugar while beating to
stiff peaks. Thoroughly combine approximately 1 cup beaten whites with sauce. Pour sauce, one-fourth at a time, over beaten whites while gently folding sauce into whites. Pour into prepared souffle dish and bake in center of preheated 375 degree oven 30 to 35 minutes. Serve with orange sauce. Makes 4 servings.
Orange Sauce
1/2 cup sugar dash salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon butter
In a small saucepan, mix together sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in orange juice; cook, stirring constantly until sauce thickens and clears. Continue to simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter. Makes 1 cup.
4 ounces light rum
2 teaspoons sugar
1 ounce Curacao
3/4 cup chopped cherimoya (remove seeds!!)
1 ounce lime juice 2 cups crushed ice
Put all ingredients into blender container. Blend until thick, frosty and smooth. Makes 2 servings.
1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup cold ginger ale 2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup boiling water 1/2 cup each: chunks of
cherimoya, avocado, unpeeled
apple
In a medium bowl, mix gelatin and ginger ale, let stand one minute. Add boiling water and sugar and stir until sugar and gelatin are completely dissolved. Stir in lemon juice. Chill, stirring occasionally, until mixture is the consistency of unbeaten egg whites. Fold in fruit, turn into rinsed individual or 4-cup mold. Chill until firm. Unmold and serve with lime
dressing. Makes 4 servings.
Lime Dressing
1/4 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon lime juice
1/4 teaspoon grated lime peel
Combine all ingredients, beat until smooth. Make 1/2 cup.
The next three recipes are from CRFG member Jean Lievens.
Chocolate Cookie Crust (see below)
11/2 cups pureed cherimoya 1/4 cup water
1/4 cup fresh orange or lime juice 3 egg whites
1 cup sugar 6 tablespoons sugar
1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1 cup whipping cream
Cookie Crust
11/2 cups finely-crushed chocolate cookie wafer crumbs
1/4 cup melted butter
Mix cookie crumbs with melted butter. Press crumbs evenly,over bottom and sides of 10-inch pie dish. Bake in 400 degree oven 8-9 minutes or microwave on high (100 percent power) 11/2 minutes. Let cool.
Filling
Mash cherimoya by pressing it through a large mesh strainer with fingers. Discard seeds. Dissolve gelatin in water; let sit 5 minutes. Stir dissolved gelatin into cherimoya-juice mixture and let sit until thick. Meanwhile, beat whipping cream to firm peaks. Beat egg whites until almost firm; add 6 tablespoons sugar, one at a time. Constantly beat resultant meringue until firm, not dry. Beat whipped cream and meringue into jelled cherimoya mixture. Pour filling into prepared cookie crust and refrigerate until serving. Garnish with extra cookie crumbs if desired.
2 eggs, separated 3 1/2 cups cherimoya, pureed,
1//8 teaspoon salt seeded
2 cups sugar 1/4 cup orange juice
1 quart buttermilk (low-fat or
whole)
In bowl, beat yolks, salt and 1/2 cup sugar until light and lemon-colored.
Gradually add cherimoya flesh. Add another cup sugar and beat until
sugar dissolves. Blend in buttermilk. In another bowl (at least 3-quart size),
beat whites to the soft peak stage and add remaining 1/2 cup sugar and
beat until firm, but not dry. Gradually fold buttermilk mixture into whites.
Pour into an ice cream maker (1-gallon or larger; hand-crank or electric).
Process until frozen. Makes 2 1/2 quarts sherbet.
2 cups cherimoya, peeled and 1 1/2 cups sugar
seeded 2 cups whipping cream (not
2/3 cup orange juice whipped)
2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla
Blend cherimoya with orange juice, eggs and sugar until pureed. Add the whipping cream and vanilla and pour all in ice cream maker 1/2-gallon or larger; hand-crank or electric). Process until frozen. Makes about 7 cups ice cream.
1 10-inch unbaked deep-dish pie shell
1lb. ripe Cherimoya
(peeled, seeds removed and diced)
3 eggs (separated)
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
Sweetened Whipped Cream
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake pie shell 5 minutes,set aside. Reduce oven to 375 degrees . In food processor, puree cherimoya until smooth . Whisk in yolks,milk,sugar,vanilla,salt until blended. Set aside. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold whites into cherimoya mix until no streaks of white remain(do not stir). Pour filling into crust. Bake 35-45 minutes or until filling is set and knife inserted halfway between center and edge of filling comes out clean. Cool, refrigerate. Serve wedges topped with cream. Makes one 10-inch deep-dish pie.