Pineapple and Lilly Pillies

Our friends Phyl and Greg shared their bumper crop of lilly pillies with us this spring. So we experimented ... all delicious!

                                        

Pineapple and lilly pilly jam

3 cups pipped lilly pillies; 1 cup finely diced fresh pineapple; 4 cups sugar; ½ cup water

Put a saucer and teaspoon into the freezer.

Dampen the sugar in the water. Add the lily pillies and diced pineapple. Simmer for 30 minutes, to soften the fruit and release the pectin which helps the jam to set.

Test the jam by putting a teaspoonful onto the cold saucer. If it gels the jam is ready.

Pour into sterilised jars.

Pineapple and lilly pilly jam tarts with custard topping

Lilly pilly cordial

Lilly pilly relish

And Les created one of his fast becoming famous ice cream treats by dehydrating some lilly pillies, soaking them in rum, then setting them in a custard ice cream. Teamed with a lemon sorbet they were amazing!! Anne