A recipe created for Holmes Place magazine as part of an ongoing concept of seasonal ‘superfoods’ throughout the year.
Elixir: a substance, usually a liquid, with a magical power to cure, improve, or preserve something.
This Elixir is a wonderful topping for your morning yoghurt or warm-cooked oats. At other times, it is mixed in with a salad dressing, drizzled over vanilla ice cream for an evening treat, as a drink, stirred into warm water or warm milk, or added to smoothies or juices for a flavour kick.
Turmeric root is often used in Ayurvedic medicine for its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiseptic properties. This elixir is combined with the multiple wonderful benefits of passionfruit, honey, and ginger, which are all healing and preventive powerhouses on their own.
tips
- When buying passion fruit, the ripe fruit should be firm and heavy, with wrinkled skin and a little “give.” If the skin is not deeply wrinkled but only shrivelled and unappealing, keep the fruit at room temperature until it is.
- When passionfruit is not in season, replace it with an extra ¼ cup of honey.
Golden Honey Passionfruit Elixir
makes 1 cup (240mL)
preparation 20 minutes
The recipe was adapted from Tara O’Brady’s Seven Spoons.
ingredients
½ cup/160g mild-tasting honey, preferably raw
½ cup/125g ripe passionfruit pulp (approximately six fruits)
2 Tbsp ginger, grated
2 Tbsp grated turmeric root or (1 heaped tsp turmeric powder)
Zest from 1 lemon
2 pinches freshly ground black pepper
preparation
- Grate the ginger, turmeric and zest the lemon. Halve the passionfruit and scoop out the pulp and seeds to measure half a cup – set aside.
- Pour the honey into a jar, add the passionfruit pulp, ginger, turmeric, lemon zest, and ground pepper, and stir to combine well.
- Allow to stand for 30 minutes before using, or an hour if you can, then cover and refrigerate. The longer it sits, the more the flavours balance and settle. Stir before serving. Use within one week.
Chia Pudding with Berries & Golden Honey Passionfruit Elixir
serves 2
preparation 30 minutes
chia pudding
2 Tbsp chia seeds
½ cup almond milk/or nut milk of choice
¼ tsp vanilla essence
serving options
1 cup Greek-style yoghurt or choice of non-dairy yoghurt
2 – 4 Tbsp Golden Honey Passionfruit Elixir
Fresh seasonal fruits, such as sliced peaches/nectarines, strawberries and raspberries, washed and chopped
2 – 4 Tbsp chopped almonds/granola
prepare the chia pudding
- Place the chia seeds, vanilla essence and nut milk in a jar. Screw on the lid, shake a few times and refrigerate for 30 minutes or preferably overnight. Stir again before serving.
- When ready to serve, divide the yoghurt into two bowls and evenly spoon over the chia pudding. Drizzle the Golden Passionfruit Elixir over the top, arrange the fruits and berries, and garnish with fresh mint leaves, toasted almonds or your favourite granola.
Goodness shared from Stacey
