Red wine feijoas with yoghurt and feijoa parfait

Tam West

These feijoas, cooked in a mulled wine syrup, will add the little extra warmth and spice required in the late autumn diet. The yoghurt parfait keeps well in the freezer and is best made a day in advance. Serve the feijoas warm or at room temperature.

Feijoas and parfait

6	Egg yolks
150 g	Caster sugar
1 cup	Feijoa, pureed
100 ml	Cream, whipped
150 ml	Greek yoghurt
1 cup	Red wine
½ cup	Sugar
¼ tsp	Ground cinnamon
¼ tsp	Ground ginger
½	Oranges, finely grated zest
20 medium	Feijoas, scooped (Main)

Vanilla glazed popcorn

40 g	Popcorn
2 Tbsp	Oil
50 g	Butter
60 g	Sugar
30 g	Honey
½ tsp	Vanilla extract

Directions

Red wine feijoas and parfait

1. Line a 22cm x 10cm loaf tin with baking paper.

2. Bring a saucepan filled to 5cm with water to a simmer.

3. In a metal bowl whisk yolks and sugar together, then place over the simmering water and whisk until light and fluffy. An electric hand-beater is great for this. Do not overheat or the egg will curdle. Remove from the heat and continue whisking until completely cool.

4. Gently fold in the feijoa puree, whipped cream and yoghurt, pour into the loaf tin then place in the freezer overnight.

5. Boil red wine and sugar, spices and zest. Reduce until syrupy then add feijoas and simmer very gently for 4 minutes.

6. Remove parfait from freezer 10 minutes before serving.

7. Cut thick slices and top with red wine feijoas. Garnish with vanilla glazed popcorn (below).

Vanilla glazed popcorn

1. Pop 40g of popcorn with 2 Tbsp of oil in a saucepan with a lid over a high heat. Once corn starts to pop, reduce heat and shake the pan to ensure even cooking. (Or use a convenient packet of plain microwave popcorn.)

2. For glaze, melt together 50g butter, 60g sugar, 30g honey and ½ tsp pure vanilla extract.

3. While glaze is still hot, add popcorn and toss to coat completely. This can be made the day before and kept in an airtight container.

More feijoa recipes from Geoff

• Feijoa curd
• Sticky coconut and feijoa and feijoa muffins