Things to try

Slice raw, peeled tamarillos and decorate flans, cakes, cheesecakes and pizza.
Add whole peeled tamarillos to a casserole or any dish (in the same way you would tomatoes).
Try wedges of red and golden tamarillo with a cheese-board.
Make an awesome sandwich with fresh wholemeal bread, cottage cheese and slices of peeled tamarillo.
Toss peeled and sliced tamarillos through salad greens.
Add a couple of peeled tamarillos to stewed apples – the perfect breakfast fruit or quick desert when served with custard.
Sliced tamarillo sprinkled with a little salt is delicious on a cracker or toast.
For an instant desert, cut the tamarillo in half, dust with icing sugar and scoop out the flesh with a teaspoon. Yum! Add some ice-cream for extra extravagance.
Halve tamarillos, top with garlic butter and grill.
Puree and sieve poached tamarillos – drizzle over deserts, grilled chicken, pork or fish.
Dice tamarillo and avocado, add a little chopped chilli and onion for an awesome salsa.
Spread a pizza base with sweet chilli sauce and top with slices of peeled tamarillo and green pepper, finely chopped bacon, and blobs of sour cream. Garnish with fresh coriander – devine!
Pureed tamarillo makes an excellent marinade adding flavour and tenderising the meat.
Tamarillos make great preserves, jams, chutneys, jellies, relishes, sauces and marmalades.