Vegan Feijoa Mousse with coconut macaroons and a really good for you kale and feijoa smoothie!

I made some vegan mousse for my darling the other night, using the fruit to beat all other fruits. The feijoa. I love these little fruits. If feijoas had a personality I reckon they would be like cute little kittens that weave round your ankles and sleep on your pillow. I just love them!

In the myrtle family, the plant is native to South America but us kiwis have really taken it on as our own.  In fact I would hazard to say that everybody knows somebody that could supply them with a rubbish bag full from their backyard by the time April rolls around.

I will probably get sick of them by then but in the meantime everything I make gets a bit of the feijoa treatment and so with that in mind I made a mousse for my darling with coconut macaroons. I’m pretty sure he liked it, in fact I think he may have uttered the delicious word.

I couldn’t keep my mind out of the feijoa bag this morning so  I jazzed up my smoothie with them too.

So here are not one but two recipes using the humble feijoa… word.

Whats in it?

Feijoa Mousse

1 cup of macadamia

½ cup of pine nuts

¼ cup of maple syrup 

Juice of a lemon

1 tsp of vanilla
10 feijoas peeled
 

Coconut macaroons

2¾ cups coconut blitzed until its butter! 
¾ cup maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
2 cups finely shredded coconut 

How do you do it?

Mousse

Blitz the macadamias and pinenuts until they are like a crème.. add all of the otgher ingredients and blend until completely smooth

Macaroons

Process 2¾ cups of shredded coconut in
your food processor until it is completely smooth and creamy. Stop often to scrape down the sides.

Mix coconut butter, maple syrup, vanilla and salt in a large bowl.

Add 2 cups of finely shredded coconut and mix well.
Scoop small tablespoons of mix onto a dehydrator tray/sheet.

Dehydrate at 60ºC for 24-36 hours, until the macaroons are dry on
the outside

To serve

Roughly chop some feijoas into the bottom of a glass, top with a good dollop of feijoa mousse.. you can repeat if you like trifle styles! Then chuck a couple of macaroons on top and voila!

For the smoothie

Chuck in a blender some kale, pineapple, feijoa and some matcha green tea and barley grass, some water  and blend, top with a slice of feijoa and serve to your minions!