Women Cookie Recipes

Birthplace: Peru, South America. Introduced into Queensland around 1874. Also called cherimoya, bullock’s heart and atemoya. In season from March to September.

Looks like: an artichoke. Hearth-shaped with a leathery, bumpy green skin. The cream-coloured flesh is dotted with large, shiny black, inedible seeds. The texture is like firm custard.

Tastes like: a combination of pineapple, mango and strawberry, giving a very sweet, rich flavour.

Vital stats: excellent source of vitamin C, good source of fibre and many vitamins and minerals. Provides 305kJ per 100g.

Loves: being ripened at room temperature and chilled before serving. Choose fruit that is heavy for its size, firm and without brown blemishes. Use in fruit salads, soufflés, crumbles, or for the very adventurous, in curries. Puree and add to ice-creams, smoothies or trifles.

Hates: being bruised.