Rina Masserano shares a simple recipe in the January 2007 Mackay Branch of the RFCA Newsletter for using Jaboticabas.
Ingredients
Tart shell of your choice
1 kg jaboticabas
3/4 cup of sugar
60 gms of cornflour
1 teasp custard powder
Instructions
Just cover 1 kg of jaboticaba fruit with water and boil until tender. Strain through cheesecloth.
Use 2 ½ cups of this juice, add ¾ cup sugar, stir until sugar is dissolved then bring to the boil.
In a separate cup put about ¼ cup of jaboticaba juice then mix in 2 oz (56g) cornflour & 1 T/S custard powder.
Remove saucepan from the heat and stir in the cornflour mixture then return to gentle boil until mixture thickens. Pour into tart shell.



