Surprisingly sweet Winter fruit

Try the surprising sweetness of Zespri SunGold™ kiwi fruit, which is now in season! Just one of these kiwifruits provides 100% of your daily vitamin C needs, plus they are low GI, low FODMAP, and are an excellent source of potassium, folate and vitamin E.

Gold kiwifruit differs from traditional green kiwi fruit with fewer seeds, hairless skin and a smaller core. They’re a bit softer and sweeter, with their flavour often described as a cross between a mango and a strawberry – crazy tasty!

These sweet Winter fruits are perfect as-is, making them an excellent lunch-box snack, but are also deliciously versatile in a variety of creative recipes. Like this Sungold Kiwifruit Pavlova Parfit recipe – impressive but simple!

Ingredients

• 6 Zespri™ SunGold™ Kiwifruit, peeled and chopped
  1/2 cup (4 ounces) 1/3-less fat cream cheese
  3 tablespoons sugar
  1 cup Greek fat-free vanilla yogurt
  1 cup crushed vanilla meringue cookies (about 8 2-inch cookies)
  6 whole vanilla meringue cookies

Method

1. Beat cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl on medium speed 30 seconds or until smooth. Beat in yogurt until blended.
2. Spoon 2 tablespoons cheese mixture into each of 6 (8-ounce) glasses
3. Top each with 1/2 chopped Zespri™ kiwifruit and about 2 1/2 tablespoons cookie crumbs.
4. Repeat layers once with remaining cheese mixture and remaining Zespri™ kiwifruit; top with 1 whole cookie. Serve immediately.

Recipe courtesy of Zespri Kiwifruit