Welcome to the Celtnet Tamarillo Information and Recipes Home Page

Welcome to Celtnet's Tamarillo Recipes Page — The Tamarillo (also known as the 'Tree Tomato' is, natively, a South American fruit that's used both as a fruit in sweet dishes and as a vegetable in savoury dishes, particularly in the preparation of stews. It is a shrubby tree that can grow up to 6m in height and which can tolerate fairly poor salts and is very productive when fruiting (a single bush can, over its six-month fruiting period) more than keep an ordinary family supplied with fruit.

Here you will find information about the tamarillo plant and the uses of it's fruit, as well as seeing the web's largest collection of tamarillo-based recipes.

Information on the Tamarillo Plant
Tamarillo tree and fruit

Tamarillo (also known as tree tomato, or tomate de árbol and Dutch eggplant) is the fruit of Solanum betaceum, a member of the Solanaceae (Deadly Nightshade) family of flowering plants (which also includes potatoes, tomatoes, capsicums and aubergines).

Solanum betaceum is a small tree or perennial shrub growing, maximally, to some 6m in height. The leaves are heart-shaped at the base and pointed at the apex and are muskily odorous. These are alternate and fairly large (10-35cm long and 1-10cm wide) and grow along the length of the brown, woody, adult branches and stems of the plant.

The fragrant inflorescences of the plant are borne in small, loose clusters near the branch tips during late summer or early autumn, typically 3-12 flowers in single inflorescences. Once fertilized these develop into the fruit (one per inflorescence) which are egg-shaped and can grow up to 8cm in length and 3cm in diameter and have yellow or red skins with a waxy, bitter, exocarp and may have faint dark longitudinal strips. The flesh is a pale orange, succulent and with a flavour reminiscent of a blend of kiwifruit, tomato and/or passion fruit. The cross-section of the fruit looks vaguely like a tomato (hence the common name of tree tomato) and the skin is markedly bitter but sweetens upon cooking (typically the flesh is scooped from the skin with a spoon prior to eating.

Solanum betaceum it is native of the Andes of Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia (though it is cultivated in cultivated in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia (where it is known as terong Belanda or 'Dutch eggplant'), Kenya, Portugal, the United States, New Zealand and Venezuela). In Portugal and New Zealand it is grown as a commercial crop. Recently there has been mention of this plant as a superfood in the UK press and is now available in the UK as both seed and mature plants (it requires two years' growth before fruiting). It is not hardy and thus is recommended to be grown in pots in Northern Climes so that it can be brought indoors over winter (but it will tolerate a temperature drop of down to 6°C over winter as long as the pot is kept fairly dry).

I originally bought a plant to seek a replacement for the Bitter Tomato (a close relative) that my wife used in her native Liberian recipes. However, the tamarillo is much more versatile than this and can be used anywhere you would use bitter tomatoes, ordinary tomatoes or even plums in recipes. It makes excellent drinks, preserves catsups and desserts and you can see a whole range of recipes in my tamarillo recipe collection.


Tamarillo-based Recipes

Alphabetical list of tamarillo-based recipes follow (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 108 recipes in total:



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Apple and Tamarillo Bread with Topping
     Origin: American
Hot Tamarillo Chutney
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Batter
     Origin: British
Apple and Tamarillo Brownies
     Origin: American
Iced Tamarillo and Basil Soup
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Brownies
     Origin: British
Apple and Tamarillo Charlotte
     Origin: British
Jam Tamarillo Coch
(Red Tamarillo Jam)
     Origin: Welsh (Patagonia)
Tamarillo Butter
     Origin: British
Apple and Tamarillo Compote
     Origin: British
Lamb and Tamarillos In Herb Sauce
     Origin: Russia
Tamarillo Catsup
     Origin: Fusion
Apple and Tamarillo Cream Cake
(Apple and Tamraillo Cream Cake)
     Origin: British
Nut Cake with Apple and Tamarillo Filling
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Catsup II
     Origin: British
Apple and Tamarillo Flummery
     Origin: British
Nutty Apple and Tamarillo Ice Cream
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Chilli Bread
     Origin: African Fusion
Apple and Tamarillo Gingerbread Cobbler
     Origin: British
Okra in Tamarillo Sauce
     Origin: African Fusion
Tamarillo Chutney
     Origin: New Zealand
Apple and Tamarillo Grunt
     Origin: Amish
Parsnip, Tamarillo and Apple Soup
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Compote
     Origin: New Zealand
Apple and Tamarillo Mousse
     Origin: Germany
Piquant Tamarillo Soup
     Origin: Fusion
Tamarillo Crumble
     Origin: British
Apple and Tamarillo Pie
     Origin: British
Pork and Tamarillo Soup
     Origin: Fusion
Tamarillo Gelato
     Origin: British
Apple and Tamarillo Pie II
     Origin: British
Pork and Tamarillo Stew
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Gumbo Sauce
     Origin: African Fusion
Apple and Tamarillo Sherbet
     Origin: British
Pork Loin Stuffed with Tamarillos and Rosemary
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Ice
     Origin: British
Apple and Tamarillo Streusel Dessert Pizza
     Origin: British
Portuguese Tamarillo Sauce
     Origin: Portugal
Tamarillo Ice Cream
     Origin: Britihs
Apple and Tamarillo Summer Fruit Soup
     Origin: British
Pumpkin and Tamarillo Soup
     Origin: African Fusion
Tamarillo Jam
     Origin: British
Apple and Tamarillo Tarte Tatin
     Origin: British
Raw Tamarillo Sauce
     Origin: African Fusion
Tamarillo Jelly Salad
     Origin: British
Apple, Tamarillo and Cheese Tart
     Origin: British
Red Hot Tamarillo and Pepper Chutney
     Origin: Fusion
Tamarillo Juice Drink
     Origin: Ecuador
Apple, Tamarillo and Prune Chutney
     Origin: British
Roast Lamb with Apple and Tamarillo Tartlets
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Ketchup
     Origin: New Zealand
Apple, Tamarillo and Rum Custard Cake
     Origin: British
Spiced Tamarillo and Nut Cake
     Origin: Argentina
Tamarillo Parfait
     Origin: British
Apple, Tamarillo and Rum Custard Cake II
     Origin: British
Spiced Tamarillos
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Preserve
     Origin: British
Boeuf Bourgignon with Tamarillos
     Origin: Fusion
Sweet and Hot Pepper Tamarillo Relish
     Origin: African Fusion
Tamarillo Sauce
     Origin: British
Cheese in Tamarillo Sauce
     Origin: Benin
Sweet and Sour Okra with Tamarillo
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Sauce for Pizza
     Origin: British
Chicken with Tamarillo Sauce
     Origin: China
Tamairllo Flan
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Sauce for Roast Pork
     Origin: British
Chilli and Tamarillo Dip
     Origin: Thailand
Tamarillo and Apple Pie with Walnut Pastry
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Sorbet
     Origin: British
Country Apples and Tamarillos
(Country Apples and Tamatillos)
     Origin: British
Tamarillo and Apple Roll
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Soup with Claret
(Tamarillo with Claret)
     Origin: British
Crabapple Tamarillo and Chilli Jelly
     Origin: British
Tamarillo and Apple Tart Spiced with Herb Bennet Root
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Strudel
     Origin: British
Creamy Tamarillo Soup
     Origin: British
Tamarillo and Basil Sorbet
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Syrup
     Origin: British
Crockpot Apple and Tamarillo Cake
     Origin: British
Tamarillo and Beef Curry
     Origin: Fusion
Tamarillo Syrup Bavarois
     Origin: British
Crockpot Apple and Tamarillo Pie
     Origin: British
Tamarillo and Caramelized Onion Tarte Tatin
     Origin: British
Tamarillo Tart
     Origin: British
Dried Tamarillos
     Origin: British
Tamarillo and Chickpea Soup
     Origin: African Fusion
Tamarillo Tart with Oatmeal Pastry
     Origin: British
Fresh Apple and Tamarillo Coffeecake
     Origin: British
Tamarillo and Chilli Catsup
     Origin: Fusion
Tamarillo Torte
     Origin: British
Fresh Tamarillo Cobbler
     Origin: British
Tamarillo and Peanut Relish
     Origin: African Fusion
Tamarillo, Apple and Pear Cake
     Origin: England
Fresh Tamarillo Salsa
     Origin: Fusion
Tamarillo and Pepper Relish with Preserved Lemons
     Origin: African Fusion
Tamarillo, Onion and Preserved Lemon Salad
     Origin: British
Fresh Tamarillo Sauce
     Origin: British
Tamarillo and White Wine Ratafia
     Origin: British
Green Mango and Tamarillo Chutney
     Origin: India
Tamarillo Apple Sauce
     Origin: British

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