Jackfruit is such a versatile tropical fruit and to celebrate that, I have put together a selection of jackfruit recipes.
Discover fresh ripe and young canned jackfruit recipes below. There is something for everyone with lunch ideas, sweet desserts, Asian and Indian recipes, as well as American and European classics prepared with jackfruit.
Yet, here you will mainly find a collection of meals and most are vegan jackfruit recipes because this fruit is used as a meat substitute.
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- 📕 What is Jackfruit?
- Jackfruit Bao Buns
- Jackfruit Birria Tacos
- Loaded BBQ Pulled Jackfruit Nachos
- Indonesian Jackfruit Rendang
- Jackfruit Mango Smoothie
- Jackfruit, Mango and Dill Salad
- French Dip Sandwich with au Jus
- Jackfruit Upside Down Cake
- Jackfruit Tinga with Chipotle Sauce
- Chili Verde Jackfruit with Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
- BBQ Jackfruit Sandwich
- BBQ Jackfruit Tacos with Mango Salsa
- Jackfruit Ice cream
- Jackfruit Carnitas
- Vegan Stew with Jackfruit Beef
- Vegan Jackfruit 'Pulled Pork' Tacos with grilled Pineapple
- Jackfruit Stir Fry - Kathal ki Sabzi
- Corned Jackfruit
- Jackfruit Sweet Potato Curry
- Vegan Reuben Jackfruit Sandwich
- Stuffed Jackfruit
- Raw Jackfruit Kebab
- Raw Jackfruit Curry
- 🥗 More Smashing Jackfruit Recipe Ideas!
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📕 What is Jackfruit?
Jackfruit is the largest and heaviest fruit in the world, and it's related to the breadfruit. There are many differences between jackfruits and breadfruits.
We have a young jackfruit tree in our tropical garden in Goa, India, and from that tree, we harvest about 20 jackfruit in one season.
Each jackfruit weighs about 44-66 lbs/ 20-30 kg. Grown Jackfruit trees, with their massive build, can have about 200 Jackfruit growing on the tree trunk and on brunches.
These are crazy numbers when you think that some of these jackfruit tend to get over 55 lbs/ 25 kgs heavy!
The healthy exotic fruit is native to the Western Ghats/West Coast of India, but it also grows in other parts of Asia, in the Caribbeans, Africa and South America.
The fruit is also known as fruit de Jaque in french, kathal in Hindi and pannas पाननस in Goa and Maharashtra.
It's in season from March to June in any tropical climate and two major varieties exist, a softer jelly-like type and the more common and commercialized fleshy jackfruit.
The fiber rich fruit flesh is pale yellow/beige, and it tastes and smells like a combination of banana, mango, and pineapple.
It's a pleasant smell and taste and nothing bad as the durian. In fact, it's not even related to Durian.
The fruit can be bought whole or canned. When whole, the jackfruit is cut open and consumed in its ripe form. Canned jackfruit is the young fruit, which is raw.
Both, fruit flesh and jackfruit seeds can be used in recipes. The seeds can be boiled and taste just like chestnuts!
We usually enjoy jackfruit as is in its raw state. However, the fruit is great cooked too with other ingredients.
Especially vegans may appreciate this fruit. As a fruit lover, you might want to peruse my list of tropical fruits.
Find a selection of wonderful jackfruit recipes below.
Jackfruit Bao Buns
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Jackfruit Birria Tacos
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Loaded BBQ Pulled Jackfruit Nachos
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Indonesian Jackfruit Rendang
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Jackfruit Mango Smoothie
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Jackfruit, Mango and Dill Salad
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French Dip Sandwich with au Jus
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Jackfruit Upside Down Cake
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Jackfruit Tinga with Chipotle Sauce
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Chili Verde Jackfruit with Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
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BBQ Jackfruit Sandwich
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BBQ Jackfruit Tacos with Mango Salsa
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Jackfruit Ice cream
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Jackfruit Carnitas
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Vegan Stew with Jackfruit Beef
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Vegan Jackfruit 'Pulled Pork' Tacos with grilled Pineapple
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Jackfruit Stir Fry - Kathal ki Sabzi
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Corned Jackfruit
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Jackfruit Sweet Potato Curry
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Vegan Reuben Jackfruit Sandwich
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Stuffed Jackfruit
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Raw Jackfruit Kebab
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Raw Jackfruit Curry
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