Best dragon fruit Recipes for Everyday Cooking

Make the most of dragon fruit with our handpicked recipes — simple, satisfying, and full of flavour.

Recipes with dragon fruit

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Fire Dragon Minced Pork Dumplings

- The outer skin has the unique sweetness of pitaya, and the fragrance is elegant, which neutralizes the salty and fresh taste of the meat, and will not be greasy. ​ - The filling is moderately salty and the meat is mellow, forming a wonderful collision with the fruity aroma of the outer skin. The sweet and salty are intertwined but not conflicting, but there is a unique sense of balance, which tastes refreshing and satisfying. Whether it is a dessert or a slightly salty snack, this glutinous rice ball breaks the sweet impression of traditional glutinous rice balls with its novel combination, which is very suitable for people who like to try new flavors.

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Double skin milk

The double-skin milk in the porcelain bowl is like a piece of white jade, with a layer of milk skin as thin as a cicada's wing floating on the surface. When you poke it gently, you will find that the inside is so tender and smooth that it can ripple. The sweetness spreads first, and then the rich milk fragrance melts on the tip of the tongue, with caramel or honey beans as the embellishment, sweet but not greasy. Take a sip, it slips into the throat smoothly, leaving a mouthful of warmth, like holding a cloud in your mouth.

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Q-Ball Cake

Homemade bowl cakes are a perfect "sweet weapon" to coax your baby! In terms of appearance, they are placed in small molds, which are delicate and cute. You can also add your favorite fruits freely. They are colorful, such as mango yellow, dragon fruit red, and various jams you like. They are very eye-catching when placed on the table. The taste is even better. The cake body is Q-elastic and wrapped with fresh fruit pulp. Take a bite, and the fruit sweetness and elastic taste will bloom on the tip of your tongue. The children are happy to eat, and we are free to make them, easily controlling the taste buds and hearts of the little babies~

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Cool summer three fresh dishes

"Cool Summer Three Fresh Bowl" consists of cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and ice jelly, and its benefits to the body are mainly reflected in the following aspects: - Replenish water and electrolytes: Ice jelly itself has a high water content, and it can quickly replenish water in summer when combined with cucumbers (about 95% water content) and cherry tomatoes (about 90% water content); cucumbers also contain potassium, which helps maintain electrolyte balance in the body. ​ - Provide vitamins and dietary fiber: Cherry tomatoes are rich in vitamin C and lycopene, cucumbers contain B vitamins and dietary fiber, and ice jelly (mostly made of plant gum) can also provide a small amount of dietary fiber. The combination of the three can promote intestinal peristalsis and help digestion, which is suitable for more people.

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Dragon Ball Ice Jelly

Desserts/snacks: directly used as a summer dessert to cool down, the sweetness of dragon fruit and the smoothness of ice jelly are combined, with crushed ice, coconut milk or syrup, the taste is rich, suitable for eating alone or as a dessert after a meal. ​ Drink pairing: add "Dragon Ball" to milk tea, sparkling water or juice as a visual and taste highlight, such as making "Dragon Ball Exploding Milk Tea", the spherical shape is more eye-catching in the drink, and the dragon fruit juice and the soft and tender ice jelly are blended when bitten, which increases the fun of drinking. ​ Creative cooking ingredients: used for decoration of dessert platters, fruit salad or smoothies, can also be added to yogurt, oatmeal to make healthy light meals, and even embellished in Chinese sugar water (such as red bean paste, mung bean soup) to enhance the appearance and taste diversity of dishes.

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Fruity tofu balls

- The first thing you taste is the sweet and fresh aroma of dragon fruit, which is fresh and natural, with a mild sweetness and not greasy; if you savor it carefully, you can also taste the mellow bean aroma of tofu, which is elegant and refreshing. The two flavors are intertwined to form a unique "sweet aroma + bean aroma" compound flavor. ​ - The overall taste is light and refreshing, without heavy seasoning, and the original flavor of the two ingredients is retained to the greatest extent, suitable for people who like a fresh taste.

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Huolong Portuguese Yam Dish

In the whole dessert, the plainness of yam is the base color, the red of pitaya is the jumping color block, and the roundness of grapes is the smart embellishment. It tastes like the warm base of yam, the freshness of pitaya, and the sourness and sweetness of grapes. The layers are like a light tune that slowly spreads on the tip of the tongue.

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Red flame wrapped in snow

The dish "Red Flame Wrapped in Snow" has a rich and varied taste, combining the flavor of the red ingredients themselves with the different taste of the "wrapped in snow" part. It tastes soft and melts in your mouth, with a moderate sweetness and sourness.

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Dragon fruit pancake

Dragon fruit itself tastes sweet, and after being made into cakes, its fresh fruity aroma is preserved. For example, in dragon fruit pancakes, you can taste the light sweet taste of dragon fruit in every bite, without being too sweet.

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Red flesh QQ elastic

Gently scoop up a piece with a spoon, the chewy touch trembles slightly on the tip of the tongue, take a sip, the sweetness with a hint of dragon fruit's unique light fruity aroma spreads in the mouth, not too sweet, but like the refreshing summer frozen into a chewable shape. Occasionally biting into the tiny fruit particles hidden inside, a crunching sound adds a bit of playful taste, after eating, even the tip of the tongue seems to be stained with a bit of gentle red