Hello Everyone!!  I have been experimenting with peach palm a lot since each bunch weighs about 10kg (22lbs).  Peach palm or pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes) is a palm which is indigenous to Central America.  These trees produce bunches of orange-coloured fruit which can be eaten as a carbohydrate.

Once cooked, they have the texture of a sweet potato and they taste almost fruity.  In this recipe, I cooked up some of this carbohydrate, mashed it up and flavoured it with rosemary which really helps to bring out the peach-like flavour.  This recipe is gluten-free and would also be a great base for a vegetarian burger.

We had our Peach Palm Patties with a generous dollop of chilli sauce!  If you would prefer this as a sweet, you can omit the rosemary and serve these patties with honey and ice-cream…yum…now that’s a real treat!