A collection of delicious and easy calamansi dessert recipes, including tarts, preserves and jellies.
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What is Calamansi?
Calamansi, also known as kalamansi, calamondin, Philippine lime or Philippine lemon, is a type of citrus fruit that grows readily in the tropics. It is a common ingredient in Indonesian, Filipino, Singaporean and Malaysian food and is actually of a kumquat plant and another citrus, probably the mandarin orange.
In Singapore, many families keep fruit trees such as calamansi and papayas in their garden- I remember heading out to pluck some before meal time as a child. Just adding a squirt of calamansi juice to recipes such as sambal brinjal or Singaporean Hokkien mee makes the dish really sing.
If you can't get this tart fruit- its floral bouquet makes it stand out from the other citrus fruits- click here for the best calamansi substitutes.
Other Calamansi Recipes
Calamansi can also be used to make sauces such as Toyomansi, a calamansi soy sauce, that Filipinos like to eat with Sio mai, or sambal mayo. You can also use this tart fruit as a marinade for fish and pork, or squeeze it to make calamansi lemonade and cocktails.
Recipes for Asian Garden Produce
FAQ
Yes, calamansi can be used in place of lemon or lime. However, lemon or lime don't make very good replacements for calamansi as calamansi has a particular fruity flavour that the other 2 citrus fruits don't. They'd do in a pinch though!
Preserves
Pies & Tarts
Jellies
Which is your favourite of these easy calamansi dessert recipes? Let me know if I've missed something out!
Fern says
That pie looks heavenly, making it the next time I have a surplus of the fruit!
Zen says
Thanks Fern, I do love the photo of that calamansi pie myself! Waiting for my plant to fruit, fingers crossed