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You must use ripe jackfruit to make smoothies: the riper it is, the sweeter and tastier the smoothie will be.

Jackfruit is called green or young jackfruit when it’s unripe. It has pale green, firm flesh and a very subtle flavour.

Ripe jackfruit, instead, has bright yellow, juicy, and sweet-smelling fruit pods. Its taste is a cross between bananas, pineapple, melon, and mango.

If you bought ripe jackfruit at the local market, you have to pull out the yellow fruit pods and deseed them before using them.

To do so, cut loose those white and narrow fibrous strands that hold the pods in place and then detach the pods (also called arils) from the hard shell.

Very Important: Before you start, you must oil your hands and knife, as those strands leek a super sticky, milky liquid that’s hard to remove even with soap.

Once you have detached all the pods, open them and remove the hard seed and the brownish membrane that holds it.

Finally, thinly chop the ripe jackfruit flesh and add it to the blender with the other ingredients.

This jackfruit smoothie has a wonderfully tropical taste as it’s made with sweet jackfruit, refreshing coconut water, and tangy passion fruit.

Ripe jackfruit tastes like a delicious cross between mangoes, melon, ripe bananas, and pineapples.

Jackfruit goes well with other exotic fruits like mangoes, bananas, guavas, and coconuts.

It also pairs well with slightly tangy fruits like passion fruit, papayas, and pineapple, as they balance the sweetness of jackfruit.

You can also tip some nut butter into the smoothie, like peanut or cashew butter, for a creamier finish and nutty flavour.