Known as emu apples or native cranberries Muntries are a low growing shrub found on the 
south coast of Australia. When ripe the berries are green with a red tinge and have the flavour of spicy apples. It forms a dense, weed suppressing ground cover. From spring it has white fluffy looking flowers followed by edible berries, green in colour with a red to purplish tinge at maturity, up to 1 cm or more in diameter, with a spicy-apple flavour.
In the wild the muntries plant (Kunzea pomifera) occurs as a prostrate or occasionally semi-upright shrub along the southern coast of Australia, with inland extensions, from Portland in Victoria to the Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
Muntries (also known as munthari, muntaberry or monterry) are a long time favourite of our traditional people. They hold a significant place in the historical diet of the Narrindjeri people of the Coorong in the south-east of South Australia. The fruit played a major part in the diet, not only when fresh, but also after being dried and stored for the winter months. They were often traded with other tribes, usually after being pounded into a paste which was then dried.
Early settlers used the berries in pies. The fruit can be used fresh in desserts and fruit salads, or cooked in pies, chutneys, jams and sweet or savoury sauces.
HOW TO ENJOY MUNTRIES
Devonshire Tea with an Australian flavour – Outback Pride Quandong Jam, Outback Pride Native Currant and Muntries Jam, Outback Pride Wild Lime Marmalade, Outback Pride Fig and Passionberry Jam
Muntries Chutney with cold meats in a sandwich or baguette
Australian Wild Fruit In Syrup over icecream
Wattleseed Muffins with Wild Fruit
Make up OzTukka Wattleseed Macadamia Muffin Mix as per instructions. Half fill muffin pan with mix and place a teaspoon of Outback Pride Australian Wild Fruit (minus the syrup) on top. Bake as per muffin pack instructions
Wattleseed Cream Meringues with Wild Fruit
Fill purchased meringue cases (or pavlova base) with Wattleseed Cream (Place a tablespoon of Wattleseed in 50 ml hot water. When cool, add to 300ml thickened cream and whip to firmness. The flavour develops so you can make it the day before.) and top with Sliced banana and Wild Fruit in Syrup.
Muntries Chutney is excellent in a baguette with cold meats and salad!!