Join us Saturday at Hawaiian Electric Co.’s 24th Annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway, starting at 9 a.m. at six Oahu locations. Learn how properly placed trees can clean the air and enhance the environment while cooling your home and keeping energy costs down.

A variety of trees and shrubs will be given away, from the delicate miracle berry to the exotic lemon- drop mangosteen. Add brown turkey fig, calamansi, Hawaiian chili pepper, Meyer lemon and Tahitian lime, and there’s something for just about every taste. Popular native and flowering plants will also be available.

Arborists and master gardeners will be on site to field questions. Visit ArborDayHawaii.org.

These recipes incorporate fruit from our free trees.

CALAMANSI POPPY SEED MUFFINS

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch baking soda
• Pinch salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 6 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed calamansi juice
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• Powdered sugar, for dusting

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Fill cups of 9-cup muffin pan with paper liners.

In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In large bowl, whisk together butter, yogurt, egg, vanilla and calamansi juice until well blended. Add flour mixture and use a rubber spatula to stir gently but quickly until blended. Do not over mix. Stir in poppy seeds.

Scoop batter into muffins cups. Bake 18-20 minutes, until tops are golden and a pick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Cool on rack 5 minutes, then carefully remove each muffin. Dust with powdered sugar. Serves 9.

Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature or freeze.

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Approximate nutritional information, per serving: 240 calories, 7 g total fat, 4 g saturated fat, 40 mg cholesterol, 150 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 29 g sugar, 4 g protein.

TAHITIAN LIME CHEESECAKE TRIFLES

• 1-1/4 cups crushed graham crackers
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 to 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed Tahitian lime juice
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 (8-ounce) tub nondairy whipped topping, thawed
• 1 tablespoon lime zest

Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter until combined.

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, lime juice and sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping and lime zest. Scoop into resealable plastic bag. Cut a small hole in a corner of bag.

Add a heaping teaspoon of graham cracker crumbs to bottom of serving bowl; pat down with back of spoon. Squeeze about 2 tablespoons of cream cheese mixture from bag over crumb layer. Repeat layers of crumbs and cheesecake. Top with a sprinkle of graham cracker mixture. Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Serves 7.

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Approximate nutritional information, per serving: 370 calories, 27 g total fat, 18 g saturated fat, 55 mg cholesterol, 250 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 23 g sugar, 3 g protein.

FIGS IN SPICED SYRUP

• 12 fresh brown turkey figs
• 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• 2 to 3 whole cloves
• 2 to 3 whole black peppercorns
• 1 to 2 whole cardamom pods
• 2 allspice berries
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Wash figs; trim and discard stems.

In a medium saucepan, bring sugar and water to a simmer. Stir to dissolve sugar. Add cinnamon stick and spices; simmer about 10 minutes to make a syrup. Add figs; simmer another 5 minutes. Do not overcook.

Remove figs from syrup and let figs and syrup cool separately about 15 minutes.

Strain syrup, discard spices and pour syrup back over figs. Serve over ice cream or waffles or mix with hot cereals. May be stored, refrigerated in a glass jar, up to 2 weeks. Serves 4.

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Approximate nutritional information, per serving (3 figs plus syrup): 250 calories, 0.5 g total fat, no saturated fat or cholesterol, no sodium, 65 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 59 g sugar, 1 g protein.

More Hawaiian Electric Co. recipes are available at hawaiianelectric.com.