Passion Fruit Purée

Sweet, tart, and vibrantly colored, this 1-ingredient recipe for Homemade Passion Fruit Purée is sure to add tropical flair to everything from cocktails to baked goods! Learn how to DIY this super simple ingredient at home to save money and control how much sugar you add to your favorite recipes.

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• About This Recipe
• Ingredients & Substitutions
• Equipment
• How To Make Passion Fruit Purée
• Optional Variations
• Expert Tips
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Passionfruit Dessert & Cocktail Recipes
• Homemade Passion Puree

About This Recipe

If you’re a fan of tropical fruit, chances are you’ve tried something made with passion fruit in the past. It’s tart and sweet, sort of like a mix between pineapple and kiwi. In short, it’s utterly delicious. 

Passionfruit purée can be used in myriad recipes, from tiki-style cocktails to homemade curd, cakes, cheesecakes, tarts, ice cream, mousse, and even boba tea! Unfortunately, many commercially available passion fruit purées are loaded up with added sugar (and sometimes artificial preservatives, too). Now, as a baker, I’m clearly not anti-sugar! However, I like having control over how much I add in a given situation.

In this super simple passion fruit purée recipe, I take all the guesswork out of this magical ingredient. It’s made with just one ingredient – passionfruit pulp – so you know exactly what you’re getting every time. Come along with me to learn just how easy it is to make your own fruit purée at home and taste the difference in all your favorite recipes!

Ingredients & Substitutions

As promised, this easy passionfruit purée recipe has just one ingredient:

• Passion Fruit - While I love this tropical fruit with all my heart, this recipe will also work with guava pulp, fresh mango, or papaya. 

Equipment

You don’t need much to make tasty fruit purées at home. Here’s what to grab:

• Blender or Food Processor - We’re only going to blitz it for a few pulses, so either will work marvelously here.
• Mesh Strainer - We want to remove the seeds from the pulp so our purée is creamy and dreamy. Make sure your sieve is made with fine mesh to catch them all. 
• Silicone Spatula - Flexible spatulas are great for getting every last drop of this sunshiney purée.
• Airtight Container - A mason jar, snap-top lid, or deli container will all do the trick. 

How To Make Passion Fruit Purée

Making homemade fruit purée is a simple task. Here’s how it’s done:

Step 1: Slice the passion fruits in half and scoop out the pulp.

Step 2: Blitz. Add the passion fruit pulp to a blender or food processor and pulse 1-2 times - this helps to loosen the pulp and to separate the seeds. PRO TIP: Make sure you don't process the pulp too much, otherwise the seeds will start to break down which we don't want.

Step 3: Strain the pulp through a fine sieve to remove the seeds using a spatula to help.

Step 4: Store or Enjoy. Pour into an airtight container and store in the fridge or freezer or use immediately in the recipe of your choice!

Optional Variations

I find that the utter simplicity of this recipe is what makes it delicious. That said, passionfruit plays nicely with other tropical fruits. Here are a couple of variations worth trying:

• Guava Passionfruit Purée - After completing the recipe as written, add the desired number of washed, trimmed, and quartered guava fruit to the blender or food processor and blend for 30 seconds or more, until it is uniform in color and texture. Take care not to over-process, as we want to remove the seeds. Strain through the mesh sieve and mix with the passionfruit until fully incorporated.
• Mango Passionfruit Purée - After following the instructions for making passion fruit purée, add the flesh of a mango or two to the blender or food processor and blitz until completely creamy. Mix with your passionfruit for a lovely tropical experience.

Expert Tips

• How to choose a good passionfruit - If you’re new to shopping for fresh passion fruit, you may not know what to look for. First, know that they can come in either yellow or purple varieties. If you are reaching for yellow, they should be deep in color, almost golden. Ripe purple varieties should be super dark, verging on black. As with most fruits, you’ll want to choose ones that are heavy for their size — this means they’ll be nice and juicy! In addition, look for slightly wrinkled skin; this indicates that they are super ripe and will be very sweet. 
• Storage - Homemade passion fruit purée will last for up to 10 days in the fridge, or up to 6 months in the freezer. 
• Freeze the purée in ice cube trays for long-term storage. After they’ve frozen through, keep them in an airtight container or zip-top bag for easy access!
• Or freeze in zip-top sandwich bags. If you prefer using a larger amount of purée at a time, measure 1-2 cups of purée into each bag, carefully removing as much air as possible. After the top is zipped, lay the bag flat on its side, smoothing the purée out into a flat sheet. Freeze until solid, then stack the bags vertically like books on a shelf to keep your freezer nice and tidy.  

Frequently Asked Questions

Passionfruit Dessert & Cocktail Recipes

• Homemade Passionfruit Curd
• Mango Passion Fruit Mojito
• Passionfruit Gin Fizz
• Brioche Donuts with Passionfruit Filling
• Passion Fruit Tarts with Whipped Honey Mascarpone
• Passionfruit Macarons with Milk Chocolate Ganache

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