There are a couple of good reasons to love passionfruit. First, it’s available all year-round in Australia. Next, its zesty flavour and floral aroma immediately transfers you to a lush tropical island. Finally? It makes a pretty good hero in some of your favourite recipes. From cakes and cocktails to puddings and pavlova, its transformative powers are impressive and persuasive crowd-pleasers.
Here, we’ve rounded up our 20 best passionfruit recipes.
1. Passionfruit curd and coconut tart with meringue top
With a crunchy base, sweet centre and a light and fluffy top this tart is a triple assault of yumminess.
2. Passionfruit shortbread
Share the love with these heart-shaped, passionfruit drizzled, buttery biscuits.
3. Layered passionfruit sponge cake
A summertime cake has never looked so good – and perfect for morning tea!
4. Passionfruit macarons
Bursting with homemade passionfruit curd, give a box of these macarons to someone you love and they’ll be declaring je t’aime in a flash!
5. Easy passionfruit and pineapple pavlova
Nothing says ‘celebration’ quite like a pav, the perennial Aussie favourite with its sublime combination of delicate meringue and exotic fruit.
6. Easy passionfruit slice
Drizzled with a cooled passionfruit syrup, this classic afternoon tea treat serves up to 15 guests and is perfect to serve at a party.
7. Passionfruit self-saucing pudding
The fresh taste of passionfruit takes comfort food to new levels.
8. Passionfruit swirl cheesecake slice
A no-bake treat that only takes 15 minutes to make!
9. Passionfruit melting moments
Bake gluten-free vanilla biscuits and sandwich them together with passionfruit buttercream to make these cafe-worthy cookies.
10. Passionfruit martini
Most canned passionfruit pulp comes in syrup, so scoop out fresh fruit, otherwise your martinis will be too sweet.
11. Passionfruit curd sponge slab
The slab gets the sponge treatment in this mouthwatering mash-up – two layers of light, fluffy cake and lashings of cream.
12. Lime passionfruit pudding drops
You can give classic golden syrup dumplings a sweet twist by using bush honey, while passionfruit, pineapple and coconut add an extra layer of yum.
13. 90-second passionfruit mug cake
Fancy a sweet treat in seconds? This easy recipe makes baking a cinch. Simple pop in the microwave and your passionfruit mug cake is ready in 90 seconds.
14. Fresh lemonade passionfruit mocktail
Whether you’re kicking back for a barbecue on the deck or celebrating indoors, this delicious non-alcoholic mocktail will be a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
15. Passionfruit pavlova
A super-simple way to impress when you’re stressed with this statement pav!
16. Sweet potato and banana loaf with passionfruit drizzle
Sweet potato adds a sweet buttery richness to your favourite fruit loaf.
17. Lemon and passionfruit meringue pie
A tea-time favourite with a fluffy crown of meringue, topped with tropical passionfruit.
18. Vanilla cupcakes with fresh passionfruit icing
Surely there’s nothing better than the sweet simplicity of a vanilla cupcake? Think again. Just add passionfruit to the icing- or raspberry, lemon and lime – for a fresh flavour sensation.
19. Tropical frappe mocktail
Slip and slurp on these fruity cups for breakfast, lunch or mocktail hour. Cheers!
20. Anzac tart with banana and passionfruit
Turn the classic Anzac biscuit ingredients into a show-stopper dessert. Shake it up by baking the mixture in a tart tin with caramel, then topping it with cream, banana and passionfruit – delish!
21. Tangy passionfruit and lemon meringue ice cream pie
Put a twist on lemon meringue and turn it into an ice cream pie.
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