15 Passion Fruit Dessert Recipes Perfect for Your Spring Date Night (2024)

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What pairs well with passionfruit? ›

Passion fruit is exotic, but the passion vine grows all over the world – including urban backyards. When selecting flavors to pair with passion fruit, bold “mononote” flavors such as orange zest, white chocolate, vanilla bean, coconut cream, and mint allow the complexity of passion fruit flavor to shine.

You don't have to peel passion fruit. Just cut it in half and scoop out the seedy pulp. In cool months, you can keep passion fruit at room temperature. When it's hot outside, put it in the fridge.

Toucans are some of the most prevalent, using their huge bills to break open the fruit's hard outer casing and get access to the flesh and seeds within. Many different monkeys eat passion fruit as well, with colonies establishing themselves around trees to get access to the food.

And nothing welcomes the annual growing season quite like the sweetness of spring fruits. Of course, we love classic winter fruits such as pears and oranges, but our palates yearn for new flavors come March. By the first day of spring, we're ready for fresh strawberries, blueberries, and mangoes.

You will know passion fruit is ripe when the fruits are plump, have a slight give, and are fully coloured, either dark purple or dark yellow, orange or red. Slightly wrinkled fruits are super ripe and will have a sweeter taste than smooth skinned fruits.

Whole passionfruit can be stored at room temperature, they will keep for about 2 weeks. They can also be stored in a plastic bag or sealed container in the fridge to keep them from dehydrating. Passionfruit will keep for 1 month in the fridge. Store any cut passionfruit in the fridge.

Depending on the location, passion fruit is available almost all year round. California-grown varieties are available from January through November, while in Hawaii it's available just about all year round.

Bag itWith protective skin passionfruit don't spoil easily but to make them last longer, keep them in a plastic bag in the fridge. It stops them dehydrating and they'll last a month!

Can you eat passion fruit raw? ›

The white film separating the rind from the flesh is edible as well, but most people don't eat it, as it's very bitter. Passion fruit is highly versatile and can be used in many ways. A lot of people enjoy the fruit raw and eat it straight out of the rind.

Scoop out the seeds, juice and pulp and eat it; you can chew them up or swallow the seeds whole. It will be a little tart, a little sweet, smell amazing and a lot of crunchy. Passion fruit seeds are high in magnesium, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C and they add a nice little crunch to whatever you put them on.

Passion fruit is a tropical fruit that has a low glycemic index (GI) value. This means that it does not cause a steep increase in blood sugar after eating it, making it a good option for people with diabetes.

Put a handful of ice into a large wine glass or goblet and add the Absolut Passionfruit, lime juice and mango juice drink. Stir to mix and top up with the lemonade. Garnish with a pineapple leaf before serving if you'd like.

Among the most classic of fruit flavor combinations are those such as strawberry and banana, pineapple and coconut, and lemon-lime. One of the most notable things about these types of pairings is that they tend to have similar flavor characteristics, as well as other characteristics that are very different.

This fresh pineapple and passion fruit mojito is the ideal summer co*cktail. Serve with plenty of ice, fresh mint and lemon slices. It's also perfect made into a virgin mojito as a refreshing drink.