From drinks to desserts, these passion fruit recipes are delicious and easy to make!
As someone who grew up trying all sorts of passion fruit recipes, this fruit is a must-have in my kitchen.
Not only that, but this fruit always has its place in any list of most traditional Brazilian foods. After all, it’s a Brazilian fruit, so it’s definitely part of our culture!
The tropical passion fruit is perfect for those hot summer days because it tastes fresh, tart, and incredibly delicious.
Besides, I’m obsessed with passion fruit—the flavor, the concept, even the name! I’ve served quite some passion fruit recipes here on the site, mostly desserts. Ahem. Yes, I have a sweet tooth.
In today’s article, I will share with you my all-time favorite passion fruit recipes you need to try. Let’s get to them!
Note on the best recipes with passion fruit
While the fresh fruit will always taste better, you can also make any of these recipes with frozen passion fruit pulp.
For most of them, the passion fruit puree can also be used, however, if you want seeds, the frozen puree won’t cut it. You’ll need the concentrate with seeds in that case.
If you have the fresh fruit, know that it won’t make much difference if you use the yellow or purple passion fruit.
Passion fruit recipes
Need a tropical fruit smoothie to kick off your day? Then this mango passion fruit smoothie is right up your alley!
It has the tropical flavor of passion fruit, the sweetness of fresh mango (you can use frozen too), and the freshness of lime juice.
It seriously brings you to the tropics, more specifically South America, with just a few sips.
Summer calls for light salads with tropical dressings, and nothing could possibly fit the bill better than this passion fruit dressing.
It's bright, tart, and slightly sweet. On top of that, it adds an incredible lightness to your summer salads. You'll love this one!
Again another twist! This no-bake tropical sweet is my summer take on the most popular Brazilian dessert, the brigadeiro.
While we have multiple brigadeiro variations, this passion fruit fudge is light and has a bright flavor that will make you eat more than one!
This delicious passion fruit cocktail is a tropical twist on the traditional caipirinha, Brazil's national cocktail.
It calls for only four ingredients, including the liquor, cachaça. Cachaça is Brazil's national drink and the base for most cocktails in the country. It's made of sugarcane juice and is nicely grassy--I love it!
The crunchy seeds add a bold look to this drink, but if you don't like to bite them, you can simply leave them out.
Easy to make and deliciously refreshing, this Brazilian passion fruit drink is made with vodka instead of our national liquor, cachaça.
Still, it is a perfect cocktail for those warm summer days when you're chilling out in the garden with your beloved ones.
Because this is a Brazilian fruit, its juice is incredibly popular in the country, especially in the summer.
It's a tropical and strong flavor and is packed with aromatic properties that will transport you to Brazil after just two sips.
I grew up juicing this fruit, but I know many people have no clue how to juice it properly because it is packed with seeds.
Well, in this recipe, I walk you through easy step-by-step instructions on how to juice a fresh passion fruit in just a few minutes.
If you haven't yet had the pleasure of trying this iced tea, you're in for a treat. Not only does it have a unique sweet and tart flavor, but it's also known to be a great benefit to your health.
Beyond that, this passion fruit recipe is refreshing and very easy to make. It calls for a handful of ingredients, including the vegetal and grassy green tea. It's delicious!
Make a pitcher next time you have friends over!
I absolutely love this passion fruit dessert recipe, and I can safely say it is one of the most popular Brazilian desserts.
The passion fruit tartness is balanced out by the sweetened condensed milk, and the result, dear reader, is glorious!
Beyond that, the golden yellow passion fruit sauce on top of the mousse is the perfect garnish--it adds a delicious crunchy bite that will make this dessert your favorite too!
Coming soon:
- Passion fruit curd
- Simple syrup
- Passion fruit ice cream
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