Home Smoothies / Juices Passion Fruit Syrup
1 hour 10 minutes Easy

Passion Fruit Syrup

Jump to Recipe

Homemade passion fruit syrup is a delicious and versatile addition to your culinary repertoire, allowing you to enjoy the exotic and tangy flavors of passion fruit in a wide variety of recipes. Experiment with different uses to discover your favorite ways to incorporate this delightful syrup into your food and beverage creations.

Popular uses for passion fruit syrup include but aren’t limited to:

  • Mix passion fruit syrup with water or sparkling water for a refreshing passion fruit drink.
  • Drizzle passion fruit syrup over pancakes, waffles, or French toast for a tropical twist to breakfast.
  • Use passion fruit syrup as a sweetener in cocktails and mocktails.
  • Add a splash of passion fruit syrup to desserts like ice cream, yogurt, or fruit salads.
  • Use passion fruit syrup to glaze cakes or pastries, or as a topping for cheesecakes and cupcakes.
Ripe passion fruits have a slightly wrinkled or dimpled appearance on the outer skin.

What is passion fruit?

Passion fruit is an exotic and tropical fruit treasured for its unique flavor, aroma, and nutritional benefits. It’s native to South America and is grown around the world in tropical and subtropical regions. Typically about the size an egg, passion fruit has a distinctive appearance, with a tough outer rind that is most often purple.

Inside, passion fruit contains a juicy, gelatinous pulp filled with small, black seeds. The seeds are edible and add a pleasant crunch to the overall eating experience, if you choose to include them.

While these aspects are cool and unique, the real appeal of passion fruit lies in its intense and exotic flavor. The taste is refreshingly tangy, with a slight floral and aromatic quality reminiscent of guava, pineapple, and citrus fruits.

Its vibrant flavor makes passion fruit incredibly versatile in the kitchen. Passion fruit juice or syrup can be used as a base for cocktails, like a margarita, non-alcoholic beverages, and savory sauces and marinades, or as a topping for desserts and pancakes.

Whether enjoyed fresh or incorporated into various recipes, passion fruit brings an intense burst of tropical flavor to the table, delighting the senses and captivating the palate.

Passion Fruit Syrup

5 from 1 vote
Course: Smoothies / JuicesDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

1

hour 
Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes

Homemade passion fruit syrup is a delicious and versatile addition to your culinary repertoire, allowing you to enjoy the exotic and tangy flavors of passion fruit in a wide variety of recipes.

Ingredients

  • 5 ripe 5 passion fruits

  • 1 cup 1 water

  • 1 cup 1 granulated sugar

Equipment

Directions

  • Cut the passion fruits in half using a sharp knife. Scoop out the pulp and seeds into a bowl.
  • In a small saucepan, combine the granulated sugar and water. Bring to a boil, whisking occasionally to dissolve the sugar.
  • As soon as the simple syrup mixture reaches a boil, stir on the pulp and seeds of the passion fruit.
  • Turn off the heat, cover the pan, and let the pulp and seeds steep in the hot liquid for 1 hour.
  • Place a fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth over a bowl. Pour the steeped liquid through the strainer to separate the juice from the seeds.
  • Transfer the syrup to a sterilized glass jar or bottle for storage. Store the passion fruit syrup in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Introducing Palate Passport™

Palate Passport is your ticket to the world's most tantalizing culinary landscapes, exclusively here on HE COOKS. On this episode we explore a splice of the cuisine and culture of Washington D.C., America's capitol city.

One Comment

  1. Pingback: Passion Fruit Margarita - He Cooks.