Passionfruit are are a small, round fruit with a hard purple casing. Inside the fruit is a delicious, sweet and tangy yellow pulp that contains edible seeds. Passionfruit flourish in tropical weather and can be found growing in many Australian gardens or in the wild. They are used to flavor drinks, confectionery, icing, cakes and ice-cream.
Here are some of the most popular passionfruit recipes in Australia today.
1. Yogurt and Passionfruit Panna Cotta
S. Wongkaew
The creamy dessert is infused with vanilla and honey and then enjoyed with a tropical passionfruit syrup.
2. Apple & Passionfruit Crumble
S. Wongkaew
Topped with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream, the apple and passionfruit crumble is one of my favorite desserts. It's easy to make and economical and the passionfruit adds a tantalizing tropical tang to an otherwise humble dessert.
3. Tropical Fruit Salad with Passionfruit Yogurt
S. Wongkaew
Start off the morning with something healthy and easy to prepare -- a tropical fruit salad with a side of passionfruit and wild honey yogurt.
4. Passionfruit Souffle
S. Wongkaew
This light-as-a-feather souffle is infused with vanilla beans and fresh, fragrant passionfruit.
5. Passionfruit Pound Cake
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Treat yourself to a buttery passionfruit pound cake made with low-fat ricotta cheese. The rich cake has a beautiful golden crust and is topped with passionfruit cream cheese icing.
6. Passionfruit Butter
S. Wongkaew
With an abundance of passionfruit around the recipe that always pops into my mind is for creamy passionfruit butter. It's so simple to prepare and is a wonderful way to enjoy the tropical fruit.
7. Grilled Bananas with Passionfruit and Yogurt
S. Wongkaew
In this recipe, grilled bananas are served with creamy vanilla yogurt and fresh passionfruit.
8. Passionfruit Shortbread Cookies
S. Wongkaew
These star-shaped shortbread cookies are topped with an incredibly easy and delicious passionfruit icing.
9. Apple & Passionfruit Bircher Muesli
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There are many variations of the bircher muesli recipe. In this apple and passionfruit bircher I soak rolled oats overnight in a combination of apple juice and low-fat milk.
10. Mango & Passionfruit Lassi
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Wake up to a refreshing Mango Lassi with an Aussie twist! This delicious Indian drink has been mixed with tropical passionfruit and a hint of fresh mint.