Having finally succeeded with growing enough passionfruit this year I made Passionfruit Syrup. This is a great standby to have in the pantry for making special desserts. I made this Baked Cheesecake with Passionfruit Topping for a family celebration for multiple birthdays. It was very well received - and not too sweet. 1 pkt plain sweet biscuits (e.g. Round Wine) 125g butter, melted 2 x 250g cream cheese, at room temperature 3/4 cup caster sugar 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest 2 tbsp … [Read more...]

If you are fortunate enough to have a supply of passionfruit then these delicious, moreish Passionfruit Yoyos are a great recipe to try. You can also make them ahead of time and store them in the freezer so you can surprise friends when they come around. Ingredients Biscuit 180g butter, softened ½ cup icing sugar 2 tsp vanilla essence ⅓ cup custard powder 1½ cups flour Filling ½ cup icing sugar, plus extra if needed 1 tbsp custard powder 2 tbsp softened butter ½ tsp vanilla … [Read more...]

Having finally managed to grow enough passionfruit to actually make things with them rather than just scooping them out to eat straight away ... here is the Passionfruit Curd recipe that I made. 1/2 cup passionfruit pulp (about 8 passionfruit) 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest 1/4 cup lemon juice 2/3 cup caster sugar 3 eggs, lightly whisked 200 gram unsalted butter, chopped Combine all ingredients in a double boiler or large bowl over a saucepan of simmering … [Read more...]

I have tried so many times over the years to grow passionfruit with only limited success. They seem to grow well in the first year (not yet fruiting), but then over the winter the slugs and snails always manage to ringbark the plants so that they die. I have sometimes managed to get a few fruit (as I did last year) and just eat them fresh with a spoon. My passionfruit vine has a lovely north-facing trellis to grow on but rather contrarily prefers to grow southward under my canopy, wrapping its … [Read more...]