How versatile passion fruit is

Have you ever cooked with passion fruits? They give sweet and savory dishes a fruity-fresh note. We have put together a number of usage ideas for you.

24/06/2026

Passion Fruit Marinade

Give your marinades an exotic kick with passion fruits. Ideal for marinating fish, chicken or tofu.

Mix the pulp of 2-3 passion fruits, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp soy sauce, some ginger, some lime juice, 1 tsp honey or maple syrup and optionally some chili in a bowl. Done!

Water ice with passion fruits

Passion Fruit Ice

With passion fruits you can create a very simple summer refreshment. Either as a simple water ice or your own frozen yogurt.

Passion fruit water ice: Pour pulp (about 2 passion fruits per mold), some water and syrup of your choice to sweeten into ice pop molds. Freeze until solid.

Passion fruit frozen yogurt: Pass the pulp of about 4 passion fruits through a sieve to collect the juice, fill the juice together with sweetened natural yogurt into molds and freeze.

Layered dessert with passion fruit and yogurt

Passion Fruit Layered Dessert

You can also create simple desserts with passion fruits.

Layer the pulp of 1-2 passion fruits and sweetened natural yogurt alternately. Dried coconut or a few chopped nuts make a crunchy topping.

Aperitif drinks with passion fruit

Aperitif Drinks with Passion Fruit

Passion fruits are perfect for drinks – with or without alcohol.

Basic (makes about 4 drinks): Fill glasses with some crushed ice, divide the pulp of 2 passion fruits, 100 ml pineapple juice and 100 ml carbonated mineral water among the glasses. Then distribute 120 ml cassis syrup over the 4 drinks, pouring carefully over a spoon.

Prosecco version: For the basic recipe, rub a few mint leaves between your hands, add them, and pour 400 ml Prosecco into the 4 glasses before adding the syrup.

Tequila cocktail: For the basic recipe, pour an additional 100 ml tequila into the glasses before the syrup and add a lime wedge to each glass.

Passion Fruit Chutney

If you want to preserve your passion fruits for longer, they are perfect for conserving in a chutney.

Cook the pulp of 5 passion fruits with 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp balsamic for about 15 minutes until syrupy. Finely chop the zest of half a lime and half a chili pepper and add as desired, adding more sugar if needed.

Pour the hot chutney into a screw-top jar, close, turn upside down and let cool.

Easy snacking

The simplest way to enjoy passion fruits: simply cut open and scoop out with a spoon or drink with a straw. Ideal for in between or to-go!

Ingredients

Passion Fruit Tiramisu

10 Passion fruits

100 g Spoon biscuits

900 g Mascarpone

100 g Raw cane sugar

1 packet Vanilla sugar

Orange juice for dipping the spoon biscuits

Passion Fruit Vinaigrette

6 Passion fruits

1/2 cup Olive oil

2-3 EL White wine vinegar

2 EL Honey

Pepper

Salt

Preparation

Passion Fruit Tiramisu

Beat the mascarpone with sugar and vanilla sugar. Halve the passion fruits and collect the pulp in a bowl.

Dip half of the spoon biscuits and place them in a suitable dish, for example a baking dish. Then spread half of the mascarpone cream on top.

Then dip the remaining half of the spoon biscuits in orange juice and distribute them over the mascarpone cream. Spread the remaining mascarpone cream on top and finish with the passion fruit pulp as the top layer.

Passion Fruit Vinaigrette

Pass the pulp of the passion fruits through a sieve and collect the juice.

Put the juice with the olive oil, vinegar, honey as well as pepper and salt – to taste – into a blender and blend well.

The vinaigrette can be seasoned to taste with peanut butter or tahini. It is not only tasty on leaf salads, but also goes well with a fruit salad, quinoa salad or drizzled over a cheese platter!