Passion fruit wouldn’t normally be in season this far into an Australian winter. Then again, my Dad was still getting raspberries until late May, which is also strange. While curious about why the seasons seem so out of whack this year, I am making the most of interesting local fruit, since normally I’d only be getting apples and oranges right now. I wasn’t planning on writing a post about passion fruit, I was planning on writing about my Ceres CSA box, maybe the pumpkin tart, or the braised mushroom pot pie. But when I tried this recipe, I just had to share it. It is so quick and so, so good. I found it on the Almost Bourdain site, where Ellie paired it with crepes. I think it would make a beautiful cupcake topper and it would be amazing stirred through a vanilla ice cream if the weather were warmer. But honestly, when you taste it, you won’t want to waste time making cupcakes, or crepes, or any of that, you’ll just want to grab a slice of bread, or maybe even just a spoon, and dig right in!
Passion fruit Curd
Makes about 1 cup
2 free range or organic eggs
1/2 cup passion fruit pulp ( about 5 small but full passion fruit)
1/3 cup sugar
60 g ( 2 oz) softened unsalted butter
1. Combine eggs, pulp and sugar in a heat resistant bowl (eg metal or pyrex but not plastic). Place bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, ensuring the water does not touch the bowl.
2. Whisk mixture constantly for 5 minutes or so until it thickens.
3. Remove from heat and whisk in the butter, until smooth.
4. Try and restrain yourself from eating until it has cooled!
Recipe credit goes to Bill Granger according to Ellie of Almost Bourdain, where I found her version.
This sounds really tasty, but I’m pretty sure that fruit is not available here. I may try it with peaches when they hit the market here. If it works, I’ll blog it. Thanks!
Passion fruit grow almost like weeds in Australian back yards, it’s amazing that you don’t have them in the States. I wouldn’t have thought of trying a peach puree, but now you’ve mentioned it I think it would be great. I’ll be watching Part Three closely
Lovely passionfruit curd. Glad you liked it!!
I was amazed at how quickly it came together. I’ve made lemon curd before with just egg yolks and stirred for ages. This was a great recipe, thanks for sharing!