This is an easy passionfruit curd recipe that will have you licking the saucepan. The perfect way to use up excess passionfruit when they are in season.
As much as I love lemon curd, and my ginger lime curd, passionfruit curd is my ultimate love. When passionfruit is cheap and in abundance, I always make a batch or two of passionfruit curd.
A simple recipe with only five ingredients, passionfruit, lemon juice, sugar, butter and eggs. Simple but ever so salivatingly good.
A silky concoction, which is sweet, buttery and has an exotic tang. The hardest part of this recipe is pushing the passionfruit pulp through a sieve. Removing all of the seeds. Though I do put two tablespoons of seeds back into the curd so there is no doubt the flavour.
Recipe hazard zones
This really is an easy passionfruit curd recipe, but the major hazard with this recipe is not scrambling your eggs when adding the hot passionfruit, sugar, butter mixture. As you pour the mixture into the beaten eggs, keep whisking, don't stop. Pour the mixture in slowly and whisk whisk whisk.
Equipment for this recipe
Equipment needed for this recipe are all kitchen basics. Medium size pot, medium size bowl, a whisk and something to store your finished product in. A sterilised glass jar will do the trick.
Ingredients
Passionfruit is the key ingredient. You must use fresh, you cannot substitute canned. Also, use good quality and tasting butter, no substituting margarine.
I love passionfruit, and when they are in season really do try to make the most of them. Did you know you can freeze passionfruit pulp?
I didn’t until just recently. Just scoop the pulp into ice cube trays and freeze. Then once frozen remove from the trays and store in a ziplock bag in the freezer. I have frozen a nice supply for when summer comes.
As you can see this is a very easy passionfruit curd recipe. It’s damn tasty too. I was caught eating what was left in the saucepan with my finger. Running a finger around the sides and across the base to scoop up what was left.
Perfect to eat as it is on scones, bread, toast, pancakes, French toast, the list goes on and on. It also makes a great filling for tarts, cakes, and these delicious passionfruit curd fairy cakes.
Sara xxx
Printable Recipe
Easy Passionfruit Curd Recipe
Special Equipment
- medium pot
- medium bowl
- whisk
Ingredients
- 150 ml strained passionfruit pulp + 2 Tablespoons of seeds
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 170 grams butter chopped
- 200 grams caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
Instructions
- In a medium size pot place passionfruit pulp, passionfruit seeds, lemon juice, butter, and sugar. Cook over a medium heat until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
- In a large bowl place eggs, and additional egg yolks. Whisk eggs until combined.
- Continue whisking the egg mixture and slowly pour in the passionfruit mixture. It is important to keep whisking while you do this.
- Return passionfruit curd mixture to the saucepan and continue to cook over a low heat until the mixture has thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Stir continuously. This will take around 6 minutes.
- Once mixture has cooled place in a sterilised jar and store in the fridge. Passionfruit curd will last for a couple of weeks in the fridge.
Notes
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Other Passionfruit Recipes You'll Love
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Passionfruit Curd Brulee Tart Recipe - this passionfruit tart has a gorgeous brulee top worth cracking
Passionfruit & Peanut Dipping Sauce Recipe - a versatile dipping sauce that goes great with fresh spring rolls
Richa
What a fantastic idea. Passion fruits are hard to come by, but when I do get my hands on them, I'm definitely trying this out.
Sara
Hope you get your hands on some passionfruit soon. If you do make the curd, I hope you enjoy it.
Krystle ricci
I just received a whole bag of passion fruit, so I'll definitely be trying this recipe on the weekend.
Sara
I am jealous about your passionfruit bounty! Love the seasons and I am making the most of it.
Gourmet Getaways
That's one of the loveliest curds we've seen! Love the color, the texture, the consistency!
Julie & Alesah
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Sara
Thanks so much guys 🙂
Nataliya
Yum! I wish passion fruit was easier to find in Seattle than impossible, because I've been wanting to make passion fruit curd for ages. I'm literally sitting here drooling. Thanks 😛
Sara
I'm starting to understand that passionfruit isn't that easy to find in some parts of the USA. It was something that I grew up with, massive vines at home. Feeling rather lucky about it now.
Helen | Grab Your Fork
I'd like a few adventures with this passionfruit curd. Can never get enough of this stuff!
Sara
He definitely is on a new life adventure, though I have been greedy and he isn't allowed to take the curd 😉
Swah
This passionfruit curd looks so divine I nearly licked my screen 😉
Sara
Thanks Swah, massive weight off the shoulders. I know I was licking bowls, spoons, pots, drips and drops when I was making it 😉
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I love a good curd and I can think of a million uses for this passionfruit curd!
Sara
Haven't you lived it with us! You would probably come up with some amazing uses for this curd that I wouldn't even dream of.
gayathri
gorgeous pictures..looks amazing
Sara
Thank you 🙂
Kennedy Cole| KCole's Creative Corner
I've actually never tried paasionfruit before, but I am still 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000% sure that it would be delicious in this curd! It looks so dcadent and creamy! And butter does make everyhting better. I definitely want to try this at some point! Thanks for sharing, Sara! 😀
Sara
Kennedy you have to try passionfruit! It is so common here in Australia, I am taking it from peoples comments that it isn't so much in other parts of the world. I am 100% sure you would love it.
Tania/My Kitchen Stories
I hear you. I had hoped I would stop worrying by now too ????Apparently not. Love passionfruit especially in curd. Perfect.
Sara
We will never stop worrying. Reality has come to town for me on this one.
Harriet Emily
This recipe is beautiful! I've always loved lemon curd, but I've never tried a passionfruit version before. It sounds amazing!
Sara
Thanks so much Harriet. I too love lemon curd, it is a toss up which one I love more.
pam
I don't think I've ever tried passion fruit!
Sara
You need to try passionfruit, is one of my favourite things to eat. Is lovely just simply scooped over a fruit salad.
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I have never tried passion fruit yet. But I will try it soon with this recipe. Thanks for sharing. It looks delicious.
Sara
I love eating passionfruit just as it is, scooping it out. Has such a lovely tang.
Lubna Karim
I never made fruit curd at home....till date....this sounds and looks so delicious.....
Sara
You should give curd a go. If not passionfruit lemon is amazing. That lovely combination of creamy and tang, yum.
Lokness @ The Missing Lokness
Beautiful curd! I am slowly getting to like passionfruit. This looks really delicious. I would love to try it. I bet it will be awesome on all kind of dessert, like pavlova and tarts. Sharing!
Sara
Thanks so much for your lovely words about my curd. Would be perfect on a Pav!
Dini @ The Flavor Bender
Be still my heart... Passionfruit is one of my favourites!! I love how beautifully creamy this passionfruit curd looks! I have made it before, but it never looked this creamy!!
Sara
I love passionfruit too, look forward to the season every year. Thanks for your lovely words on my curd.
Tara
I have never heard of making passonfruit curd, but I am definitely going to give it a try!
Sara
It is a lovely alternative to lemon curd. Hope you like it when you try it.
Razena
I love the look of this. Am going to try it as soon as I get some fresh passion fruit.
Sara
Its such a wonderful thing to have in the fridge and you can use it in so many different ways. Hope you enjoy it when you make it.
Rachel @ Simple Seasonal
This recipe looks so lovely. I wish I had some with a scone to enjoy with my morning coffee right now.
Sara
You just can't help but not to worry. We try though, don't we 🙂 I think it gets worse when we are watching from the side lines. You have many years yet before you get there, but wow those years fly.
Santiago
This recipe loooks amazing!! Great photographs also! I'll definetly try this one 🙂
Sara
Thanks so much Santiago. If you do end up making it please let me know how you go 🙂