You can also do the smell test — tropical aromas are a good sign. As with all fruit, avoid fruits that have bruising or discoloration, or any signs of mold or decay but you want the wrinkles here! Passion fruit has a sweet-but-also-tart flavor, and a fragrant aroma, which adds to the eating experience. Eating a passion fruit can be pretty straight-forward. First step is to wash and dry the fruit to remove and pesticides or preservatives. Then simply cut it in half, scoop out the pulp and eat some people like a little sugar sprinkled over to cut through the sourness.
MOther people love the bit of sour. Avoid scraping the white part of the inside of the skin which is bitter like the pith of citrus fruit. If you are looking for the juice than you want to remove the seeds. Do this by pressing the pulp through a sieve which will separate the seeds from the liquidy pulp.
And finally, if you are looking for the puree, simply put all the seeds and juice in a blender and puree, straining for the end product. There are definitely more ways to use passion fruit other than the eating raw and drinking the juice straight-up. Passion fruit is actually quite versatile in savory and sweet dishes, as well as beverages. Passion fruit marinades and sauces go extremely well with fish, shrimp, or chicken, giving these proteins a tropical island-ish flavor.
Passion fruit shows up a lot in both non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks. Mix some puree with sparkling water for a refreshing and simple mocktail, or add the puree to fruit smoothies.
On the boozy side, you could combine passion fruit pulp with different alcohols for cocktails. Prune off the suckers below the graft area and avoid ruining the root system.
As a guide, our commercial growers replant every three years to ensure they get optimal fruit from a crop. Prune your vine back so that it is not in the way of other plants. The best time to prune is in spring as new growth resumes. Try cutting the base of the vine a few inches from the ground and spraying the vine with roundup or a similar herbicide. This website is funded through the Hort Innovation Passionfruit Fund, using the Passionfruit marketing levy.
Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture. Privacy Policy. About » FAQs. What variety is best for temperate and tropical climates? Is it true you should try to grow vines north to south?
What area of my yard should I plant a passionfruit vine? Aussie Passionfruit Season When is passionfruit in peak season? Pollination and Fruit Development My vine has plenty of flowers however it is not producing fruit.
What can I do to help passionfruit develop? Here are some top tips for transforming passionfruit flowers into tasty fruit from Aussie Passionfruit grower Nick Hornery: Fertilise your plant with seasol or granular fertilizer approximately every weeks Hand-pollinate your passionfruit to encourage the fruiting process. What can I do to develop more pulp? Do you need a male and female plant to produce passionfruit? Did you know you can open passionfruit with your bare hands? Place the passionfruit between your palms, clasp your fingers together and push your palms towards each other to break the passionfruit skin, then pry it open with your fingers.
Watch out for the juice! You'll know a passionfruit is ripe when you hold them and they feel heavy, meaning they are full of the jelly-like fruit and juice. They should also have a wrinkled skin that you will be able to squeeze. The softer the skin, the riper the fruit is.
To ripen passion fruit at home, place it at room temperature and give it a few days to ripen further. Keep it away from direct sunlight. Green passion fruit won't ripen fully off the vine, but ripe fruits will develop deeper, sweeter flavor if left uneaten for several days.
Passion fruit vine: How to grow passion fruit. Five fun tips for enjoying passionfruit. Get your mag delivered! Benefits Passion fruit boasts a high vitamin content.
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