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How To Freeze Passion Fruit

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By: Sarah BondUpdated: Dec 27, 2022 1 Comment

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So you’ve got passion fruit for a recipe and now have some left over. Good news, you can freeze it! Here’s everything you need to know about how to freeze passion fruit.

Frozen passion fruit cubes being poured out of a Ziploc bag.

Passion fruit is one of those fruits that elevates any meal. It is exotic, sweet, tangy, bright, and beautiful. There are many varieties and ways to enjoy passion fruit in recipes. But it is a fruit, so if you don’t get around eating in within a week, now what? Can you freeze passion fruit?

Whether you bought passion fruit for a recipe and now have some left or just got a deal on them, passion fruit stores in the freezer super well. You don’t need anything fancy to store it either, just an ice cube tray!

I’ll go over the three easy steps to store this fruit in the freezer so it is ready to eat down the road!

Up close shot of frozen passion fruit cubes in a grid.

What You’ll Need to Freeze Passion Fruit

You need passion fruit, that’s a given. But, for equipment, you just need three basic kitchen tools

  • Passion Fruit: Run and get those passion fruits! Do you have them? Ok, great. Now cut them open and start scooping out the filling to start prepping for freezing.
  • Supplies: You will need a spoon to scoop out the passion fruit, an ice tray to put the passion fruit in, and an air tight container to store the cubes in.

Ingredient tip

The wrinklier the passion fruit, the riper! It is best to wait until the passion fruit is ripe before freezing to ensure you are preserving maximum sweetness.

Passion fruit cut in half with the seeds coming out on a white background

How to Freeze Passion Fruit

Freezing passion fruit so you can enjoy this lovely fruit year round is super easy! Plus, freezing is a great way to limit food waste.

Step 1: Scoop
Cut your passion fruit(s) in half and scoop out the insides with a spoon. I like to place all of the filing in a large bowl and then move onto the next step.

A bowl of passion fruit puree next to a bowl of empty passion fruit shells.

Step 2: Portion
Spoon this passion fruit pulp into an ice cube tray, leaving a little space at the top of each well for them to expand while freezing.

Ice tray filled with passion fruit puree before freezing.

Step 3: Freeze
Freeze until solid, then transfer to an airtight container for long-term storage in the freezer. This can be in Tupperware or a large freezer Ziploc bag. Freeze for up to 3 months (after that, the flavor will start to go downhill).

Frozen passion fruit cubes in an ice tray with 2 cubes stacked on top.

Short on time? Another option is to simply chuck the whole fruit in the freezer. Then just let it thaw before using. I prefer ice cube method, which doses the frozen passion fruit for easier cooking and thawing later on

2 purple passion fruits cut in half so the yellow filling is visible.

Passion Fruit FAQ’s

What does frozen passion fruit taste like?

Frozen passion fruit tastes the same as a ripe passion fruit – sweet and slightly tart. If eaten frozen (yes you can eat frozen passion fruit), it will be on the icy side because of the high water content in the filling. When thawed, it will be like fresh passion fruit, both in texture and taste!

How to preserve passion fruit?

Freeze it! Freezing passion fruit is essentially stopping time. At least for 3 months until freezer flavor sets in. The cold will stop the fruit from ripening any further and therefore preserve the sweet flavor.

How do I defrost passion fruit pulp?

Simply leave the cubes in a bowl on the counter to thaw or microwave. If microwaving, heat for 30 seconds, stir, and then repeat until thawed. You want to microwave in short bursts to make sure you do not burn the fruit.

Ways to Use Frozen Passion Fruit

There is so much you can do with lots of passion fruit and with frozen passion fruit. Since frozen fruit can be thawed, it can be used in its frozen state or thawed, so many possibilities!

  • Smoothies are a great way to use frozen passion fruit pulp. Adding it to smoothies helps add texture, makes it cold, and thickens the smoothie. It would be a great addition to a mango smoothie or pineapple smoothie!
  • Thawed passion fruit can be used in even more ways! Use it to brighten up tropical mousse, to add a fun twist to paleo pancakes, in a Hawaiian POG juice, or in passion fruit popsicles!
A cut open passion fruit with the filling oozing out next to a frozen passion fruit cube.

How to Freeze Passion Fruit

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Prep: 5 minutes
Author: Sarah Bond
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So you've got passion fruit for a recipe and now have some left over. Good news, you can freeze it! Here's everything you need to know about how to freeze passion fruit.

Ingredients

  • passion fruit

Instructions 

  • Scoop: Cut your passion fruit(s) in half and scoop out the insides with a spoon.
  • Portion: Spoon this passion fruit pulp into an ice cube tray, leaving a little space at the top of each well for them to expand while freezing.
  • Freeze: Freeze until solid, then transfer to an airtight container for longterm store in the freezer. Freeze for up to 3 months (after that, the flavor will start to go downhill).
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  1. Markina Dawson says

    Posted on 8/15 at 10:43 am

    Thank you for your help I am about to have a glut of the fruit.5 stars

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