Passion fruit puree is deliciously tropical and perfect for cocktails, smoothies, and desserts. Here’s a simple step-by-step guide on making your very own passion fruit puree (no special equipment needed)!

A cut open passion fruit next to a small jar of passion fruit puree.

A Taste of The Tropics

You might be wondering, “What is passion fruit puree?” Passion fruit puree (or lilikoi puree, in Hawaii!) is simply the juicy part of the passion fruit with the seeds removed.

It has the intensely sweet and tart tropical fruit flavor of passion fruit bottled up in a jar of golden nectar. Today, we’ll be walking through how to make passion fruit puree.

It’s unbelievably easy to throw together and so versatile! You can use it in your favorite cocktails, desserts, sauces, dressings, and more.

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Here’s What You’ll Need

Passion Fruit: The key to making homemade passion fruit puree is to ensure you select perfectly ripe fruit that is heavy for its size. We need a lot of pulp to get a good amount of puree. Grab 4 purple beauties that are nice and heavy so you can enjoy a lot of puree for your effort!
Supplies: I like using a fine-mesh strainer to ensure all the puree slips through easily. You can usually find them in stainless steel or nylon. Pick one that has hooks or handles so it rests on your measuring cup.

Passion Fruit Tip

Like any fruit, passion fruit can fall off the tree before it is fully ripened and sent to the stores. If the fruit is very green or feels very light, it likely won’t have a lot of pulp inside. Set those back and reach for deep purple fruit that is heavy for its size.

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

Making Passion Fruit Puree Is So Easy

A knife, strainer, and measuring cup are all you need to make passion fruit puree.

Step 1: Scoop The Pulp
Cut the passion fruit in half, then dump or scoop the pulp into the strainer.

Step 2: Strain The Pulp
Keep your strainer over a measuring cup to catch all that delicious passion fruit puree. You may need a spoon to help push every last bit through.

Step 3 (Optional): Blend The Puree
If you feel like there is still some yumminess to be had, add the seeds to a blender with a tiny bit of water. Pulse a few times to loosen up any remaining pulp, but don’t grind the seeds! Add this last bit to your measuring cup.

A hand emptying a cut open passion fruit into a small strainer over a measuring cup. — Hold the fruit tightly together so no pulp escapes onto your cutting board.

Recipe tips

Stay Sharp: The skin of the passion fruit can be a little tough, so make sure you use sharp knives. The sharper they are, the easier they cut, meaning they are actually safer to use than dull knives (which can slip and cut you).

Keep it Together: When you cut the fruit, make sure and keep it tightly “shut” as you move it to your strainer. The pulp will want to escape, and you don’t want to waste a drop!

Scoop it Up: One passion fruit should yield about 2 tablespoons of pulp (seeds + puree), which will net you anywhere from 1-2 tablespoons of puree. Keep this in mind when you are thinking about how much puree you want to end up with.

How To Use This Puree

You can use this in a number of passion fruit recipes, from drinks and cocktails to dressings and desserts!

Passion Fruit Juice: Made by adding water and a touch of sugar.
Passion Fruit Smoothie: Mix this puree with mango and pineapple to make the most refreshing smoothie!
Passion Fruit Popsicles: Made with just 4 ingredients!

A glass jar of passion fruit juice sits on a tray beside a halved passion fruit, with whole passion fruits and a bowl of rich passion fruit puree in the background.

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