11/17/2025
✨ Passion Fruit Lovers, This One’s for You!
Here are 4 delicious desserts made with fresh passion fruit, each one creamy, bright, and full of that tropical flavor we love:
🥄 1. Passion Fruit Mousse
Ingredients (serves 6):
• 200 g passion fruit pulp (about 1 cup, without seeds)
• 200 g sweetened condensed milk (about 1/2 can)
• 300 ml cold heavy cream / whipping cream
• 7 g unflavored gelatin (1 envelope)
• 3 tbsp cold water (to hydrate gelatin)
• Sugar to taste if needed
Step by step:
1. Hydrate the gelatin
• In a small bowl, mix the gelatin with the 3 tbsp cold water. Let it sit for 5–10 minutes.
2. Melt the gelatin
• Heat it in a double boiler or microwave (a few seconds) just until it melts. Do not boil. Let it cool slightly.
3. Blend the mousse base
• In a blender, add the passion fruit pulp, condensed milk and the melted gelatin. Blend until smooth.
4. Whip the cream
• In a cold bowl, whip the heavy cream until it forms soft peaks.
5. Fold everything together
• Gently fold the passion fruit mixture into the whipped cream until well combined.
6. Chill
• Pour into cups or glasses and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or until set.
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🍰 2. Passion Fruit Cheesecake (No-Bake)
For the crust:
• 200 g crushed cookies or digestive biscuits (about 2 cups)
• 80 g melted butter (about 6 tbsp)
For the filling:
• 400 g cream cheese, at room temperature
• 200 g sweetened condensed milk (about 1/2 can)
• 200 ml heavy cream
• 120 ml passion fruit pulp (about 1/2 cup, without seeds)
• 10 g unflavored gelatin (1 + 1/2 envelopes)
• 4 tbsp cold water (to hydrate gelatin)
For the topping:
• 150 ml passion fruit pulp (you can keep the seeds for a nicer look)
• 60 g sugar (1/3 cup)
• 6 g unflavored gelatin (about 1 tsp + a little)
• 3 tbsp water
Step by step:
1. Crust
• Mix the crushed cookies with melted butter until it looks like wet sand.
• Press firmly into the base of a 20 cm (8 in) springform pan. Chill while you prepare the filling.
2. Hydrate the filling gelatin
• Mix the 10 g gelatin with 4 tbsp water, let it sit 5–10 minutes, then melt gently. Let it cool slightly.
3. Prepare the filling
• Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add condensed milk and passion fruit pulp and mix well.
• Whip the heavy cream until it thickens slightly, then fold it into the cream cheese mixture.
• Add the melted gelatin and mix again.
4. Fill and chill
• Pour the filling over the chilled crust. Smooth the top and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or until firm.
5. Topping
• Hydrate the 6 g gelatin with 3 tbsp water. Melt gently.
• In a small saucepan, warm the passion fruit pulp with sugar just until the sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat, let it cool a bit, then mix in the melted gelatin.
6. Finish the cheesecake
• Pour the topping over the set cheesecake.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 more hours before unmolding and serving.
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🍮 3. Passion Fruit Pavé (Layered Dessert)
Ingredients:
• 1 package of ladyfingers or simple vanilla cookies (about 200–250 g)
• 150 ml milk (for dipping the cookies)
Cream layer:
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk (395 g)
• 300 ml milk
• 2 egg yolks
• 30 g cornstarch (3 tbsp)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
Passion fruit layer:
• 200 ml passion fruit pulp (without seeds)
• 200 ml heavy cream
• 7 g unflavored gelatin (1 envelope)
• 3 tbsp water
• 2–3 tbsp sugar (optional, to taste)
Step by step:
1. Cook the cream layer
• In a saucepan, mix condensed milk, 300 ml milk, egg yolks and cornstarch.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens and looks like a custard.
• Turn off the heat, add vanilla, mix and let it cool covered with plastic wrap touching the surface.
2. Hydrate and melt the gelatin
• Mix gelatin with 3 tbsp water. Let sit, then melt gently and cool slightly.
3. Make the passion fruit cream
• Blend passion fruit pulp, heavy cream, sugar (if using) and melted gelatin until smooth.
4. Assemble the pavé
• Quickly dip the cookies in milk and place a layer at the bottom of a glass dish.
• Add a layer of vanilla cream, then a layer of passion fruit cream.
• Repeat the layers until you reach the top, finishing with passion fruit cream.
5. Chill
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or until very firm, then serve cold.
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🍧 4. Passion Fruit Mosaic Gelatin
Milk gelatin:
• 500 ml milk
• 200 g sweetened condensed milk (about 1/2 can)
• 10 g unflavored gelatin (about 1 + 1/2 envelopes)
• 5 tbsp water (to hydrate gelatin)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
Passion fruit gelatin:
• 250 ml passion fruit juice or pulp mixed with water (you can keep some seeds)
• 80 g sugar (about 1/3 cup)
• 8 g unflavored gelatin
• 4 tbsp water
Step by step:
1. Milk gelatin
• Hydrate 10 g gelatin with 5 tbsp water. Let it sit.
• Warm the milk with condensed milk until hot but not boiling.
• Melt the gelatin, then mix it into the warm milk. Add vanilla and cool to room temperature.
2. Passion fruit gelatin
• Hydrate 8 g gelatin with 4 tbsp water. Let sit.
• Heat the passion fruit juice with sugar until the sugar dissolves.
• Melt the gelatin and mix it into the warm juice. Let cool to room temperature.
3. Create the mosaic effect
• Lightly grease a gelatin mold.
• Pour a little passion fruit gelatin into the mold to form “spots” and chill for 10–15 minutes until it begins to set.
• Add some milk gelatin, chill again.
• Repeat, alternating small amounts of passion fruit gelatin and milk gelatin so the colors mix in patches.
4. Chill completely
• When the mold is full, refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• To unmold, dip the mold quickly in warm water and invert onto a plate.