As much as I’d love to make an entire cake, I just don’t have enough passion fruits to do it yet (because I’m sure people are stealing things from me). So, I make half recipes for other little bits of goodness that I can mix in to other things. Passion fruit is a REALLY strong flavor, so this works in my favor!
Curd! You can make small amounts and it goes pretty far. And you can mix it in anything. Today I mixed it with fruit and yogurt and it was delicious. Or you could make a pound cake and slather it all over the place. Or on vanilla ice cream. I haven’t done that one yet, but I’m sure it will be incredible. Do it and let me know!
I took the recipe from here, it was super delicious and incredibly easy.
Passion Fruit Curd
Ingredients
2 eggs, plus 2 extra yolks
5 tablespoons fresh passionfruit pulp
1 oz unsalted butter cut into small dice
1/4 cup superfine sugar
Directions
Put all the ingredients into a bowl set over a pan of simmering water and stir constantly until the mixture starts to thicken and take on the appearance of a thin custard. Continue to cook, still stirring, until it thickens further, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat immediately so as not to overcook. Ladle the curd into a clean jar or container, and leave to cool before covering and refrigerating.
Note – don’t let the water in the pot boil. I did and I’m pretty sure I overcooked it a bit. It’s fine, tastes great, but the texture is a little chunkier as opposed to smooth.
Mixed in with yogurt and some fresh fruit, it makes for a delicious snack! Enjoy!