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    The VGN Way » 30 Minutes or less

    Passion Fruit Lemonade

    Published: Jul 30, 2023 by Nija Clark · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    This homemade Passion Fruit Lemonade is the perfect cold drink refresher. Easy to make and an excellent balance of tart and sweet tropical flavor. Loaded with fresh passionfruit, it's a delicious crowd-pleaser at the next bbq and takes less than 30 minutes to make.

    Two glasses of Passion Fruit Lemonade garnished with sliced lemons and Passion fruit seeds.
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    • Why This Recipe Works
    • Equipment
    • 3 Ingredients 🍋
    • How Do You Pick Ripe Passion Fruit?
    • Variations
    • Substitution - Frozen
    • Instructions
    • Recipe FAQ’s
    • Storage
    • Related Drink Recipes
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    Why This Recipe Works

    • Simple lemonade ingredients you already have. Just pick up a few ripe passionfruits
    • The combination of passion fruit and lemonade is a simple tropical twist on a summer time favorite.
    • Very versatile. Can make popsicles, mocktails and cocktails too.

    Equipment

    • Small pot or saucepan
    • Fine Mesh Strainer
    • Pitcher

    Top Tip: If you don’t have a strainer; you can use cheesecloth to strain the passionfruit simple syrup mixture.

    3 Ingredients 🍋

    Ingredients for Passion Fruit lemonade.
    • Passion Fruit - the key ingredient is a sweet, tart fruit with a aromatic scent.
    • Fresh Lemon Juice - fresh lemons are essential for this recipe to get that great fresh-squeezed lemonade taste. Depending on the size of your lemons, you will need between 6-7 medium lemons for 1 ¼ cups of lemon juice for the recipe.
    • Sugar - depending on the level of sweetness you like, adjust accordingly.

    How Do You Pick Ripe Passion Fruit?

    A opened ripe Passion fruit.

    Passionfruit is a purple or yellow hard-shelled fruit about the size of a small tangerine. It's filled with a rich tart pulp.

    Passion Fruit is ripe when the shell becomes brittle and wrinkled. Select fruit that are heavy for their size, large and plump. It’s heavy for it size because of the juice its creating. When ripe, the fruit is fragrant. Avoid overly hard fruit, which is a sign it's underripe. Store fruit in refrigerator.

    The passion fruit grown in California are in season most of the year, from January through November.

    Variations

    • Tropical fruit like mangoes or pineapples make great alternatives too.
    • Adding sparkling water to make a great mocktail.
    • Great for making passion fruit and lemonade popsicles.
    • Or adding a splash of your favorite spirit like Vodka or Presecco for a Mimosa or any other delicious cocktail.

    Substitution - Frozen

    Frozen cubes of Passion Fruit.

    If fresh Passionfruit is unavailable in your area you can substitute it with frozen Passion fruit.

    You can also order canned Passion Fruit pulp online from Amazon. Make sure to get Passion Fruit pulp and make sure it's not a cocktail, drink, beverage or syrup. Those have added sugars and will be much too sweet for this recipe.

    Instructions

    Make Passionfruit Syrup

    Ripe fresh Passion fruit.

    Step 1: Prepare passion fruit. Slice in half. Spoon out seeds and pulp. (Note - you will remove seeds after making the syrup).

    Step 2: In a medium saucepan, combine water, passion fruit and sugar. Place unlidded saucepan over medium heat for 6 to 7 minutes to bring mixture to a boil. Reduce temperature to low. Allow syrup to simmer for 10 minutes, stirring as to not burn your syrup.

    Pouring cup of water into pot with sugar and fresh Passion fruit pulp for simple syrup.

    Step 3: Turn the heat off and let the mixture cool. The mixture will thicken slightly and be a deep golden hue.

    Seeds being strained from fruit of passion fruit over large measuring cup.

    Step 4: In a wide-mouth bowl or measuring cup, strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing on the seeds to extract as much liquid as possible. Set seeds aside if you would like to use later as drink garnish if desired.

    The mixture will yield approximately 3 cups. We will use 2 ½ cups for this recipe.

    Reserve the remaining ½ cup and use for mocktail, cocktail or topping for yogurt.

    Juice The Lemons

    A cup of lemon juice with yellow citrus juicer on top and fresh lemons on side of cup.

    Cut the lemons in half and squeeze out the lemon juice by hand or with a citrus juicer of your choice, to yield 1 ¼ cups.

    Tip: Did you know if you microwave lemons they are easier to squeeze? Just warm them up for a few seconds or make sure they are room temperature.

    Mix The Lemonade

    Step 5: In a large pitcher, combine 2 ½ cups of Passion Fruit syrup, freshly squeezed lemon juice and cold water. Stir well to combine.

    Step 6: Taste and adjust the sweetness or tartness to your preference, adding more sugar or lemon juice as needed.

    Chill & Garnish

    Step 7: You can add Passion fruit seeds as garnish for a crunchy texture.

    Serve over ice with lemon slices.

    Two cups of fresh Passion Fruit Lemonade.

    Recipe FAQ’s

    Can I Use Frozen Passion Fruit Instead Of Fresh Passion Fruit In This Recipe?

    Yes, you can use frozen Passion fruit in this lemonade recipe.

    Can I Make Passion Fruit Lemonade Into A Cocktail By Adding Alcohol?

    Yes, you can. Add the spirit of your choice. Suggestions include vodka, gin or white rum.

    Are Passion Fruit Seeds Edible?

    Yes, you can eat the seeds, juice and pulp of the Passion fruit.

    Tip: Lemonade can separate if left to sit. Simply stir before serving.

    Storage

    • To Store. Store in pitcher with a lid in the fridge. Store in the fridge for up to 3 days
    • To Prepare in Advance. You can make the syrup ahead of time and mix it all together when you're ready to serve it.

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    Passion Fruit Lemonade

    Nija Clark
    This homemade Passion Fruit Lemonade is the perfect cold drink refresher. Easy to make and an excellent balance of tart and sweet tropical flavor. Loaded with fresh passionfruit, it's a delicious crowd-pleaser at the next bbq and takes less than 30 minutes to make.

    If you love this recipe as much as we do, let us know with a 5-star rating!

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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    10 minutes mins
    Total Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Beverage
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 169 kcal

    Equipment

    • Small pot or saucepan 
    • Fine Mesh Strainer
    • Pitcher

    Ingredients
      

    Passion Fruit Syrup

    • ⅔ cup Passion Fruit
    • 2 cups Sugar
    • 2 cups Water

    Lemonade

    • 1 ¼ cups Fresh lemon juice
    • 7 cups Water

    Garnish

    • Lemon slices

    Instructions
     

    Make Passionfruit Syrup

    • Prepare passion fruit. Slice in half. Spoon out seeds and pulp. (Note - you will remove seeds after making the syrup).
    • In a medium saucepan, combine water, passion fruit and sugar. Place unlidded saucepan over medium heat for 6 to 7 minutes to bring mixture to a boil. Reduce temperature to low. Allow syrup to simmer for 10 minutes, stirring as to not burn your syrup.
    • Turn the heat off and let the mixture cool. The mixture will thicken slightly and be a deep golden hue.
    • In a wide-mouth bowl or measuring cup, strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing on the seeds to extract as much liquid as possible. Set seeds aside if you would like to use later as drink garnish if desired.
      The mixture will yield approximately 3 cups. We will use 2 ½ cups for this recipe. Reserve the remaining ½ cup and use for mocktail, cocktail or topping for yogurt.

    Juice The Lemons

    • A cup of lemon juice with yellow citrus juicer on top and fresh lemons on side of cup.
    • Cut the lemons in half and squeeze out the lemon juice by hand or with a citrus juicer of your choice, to yield 1 ¼ cups.

    Mix The Lemonade

    • In a large pitcher, combine 2 ½ cups of Passion Fruit syrup, freshly squeezed lemon juice and cold water. Stir well to combine.
    • Taste and adjust the sweetness or tartness to your preference, adding more sugar or lemon juice as needed.

    Chill & Garnish

    • You can add Passion fruit seeds as garnish for a crunchy texture.
    • Serve over ice with lemon slices.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 169kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.003gSodium: 12mgPotassium: 78mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 120IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 0.1mg
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