This homemade Passion Fruit syrup is the perfect addition to any beverage, incredibly easy to make and will elevate your next homemade mocktail, cocktail or lemonade. Made with just 3 ingredients. The perfect balance of sweet tropical flavor and tartness. Very versatile, you can incorporate the syrup into desserts, cocktails, mocktails, sauces, dressing or drizzle over pancakes, waffles and yogurt.

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Why This Recipe Works
- Takes less than 15 minutes to make.
- Very versatile can incorporate syrup into desserts, cocktails, mocktails, sauces and dressings.
- This Passion Fruit Syrup is made with just three ingredients. Just pick up a few ripe Passion fruits.
What Is Simple Syrup?
Simple syrup is a liquid sweetener used in beverages. It’s typically a 1:1 ratio of equal parts water to sugar that is simmered until dissolved into a syrup. The ratio can be changed to make a rich syrup, which is thicker and more like maple or corn syrup in consistency and is good for things like waffles and pancakes.
Equipment
- Small pot or saucepan
- Fine Mesh Strainer
- Pitcher
Passion Fruit Syrup Ingredients

- Passion Fruit pulp - the key ingredient is the juice, pulp and seeds of fresh passion fruit; a sweet tart fruit with a aromatic scent.
- Sugar - use granulated sugar for this recipe. Do not use dark or light brown sugar.
- Water - we like to use filtered water but you can use tap water too.
For thicker syrup. If you like a thicker syrup to pour over pancakes or waffles, simply double the amount of sugar (2:1 ratio) and proceed with the recipe as instructed.
How Do You Pick Ripe Passion Fruit?

Passionfruit is a purple or yellow hard-shelled fruit about the size of a small tangerine. Its filled with a rich, tart, bright yellow-orange, pulp and edible seeds. Liliko'i is the Hawaiian name for passionfruit.
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 unripe. Store fruit in refrigerator.
The passion fruit grown in California are in season most of the year, from January through November.
How to Use Passion Fruit Syrup?
- Lemonade
- Cocktail like Hurricane's
- Mocktails
- Over yogurt
- In smoothies
- Make vinaigrette salad dressing
- As a dressing in your tropical fruit salad
Step By Step Instructions
Make Passionfruit Syrup

Step 1: Wash the fruit. Slice fruit in half and scoop the passion fruit pulp into a medium saucepan.

Step 2: In 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 occasionally to not burn your syrup; until sugar is dissolved.
Step 3: Turn off and remove from heat. Allow the syrup to cool. The mixture will thicken slightly and be a deep golden hue.

Step 4: In a wide-mouth pitcher or bowl, strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve, pressing on the seeds to extract as much liquid as possible. The mixture reduces down to about a cup.
Step 5: Transfer to a glass storage container with a lid. Store in refrigerator until ready to use; up to 2 weeks.
Step 6: Serve with favorite beverage, yogurt or dessert.
Recipe FAQ’s
Yes, you can use frozen Passion Fruit in this recipe. If fresh Passionfruit is unavailable in your area you can substitute it with frozen Passion fruit.
Do not substitute with Passion Fruit cocktail, drink or beverage. Those have added sugars and will be much too sweet for this recipe.
Storage
- To Store. Transfer to a glass storage container with a lid. Store in refrigerator until ready to use; use within 2 to 3 weeks.
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- Strainer
- Pitcher
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Passion fruit pulp about 2 pieces of fruit
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
Instructions
- Wash the fruit. Slice fruit in half and scoop the passion fruit pulp into a medium saucepan.
- In 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 occasionally to not burn your syrup.
- Turn off and remove from heat. Allow the syrup to cool. The mixture will thicken slightly and be a deep golden hue.
- In a wide-mouth pitcher or bowl, strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing on the seeds to extract as much liquid as possible. The mixture reduces down to about a cup.
- Transfer to a glass storage container with a lid. Store in refrigerator until ready to use; up to 2 weeks.
- Serve with favorite beverages.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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