passion fuit

[AllyRodrigues]

Wait until very ripe, then scoop the insides (including seeds) into a pitcher. Add ice cold water and sugar to taste for juice. Even just 2 or 3 ripe ones makes a great pitcher of juice. The juice is rumored to have a calming effect and many latin people I know drink it before bedtime and give it to pregnant women.

 

[Hal]

Passionfruit are a common backyard fruit here in Australia in all but our coldest state (People don't like paying up to $2 per fruit at the supermarket). Really the best thing to do is to scoop or suck the insides out and eat them fresh and they are good in all sorts of recipes from jams to cakes and slices and are fantastic with vanilla or plain yogurt!