Nothing beats a ripe passionfruit. Just crack one open to release its irresistible fragrance, crunchy seeds and tangy pulp. Serve them in a semifreddo, bake them into Nadine Ingram's vibrant passionfruit tart, a creme caramel, or try your hand at our glorious passionfruit vanilla slice. Bliss.
25 recipes to celebrate the best of passionfruit season
Nothing beats a ripe passionfruit. Just crack one open to release its irresistible fragrance, crunchy seeds and tangy pulp
![**[Nadine Ingram's passionfruit tart](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/passionfruit-tart-16886|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/01/18/16886/GT1901_Final_flourish_Passionfruit_tartA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Nadine Ingram's passionfruit tart
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Passionfruit coconut slice](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/passionfruit-coconut-slice-12713|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/10/08/1570506408671_webpassionfruitcoconutslice.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![**[Passionfruit-mint sorbetto](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/passionfruit-mint-sorbetto-13969|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/10/08/1570506530770_webpassionfruitsorbetto.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Passiona granita jellies](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/passiona-granita-jellies-12911|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/10/08/1570506326301_webpassionfruitjellies.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Chris Chen
![**[Chocolate coconut tart with passionfruit and banana](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/chocolate-coconut-tart-with-passionfruit-and-banana-12455|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/10/08/1570505923871_webchocpassionfruittart.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chocolate coconut tart with passionfruit and banana
Photo: William Meppem![**[Golden mango and passionfruit caramel tart](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/golden-mango-and-passionfruit-caramel-tart-10892|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/18/10892/WEB_goldenmangoandpassionfruitcarameltart.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Golden mango and passionfruit caramel tart
Photo: William Meppem![**[Chocolate-coconut pudding with passionfruit and ice-cream](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/chocolate-coconut-pudding-with-passionfruit-and-ice-cream-15930|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/05/23/15930/GT1805_Quick_meals_Chocolate_coconut_pudding_with_passionfruit_and_ice_creamA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chocolate-coconut pudding with passionfruit and ice-cream
Photo: Benito Martin![**[Passionfruit-white chocolate semifreddo sandwiches](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/passionfruit-white-chocolate-semifreddo-sandwiches-15778|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/04/13/15778/hero-passionfruit-white-choc-semifreddo-sandwiches.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Passionfruit-white chocolate semifreddo sandwiches
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Bert's passionfruit and elderflower pavlova](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/passionfruit-and-elderflower-pavlova-16591|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/11/09/16591/GT1811_Time_of_Your_Life_Bert-s_Passionfruit_and_elderflower_pavlovaA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Bert's passionfruit and elderflower pavlova
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Coconut bundts with mango passionfruit and lime](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/coconut-bundt-cake-16885|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/01/18/16885/GT1901_Final_flourish_Coconut_bundts_with_mango_passionfruit_and_limeA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Coconut bundts with mango passionfruit and lime
Photo: Ben Dearnley![[**Mango and yoghurt parfait with passionfruit and pineapple salad**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/mango-and-yoghurt-parfait-with-passionfruit-and-pineapple-salad-7791|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2016/12/07/46737/0111gtstokehouse-mango-parfait-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Mango and yoghurt parfait with passionfruit and pineapple salad
Photo: Sharyn Cairns![[**Grilled mango and passionfruit frozen yoghurt sundae**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/grilled-mango-and-passionfruit-frozen-yoghurt-sundae-11854|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2016/12/07/46738/0114GT-last-bite-yoghurt-sundae-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Grilled mango and passionfruit frozen yoghurt sundae
Photo: John Paul Urizar![[**Mango and passionfruit mess**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/mango-and-passionfruit-mess-11858|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2016/12/07/46739/0114GT-mangoes-mess-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Chris Chen
![[**Sparkling passionfruit**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/sparkling-passionfruit-10902|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2016/12/07/46744/1211GT-barefoot-passionfruit-drink-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![[**Toasted coconut meringue sandwiches with passionfruit ice-cream**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/toasted-coconut-meringue-sandwiches-with-passionfruit-ice-cream-11816|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2016/12/07/46745/1213GT-christmas-sweets-meringue-ice-cream-sandwich-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Toasted coconut meringue sandwiches with passionfruit ice-cream
Photo: Ben Dearnley![[**Meringue, banana and passionfruit curd cake**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/meringue-banana-and-passionfruit-curd-cake-10006|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2016/12/07/46747/meringue.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Meringue, banana and passionfruit curd cake
Photo: Chris Chen![[**Passionfruit and pineapple ice**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/passionfruit-and-pineapple-ice-9858|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2016/12/07/46748/passion-ice.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Passionfruit and pineapple ice
Photo: Brett Stevens![[**Passionfruit coconut caramels with lychee granita**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/passionfruit-coconut-caramels-with-lychee-granita-9860|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2016/12/07/46749/passionfruit-coconut-jellies.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Passionfruit coconut caramels with lychee granita
Photo: Brett Stevens![[**Passionfruit marshmallows**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/passionfruit-marshmallows-8837|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/10/08/1570507208485_webpassionfruitmarshmallows.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Teny Aghamalian
![[**Rockpool Bar & Grill's passionfruit pavlova**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/rockpool-bar-and-grills-passionfruit-pavlova-7557|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/10/08/1570507124334_webpavlova.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Rockpool Bar & Grill's passionfruit pavlova
Photo: Ben Dearnley![[**Passionfruit semifreddo**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/passionfruit-semifreddo-9972|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/10/08/1570506987160_websemifreddo.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Chris Court
![[**Guillaume Brahimi's passionfruit soufflés with vanilla anglaise**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/passionfruit-souffles-with-vanilla-anglaise-8313|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2016/12/07/46754/soufleei.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![[**Spice Temple's Chinese pavlova**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/spice-temples-chinese-pavlova-9260|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/10/08/1570506686556_webchinesepavlova.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Spice Temple's Chinese pavlova
Photo: William Meppem![[**Lime and vanilla yo-yos with passionfruit curd**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/lime-and-vanilla-yo-yos-with-passionfruit-curd-12509|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/09/12/12509/lime-passionfruit-yo-yos.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Lime and vanilla yo-yos with passionfruit curd
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Passionfruit vanilla slice](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/passionfruit-vanilla-slice-9859|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/10/08/1570506135646_webpassionfruitslice.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Brett Stevens
