Passion Fruit Juice

By Brigid Ransome Washington

Updated May 5, 2026

  • David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff.
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Beloved for its perfume and bright, layered flavors, passion fruit is a staple in the Caribbean, especially in Trinidad and Tobago. Since fresh tropical passion fruit can be difficult to source in many parts of the United States, this easy-drinking juice is made with frozen pulp, which delivers the same lively and refreshing sweet-sour notes. A final mix with hand-squeezed lime juice and Angostura bitters emphasizes passion fruit’s citrusy nature.

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Ingredients

Yield:2 quarts

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 6 cups cold water, divided

  • 12 ounces seedless frozen passion fruit pulp

  • 3 limes (¼ cup lime juice)

  • 1 teaspoon Angostura bitters

  • Ice for serving

  • Lime slices, for garnish (optional)

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small saucepan, combine the sugar with 1 cup water over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and add the frozen passion fruit, stirring occasionally until it thaws, about 15 minutes.

  2. Step 2

    Transfer juice to a large pitcher and add the juice and pulp of the limes, the bitters and 5 cups cold water. Stir to combine. Serve over ice and garnish with lime if you’d like.

Tip

  • Adding dark rum and a splash of ginger beer makes for an excellent cocktail.

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Colleen

I’ve been told that passion fruit seeds are a “new super food”. Just grind everything all up in a high speed blender. If they really bother you, strain them.

Baja Bob

I have a house in San José del Cabo. We can get lots of passion fruit. I wish she had told us how to process fresh fruit in order to obtain the juice. My guess is to scoop out the seeds and run them through a food mill to separate the pulpy juice from the seeds.

KattyDid

The accompanying essay is one of the best I've ever read about the ability of food to evoke the emotions of one's family, memories, culture, home.

Maria

Passion fruit is well known in Brazil, the country I came from for its medicinal quality. Instead of chemicals meds to calm you down they take passion fruit tea, juice and even eat the fruit including the seeds.

Joel B

This sounds like passionfruit agua fresca. Could be good with bourbon, also. Bocanova, in Oakland California, makes a passionfruit old fashioned that is delicious.

Leah

Very few comments so let me just say THIS IS FANTASTIC!!

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