Passionfruit Curd, otherwise known as Passionfruit Butter is a retro condiment that is amazing served on scones or over Pavlova.
When we were kids we had a passionfruit vine, which I loved. We would get fresh passionfruit on our fruit salad and pavlovas but there was another fabulous reason to love passionfruit. Mum would make passionfruit curd, or passionfruit butter, as it was known in those days, with the surplus passionfruits.
As kids, we used to pick the passionfruit, then hold off eating them in the hope of getting passionfruit butter. Happily, we now have neighbours with a passionfruit vine. Recently the vine has been producing an abundance of passionfruits so I converted our family recipe for the Thermomix. This was an old "Switched on Living" recipe that is now all tattered and torn.
Passionfruit Curd Conventional Method
Making curd using the conventional method is very labour intensive. When I used to make the recipe as a teenager I used a double boiler system (one large saucepan full of water with the smaller saucepan balancing on top with the curd ingredients). This was to ensure a smooth custard was achieved without overcooking the eggs. It's important that the temperature is maintained no higher than 80 degrees Celcius.
As a result, making the curd on a stovetop was always a chore! Especially having to stir it constantly.
Thankfully making curd in the Thermomix is EASY!
The Thermomix makes short work of this recipe, so I'm sharing the simplest recipe for Thermomix passionfruit Curd ever! (Hence the title)
Storing The Curd
The passionfruit butter can be stored in the fridge for up to a month in a sealed container. Once the container has been open its best to consume within a week or two.
The hot curd can be transferred into sterilised empty jam jars or the cute little yoghurt pots which are available from the mixit shop. These are the pot I used when I filmed the video.
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Passionfruit Curd
Equipment
Ingredients
- 200 gm sugar
- 120 gm passionfruit pulp (about 16 fresh purple passionfruit or 5 yellow)
- 140 gm butter
- 6 eggs
Instructions
- Place sugar in TM bowl. Mill 3 sec/Speed 9.
- Add butter, passionfruit and eggs to the TM Bowl. Cook 5 mins/ 75°C / Speed 3.
- Remove the lid and dry condensation. Cook 15 mins/ 80°C / Speed 3. (MC OUT) Use splatter gaurd if required.
- Pour into 3 cleaned jars and refrigerate to store.
- The curd will thicken further in the fridge. The recipe will keep in the fridge for at least two weeks.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
I hope this becomes your new favourite way to make the curd.
If you're looking for a recipe to add the curd to why not try my Passionfruit Butter Cake. It's so delicious I know you will want to make it straight away!
If you enjoy my passionfruit curd recipe please come back and leave me a comment. I love hearing from everyone 🙂
Happy Cooking
j
Nancy Cross says
This Passionfruit Curd worked perfectly and tastes sensational ๐
Leanne Crowe says
Yes I just made this for my pavlova for Christmas. I 2x the quantity It turned out beautifully much easier faster than pot. Thank you
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Leanne
Im so pleased it was a success for you Leanne.
It is so much easier in the Thermomix than over a double boiler! Thank God they are a thing of the past.
Happy Cooking
Julie
Rhonda says
Would frozen passionfruit work for the curd recipe?
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Rhonda
Thank you for your question.
Yes frozen yoghurt would work. Just let it come to room temp first.
Happy cooking
j
Mel says
This is delicious! So easy to make with minimal ingredients, if you loe passionfruit, you will love this!
Mel says
Can you used tinned passionfruit for this recipe?
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Mel,
As long as you are happy with the flavour of the canned passion fruit you can use it in the curd.
Julie xx
Finella Loch says
Absolutely delicious! We were given a small vine by a friend. We planted it this year and got 70+ fruit!! Delete gated to have found your recipe. I will be making more. Many thanks, Finella
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Finella
I am so pleased you had success with the recipe! I love making passionfruit butter from excess fruit. I can't believe you got 70 passionfruits! Wow! You will have a lot of cooking to do ๐
Thank you again
Julie
Jessica Voysey says
This recipe is amazing !
Easy to follow and taste so good !
Great with pavlova x
Love love love
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Jessica
I am so pleased you found the recipe easy to follow, it is a favourite of mine too. Thank you also for commenting and rating the recipe ๐
Have a wonderful day.
Julie xx
Paige says
Hello, if I double the recipe do I double the cook time.?
Brett Carlyle says
Hi Paige
No donโt double the cook time. Just add an extra 5 to 10 minutes to the final cook time.
Julie
Barbara Galbraith says
The general rule when doubling is to add 20% of the cooktime, (because it takes longer to bring the mixture to temp), so I would only add 4 minutes.
Fiona says
Second time making your Passionfruit Curd, both times it was delicious, I managed to get 160g out of 11 Passionfruit. Next Iโll try adding mango with the Passionfruit.
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Fiona
Thank you for you beautiful comment.
I would LOVE to try mango and passionfruit curd! That would be an absolute winning combination!!
Now I will have to try it!
Happy Cooking
Julie
Toni says
Wow. So very very good ๐
Rachel says
Would it be possible to halve the recipe? Would the time need to be reduced by much? Thanks
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Rachel
Yes, you can halve the recipe. It isn't really necessary to reduce the cooking time as it is only cooked for a short time anyway.
Julie
Mandy Barrett says
This recipe is my absolute go to! It is awesome and I can't keep up the demand from family!! Thank you!
Julie Carlyle says
Omg Mandy
That makes me so happy!!!
Thank you so much for sharing.
Julie
H says
Can you double the recipe?
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Heidi
Itโs best to make two batches as the setting depends on the correct temps being achieved. Itโs a very quick and easy recipe.
Happy cooking
Julie
NYssa says
VERy simple and very delicious
Gail Sellers says
This is just The Best! Delicious ๐
One could, is one was so inclined, eat it by the spoonful direct from the jar. So good and so easy. Congratulations!
Tino says
Thank-you so much for the recipe, it works really well.
I've also adapted the recipe by using passionfruit pulp in syrup and reducing the sugar to 150g, I could have reduced the sugar even more but didnt mind it.
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Tino
Iโm so pleased you enjoyed it ๐ธ and that the Passionfruit pulp in syrup worked for you. Thank you for sharing
๐
J
Sheela Kulasingam says
Simply delicious and the easiest thing ever...literally makes itself in the thermy! THANK you!!!
Alan Long says
Do you use the butterfly to mix the passion fruit curd not mentioned in cooking stage
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Alan
Thank you for your message.
The butterfly isn't used for this recipe.
j
Alexandra says
Wow! Delicious! I love passionfruit, but have never made it in a curd before. Sounds so good! ๐
Jackie P says
What an amazingly easy and yummy recipe! I doubles it and just added 5 min cooking time and it was perfect!
Julie Carlyle says
Thanks so much Jackie ๐
เคชเฅเคจเคฎ เคชเฅเคฒ says
Amazing recipe need to try one seem delicious am sure my Son will love it
Clover says
Loved the simplicity of the recipe, but this tasted a bit โeggyโ to me. Maybe I shouldโve cooked it longer/hotter since Iโm using a Bellini and not the real deal? Or should I try it again with less eggs?
Julie Carlyle says
I've never had the "eggy" taste from this recipe. The recipe has a lot less egg than most as I don't like that taste. The only thing I can think of is that the passionfruit may have been mildly flavoured?? Perhaps try the recipe with a little more passionfruit (one extra). Let me know how you go. As for the temperature query, you really can't cook the mixture at a higher temp or you will end up with passionfruit flavoured scrambled eggs... hehehe ๐
Giane says
Delicious. My neighbour gave me a heap of passionfruit and I didn't know what to do with them. Thanks for the recipe!
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Giane, Iโm so pleased you liked the recipe. I find making Passionfruit curd so easy in the Thermomix ? love it!
Mel says
This was so easy to make and absolutely perfect!! So yummy. We recently had a few dozen passionfruit fall off the vine this week (never before, most we've had was 5 total over the previous year) so no idea what to do with them. Now I know! Thank you for your awesome recipe.
Helene Meurer says
What??? A neighbour with a passionfruit vine!!! OMG, how lucky you are in AU. Here in Canada, we can only dream... But still, I will enjoy reading about that cake when it's ready ๐
Natalie | Natalie's Food & Health says
I've discovered passionfruit last summer. And I love it. But never quite know what to do with it... this curd sounds delicious, and easy to make. Perfect for filling pancakes or as spread for crapes. Glad you shared this recipe ๐ Saving to try!
Sarah says
I'm always looking at curd recipes but they're usually just for lemon or lime. The idea of passion fruit sounds absolutely amazing!!
Pretty says
I wish I had a passion fruit tree in my garden, I love them. This curd looks really good and super easy to make. Thanks!
Dannii says
I have only ever had lemon curd before, but passionfruit is my favourite fruit so I have to try this. It looks amazing.