I had this at the back of my mind, and this at the front.
As far as the passion fruit goes, I’ve had the exotic in my thoughts ever since I tasted one of Jen Winter’s passion fruit truffles (oh.my.goodness.) at my favourite local spot, KoKo Chocolates.
Passion fruit is generally sold by the piece and, unless you live in the tropics, is not cheap. This recipe only calls for one. The two common colours of passion fruit are purple (roughly the size of a large egg) and yellow (roughly the size of a small orange). Both varieties contain a viscous jelly-like pulp (orangey or grey coloured) that coats numerous black-pitted seeds. The seeds are perfectly edible and very crunchy. Passion fruit has a beautiful, naturally sweet aroma. The riper the fruit the sweeter its taste.
Lemon Passion Fruit Panna Cotta
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1/4 cup agave nectar
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1 cup 10% cream (half and half cream)
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1 cup plain Greek Yogurt
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1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
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2 tsp gelatin powder
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2 tsp grated lemon zest
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3 Tbsp passion fruit pulp and seeds
You can also use silicone muffin cups which make it easy to release the panna cotta once set.
Refrigerate panna cotta for a minimum of 2 hours and ideally 4 hours. The dessert will become the density of a custard.
This recipe is adapted from France’s gorgeous Honey Yogurt Panna Cotta at Beyond the Peel.
Hi Yadsia – thanks so much for dropping by. I look forward to exploring your beautiful site more.
Thank you so much Anne – you’re so kind. Passion fruit is relatively new to me too but with a name like that, I couldn’t resist!! :)
Passion fruit is so aromatic, flavorful and delicious.
Kelly…this dessert is simply too beautiful to eat! Your photography is just stunning. I’ve never tasted or worked with passion fruit before. But you have inspired me. Just gorgeous!
Yay! let me know if you give it a try… have a good weekend Amy –
No need to be embarrassed, it’s not exactly common in most of the world.
I’m not a fancy baker by any stretch. Give this another go – it’s really not difficult. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks so much Elegance :)
Talk about not living in the moment… lol :0)
I hear great minds think in similar positions :0
I’ve never had passion fruit but LOVE panna cotta! I should try this soon…
I love panna cotta but I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve never eaten passion fruit – but I will definitely be trying it – this looks amazing!
I have always love panna cotta, but I failed miserably when I tried to make it myself a few years ago and have never dared to make it again myself till now ;). Yours look so beautiful! I need to give this recipe a shot!
This is such a gorgeous dessert!!! Panna Cotta is my absolute favorite. YUM!
Hmmm—I have never dedicated my practice to thinking about dessert. Maybe that will help me in yoga tonight! :)
Mmmm.. This is my kind of dessert! Any chance you can courier some over?
I think a lot while downward dog as well – the things my mind cooks up while doing yoga :)
I like your philosophy!!
Passion fruit is worth the money. Yoga is worth the time ;)
’tis… thanks aria!
oh, thank you!!
Thank You Food Jaunts – I agree, funky is the perfect way to describe passion fruit! The lemon is quite divine…. :0
ha-ha! LUV U KIM!!
yummi……
Aria
Love the texture and your photographs are gorgeous!
I love the photo where you capture the inside of the passionfruit lol, it’s so funky. That being said this panna cotta sounds amazing – the lemon juice with the passionfruit has to just take it over the top
Kelly–you are the goddess of cooks…not only that, but you have a magnificant vocabulary: “multitudinous” Yea, baby.
The passion fruit is gorgously groovy & this looks devine.
Kim http://myinnerchick.com
Thanks France, i love that you used yogurt in your panna cotta, i think that’s brilliant! This is a recipe that I will definitely make again…. merci encore une fois…
It looks beautiful. I’m glad my recipe brought some inspiration. I have to say I have never cooked with passion fruit but you’ve peaked my interest to at least try. How could I not? This is so beautiful.
my husband had the luxury of eating these in the tropics and gave my passion fruit (not the finished panna cotta!) the big thumbs down – what do you expect from passion fruit in canada in november?!! anyhow, they are strange animals. the center reminds me A LOT of chia (just to freak you out even more with the slime analogy – hee-hee) and the seeds are extremely crunchy and, yup, probably not for everyone. i like trying new things including textures and exposing the boys to it all. this was my first panna cotta too – i think you’d like it – so light and creamy without the heaviness – you could do a chocolate version – i’d be all over it! :)
thanks so much for dropping by!
capers? ha-ha… I guess that’s true. You could always just enjoy the pulp and discard the seeds but I’m one of those weirdoes who loves to eat things worts and all.
thanks Vanessa!
thanks Angie – i’m glad one of the 4 came out that smooth ;)
ha-ha, warrior two, very good Kristy!! Funny you should ask about the lemon peel :) – I actually went out and bought a fancy zester (i don’t have many kitchen gadgets for a foodie), and tried my hand. I’m not thrilled with the width (i would have preferred thinner) but still , it’s better than what i was able to do before – thanks for noticing :) Oh, on the ramekins… the one in the picture is actually from a small glass bowl – i had a lot of trouble removing the panna cotta from the ramekins *however* this may have more to do with the fact that i popped them into the freezer (oh boy), for a ‘few’ minutes to speed things along. mommy impatience…
aww, thanks Mandy!!
yes, yogurt is a bit unusual for panna cotta but i think it worked well – i like to mix in a little protein with my cream :) thank you Sissi – it was my first one and the whole family enjoyed – so light and lemony….
passion fruit punch – how marvelous is that!
i understand, can i come and hold your hand? :0)
what a nice comment – thank you Nami! As desserts go, it is light as air and lemon refreshing :)
it was my first time making panna cotta – i loved it too. thanks ann!
Thanks yummy – I had to work on that :)
thanks Lisa! I don’t buy fruit drinks very often but what a neat idea putting a little nectar in the smoothie.
ha-ha – i think the passion fruit would have worked really well as a side sauce too surrounding the panna cotta but in this case, i put it directly in the pudding.
it must be a universal thing to distract oneself while exercising :0)
It is a little trippy, isn’t it? It was a fruit I had very little experience with but was percolating inside me…
Thanks Amy – agave is one of my favourites and it seemed to work particularly well in this recipe.
Isn’t it fun?
Thanks Christine
ha-ha! me too. literal & figurative. thanks Jen!
Oh Dzoli. I dream of visiting New Zealand one day… passion fruit in your garden; that’s a wow.
Yeah, but with a name like passion, it’s just begging to be used!! :)
Thanks Claudie – I think the nature of panna cotta is that it has a nice, smooth texture.
Looks wonderful Kelly – I tried some of those orangey/red passion fruits myself recently… I prefer them to the other ones I think – a bit less sharp, although the passion-fruit flavour isn’t quite so strong. They’re funny though aren’t they? Hard shell, then some fluff stuff, and the seeds inside, especially in these ones, look like brain or something :D
I never tried making panacotta – I really should. I saw a show about someone who tried to make a vegetarian version using agar agar. It turned out like cement in the end, so bear that in mind and use a LOT less if you ever need to do that!
That panna cotta looks sumptuous!
Gorgeous! Although, they do look a bit like capers and I still want to eat them!
This is downright dreamy! <3 Looks amazing.
I love passion fruit. Your panna cotta looks really smooth.
Yay! Something else I can make with passion fruits (just saw them at the store recently and wanted to buy some) and something I can make in my ramekins! I’m obsessed with ramekins. They are just too cute. And you know how I feel about lemons. :) So now how did you get the peel to look that pretty? I’ve tried and just can’t get it that thin with the curly little look to it. Can’t wait to see what comes out of warrior two. ;)
Now this is THE best Panna Cotta recipe yet!
:-) Mandy
I love this elegant and light dessert (using lighter cream and yoghurt sounds like my cup of tea). I have never cooked with passionfruit, but appreciate its tanginess and sophisticated taste whenever I have it. I must absolutely start experimenting with it. Beautiful presentation!
WOW, this looks beautiful and delicious. i love passion fruit, the flavors are soooo good. i used to drink passion fruit punch when i was living in peru!
Wow.. this Lemon Passion Fruit Panna Cotta looks amazing. I am a little nervous about eating the seed.. maybe because I’m not used to it. But this looks amazing
You always inspire me with very creative combination and recipes. I would LOOOOVE to have this right now. As I type my words I can’t focus well thinking how delicious this must be…. I absolutely love this dessert~~~~~~!!!
Wow – this is amazing! I love panna cotta, but I never thought of using such a flavor combination!
How delicate! Love the lemon rind twist!
I love this simple recipe. I haven’t had fresh passion fruit in a long time. I’ll occasionally buy the passion fruit nectars to make smoothies for my kids, but it’s been awhile. Keep dreaming about those recipes!
I need to daydream about food in aerobics. Maybe I’d work out more! I’ve thought and thought about what to do with passion fruit – and never knew. But now I do – my this is enticing.
what a gorgeous dessert. i’ve never cooked with passion fruit before; it looks a little intimidating.
and i’m constantly thinking about other things in my fitness class, too. :)
This is really lovely–I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a passion fruit before, but it is trippy looking!
These are beautiful! I appriciate that you have used agave nectar in place of sugar here, the panna cottas sound delicious!
I’m like that too, always dreaming of what to make next!
Looks so good. Beautiful.
That’s funny! I often dream about food, literally, and often fall asleep thinking about unusual flavor combinatons. This sounds like the perfect match!
I have passionfruit in the garden and lots of it.Unlike puprple fruit mine is yellow but inside is teh same;) Love it.Such an equisite taste.And very well paired with panecotta;)
This looks so beautiful and delicious! I’ve never used passion fruit before.
Wow. Simply beautiful!