Melissa's Fresh Passion Fruits, 1 Dozen

by Melissa's

Product Features

• 12 fresh Passion Fruits
• Ships 3rd Day
• Seasonal Item

Product Description

The fragrant, jelly-like golden colored flesh of this tropical fruit is sweet-tart in flavor and filled with soft, edible seeds. Fully wrinkled when ripe, whether eaten fresh, or as an extra special ingredient in sauces, drinks, desserts, and frozen treats, the exquisite flesh offers the exotic flavors and heady aromas of distant islands. Named for the bloom of the passion fruit flower, youre sure to fall in love with Melissas Passion Fruit. (12 Passion Fruit)

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• ASIN: B0000EIEV3
• UPC: 045255131147
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,620 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It gets 4 stars JUST FOR being passionfruit, September 30, 2004

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ex_otago (Norte America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Melissa's Fresh Passion Fruits, 1 Dozen (Misc.)

Apparently Melissa's gets their passionfruit summer through winter from California, and early spring through summer from New Zealand. I ordered in September and got fruits containing an unusually homogeneous, liquid pulp, almost as if they'd been thrown in a centrifuge and shaken; it wasn't the most fragrant either. But still - passionfruit! Even not-great passionfruit is terrific. I will try again after Xmas, as the NZ stuff is bound to be better; New Zealand knows its passionfruit. It's just a relief to be able to get pfruit in the USA.

Recipe follows:

Custard Squares

You will need:
- custard powder (Bird's or Edmond's)
- passionfruit
- icing sugar / confectioner's sugar
- puff pastry
- an 8-inch square brownie pan
- milk, sugar, an egg

Roll sufficient puff pastry into a sheet and cut into 2 8-inch squares. Place on a cookie sheet and bake in a hot oven until golden and puffy. When cool, line the brownie pan with one square; keep the other for a top layer.

Make a custard by combining 5 Tb custard powder, 4 cups milk, 7 Tb sugar, and the egg, and stir over medium heat until thickened. Quickly pour / scoop into the brownie pan and spread it around. Place the second pastry sheet on top and smooth it down. The custard will solidify as it reaches room temperature.

When the contents of the pan are cool, ice with passionfruit icing. For icing, mix the pulp of 2 passionfruit (seeds and all) with enough powdered sugar to reach a thin, spreadable consistency. Passionfruit seeds are crunchy and add interest. Cut the "big custard square" into brownie-size small squares with a sharp knife and eat with fingers.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Passion Fruit Addiction Cure!!!!! Ohhhh YEAH!!!, March 31, 2010

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TacoNinja "TacoNinja" (secret) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Melissa's Fresh Passion Fruits, 1 Dozen (Misc.)

My mother is a genius!!!! I never even thought to try Amazon for passion fruit! I am infamous at the local fruitstands in Hawaii as Mr. Lillikoi/Passion fruit. I have had no luck for my extreme passion fruit jonesing til last week. Definitely not cheap compared to the 5-10 pound bags I get for 5$ in Kona, but I am sooo stoked to have a year round mainland supplier ;) Mahalo to Mom, Amazon, and especially the magical fruit goddess "Melissa!"