Passion Fruit Purée
Passion fruit purée is sieved, pasteurised passion fruit pulp, sold chilled or frozen, unsweetened or lightly sweetened. It gives a drink the fruit's flavour and sharpness in a smooth, measurable form, without seeds. Our Pornstar Martini shakes 50ml of it with vanilla vodka and passion fruit liqueur, and the IBA Tiki takes 30ml, adding body to a drink served over pebble ice.
Quick Facts
Our rule: refrigerate once opened and keep tightly sealed; cartons and bottles are chilled stock, not shelf goods.
None of the 14 listed allergens.
About Passion Fruit Purée
Flavour Profile
Primary Flavours
Tasting Notes
Sharp tropical fruit with a floral edge and seed-bright acidity: sweet only where the maker has added sugar.
Passion fruit pulp, sieved and made consistent
Bought purée starts as ripe passion fruit pulp. The maker sieves out the seeds, pasteurises it and packs it, usually without sugar or with a little. What you get is the fruit's flavour and acid at a steady strength from pack to pack, which fresh fruit cannot promise: one fruit is sharp and the next sweet, depending on how far it has ripened.
Purée is thicker than juice and sharper than syrup
Passion fruit purée against the forms it is swapped with
Bought purée
- Body
- Thick and smooth
- Seeds
- None
- Added sugar
- None or a little
- To replace 50ml of purée
- 50ml from the pack
Fresh pulp, sieved
- Body
- Thick; varies with ripeness
- Seeds
- Sieved out
- Added sugar
- None
- To replace 50ml of purée
- Two or three fruits
Passion fruit juice
- Body
- Thin
- Seeds
- None
- Added sugar
- None if sold as juice
- To replace 50ml of purée
- Not a like-for-like swap
House syrup
- Body
- Pourable
- Seeds
- Strained
- Added sugar
- Equal weight of sugar
- To replace 50ml of purée
- About a third as much, plus lime
| Form | Body | Seeds | Added sugar | To replace 50ml of purée |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bought purée | Thick and smooth | None | None or a little | 50ml from the pack |
| Fresh pulp, sieved | Thick; varies with ripeness | Sieved out | None | Two or three fruits |
| Passion fruit juice | Thin | None | None if sold as juice | Not a like-for-like swap |
| House syrup | Pourable | Strained | Equal weight of sugar | About a third as much, plus lime |
The juice and syrup each have a page, while the whole fruit page sets out all five forms.
The Pornstar Martini leans on it for fruit
In our Pornstar Martini, 50ml of purée carries the passion fruit and the sharpness while the vanilla vodka, passion fruit liqueur and vanilla syrup bring strength and sweetness. After a hard shake of 10 to 12 seconds it is double strained, and half a passion fruit rides on the foam. Douglas Ankrah created the drink in 2002 at Townhouse, his bar in Knightsbridge, by Difford’s Guide’s account.
The IBA Tiki uses 30ml, where its sharpness does part of the citrus work.
An opened pack lasts days, not weeks
Chilled purée keeps to its printed date while sealed and, in our experience, only a few days once open, so freeze any surplus in small, measured portions. Frozen packs keep to their own date; thaw them chilled and shake well before pouring, since the solids settle.
Using Passion Fruit Purée
Usage
Our Pornstar Martini shakes 50ml with vanilla vodka, passion fruit liqueur and vanilla syrup, then double strains. The IBA Tiki uses 30ml with two rums, nut liqueurs, pineapple and lime. Chill it first, and shake hard so it blends evenly.
Pro Tip
If a recipe calls for purée and you only have fresh fruit, sieve two or three passion fruits' worth of pulp to replace 50ml, as our Pornstar Martini recipe suggests, and taste before serving: fresh pulp can be sharper or sweeter than a bought purée, depending on ripeness.
Top Tips
- Read the label for added sugar. An unsweetened purée lets the recipe's syrup do the sweetening, as it expects.
- Shake the pack before pouring; the solids settle in the fridge.
- Freeze what you will not use in a few days, in measured portions in an ice-cube tray.
- Double strain shaken drinks served up. Purée carries fine pulp that otherwise settles on the foam.
Possible Substitutions
- Passion Fruit: fresh pulp, sweetened to taste
- Passion Fruit Syrup: with the sugar dialled back
Production Method
Ripe passion fruit is pulped and sieved, then pasteurised and packed, unsweetened or lightly sweetened depending on the maker: no fermentation, no alcohol.
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Common Questions
What is passion fruit purée?
Is passion fruit purée the same as passion fruit juice?
Can I use passion fruit syrup instead of purée?
Can I use fresh passion fruit instead of purée?
Is passion fruit purée alcoholic?
How long does passion fruit purée last once opened?
Which other drinks use passion fruit purée?
Sources.
Correct as of 18 October 2026.
- Difford’s Guide, “Porn Star Martini” (secondary source: “created in 2002 by Douglas Ankrah at The Townhouse bar in Knightsbridge, London”).
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Guide by Jerry Can Spirits · Updated 18 October 2026