Passion fruit curd

Name: Passion fruit curd
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 200 grams 7oz passion fruit pulp, about 6-8 ripe passion fruits; 3 larges eggs; 140 grams butter, diced; 250 grams golden caster sugar; 2 Tbsps cornflour

If you have around 30 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Passion fruit curd might be If you have passion fruit pulp, eggs, golden caster sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Coconut Cookies With Passion-fruit Curd, Chicken with Passion Fruit Sauce over Dried Fruit and Nuts Orzo, and Passion Fruit Soufflé Glacé With Pineapple Fruit Soup.

Instructions

Put the passion fruit pulp in a food processor and whizz to separate the seeds from all the juicy bits.

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Passion Fruit

Seeds

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Food Processor

Scrape into a sieve set over a medium saucepan, pushing through as much pulp as you can. Reserve 2 tbsp of the seeds, then discard the rest.

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Seeds

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Sauce Pan

Sieve

Add the remaining ingredients to the pan and set over a low heat.

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Frying Pan

Whisk until all the butter has melted then, using a wooden spoon, stir constantly until the passion fruit curd has thickened to a similar consistency as lemon curd. Dont be tempted to turn the heat up to speed up the process as the eggs will curdle; make sure you stir right around the edge, too, as this is where it might catch first.

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Passion Fruit

Lemon Curd

Butter

Egg

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Wooden Spoon

Whisk

Sieve the curd into a clean bowl to get rid of any eggy bits that may have curdled. Stir in the reserved seeds and cool, before spooning into jars and chilling. Curd will keep in the fridge for a week. Eat smothered on hot buttered toast, crumpets or scones (see related recipes).

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Crumpets