If there’s one tropical fruit I love and adore, it’s definitely Passion Fruit! Just the name conjures sinful lust, tart and fresh flavors. And if I’m in love with the name in English, I am cheating on it with the name in Hawaiian: “Lilikoi”. If I ever have a daughter, I want to name her Lilikoi.
Native to Paraguay, Brazil and northern Argentina, Passion Fruit is a vine plant with as many names as it has seeds! Here in Dominican Republic it is commonly called “Chinola”. I’ll stick with Lilikoi just because I love it so much!
Nutrition Benefits:
- 100 grams have 97 calories. Wish I could say the same about Bacon, sigh.
- Great source of Dietary Fiber
- High in Vitamin C, which is a powerful water soluble anti-oxidant
- Rich source of minerals such as Iron, Copper, Magnesium and Phosphorus
- High in Vitamin A which helps the body to remove free radicals
Lilikoi Jam
- Juice the pulp of approximately 10 Lilikoi and strain to remove seeds.
- Pour fresh juice into medium sauce pan over high heat with the addition of 1/2 cup sugar.
- In a small bowl, whisk 1/2 cup of hot juice, 4 tablespoons of cornstarch and 1/2 cup sugar.
- Add slurry (cornstarch and juice mixture) in a steady stream into the hot liquid and whisk.
- Whisk, whisk! Your jam will begin to thicken at 185F, which is around the temperature cornstarch gels.
- Add vanilla extract or a pinch of salt and you’re all set to spread on scones, fill a cake with or just eat it right out of the jar!
If you want to check out more Lilikoi pictures, check them out on the Cooking with Books Facebook Page!
Just followed you over from Sandra’s blog…glad I did, and I’m also following your blog, as well.
Such amazing things you made with passion fruit, which is so colorful and beautiful, and oh, so yummy!
Your photos are superb, loved your post, as well!
I invite you to visit my blog, when you have some time:DDD
Only one word comes to mind: YUMMMMMMMMM!
wow wow wow!! your photos are to die for! is it bad that i have never actually seen a passion fruit in person?!
Mmmm–lovely! One of my favorite flavors to use at the restaurant. I’m especially fond of a passion fruit-white chocolate curd we made. Sooo good. Lilikoi is a beautiful name:) Sounds like it means “flower fish,” but it prolly doesn’t… 😉
What a lovely yummy photos…I love it!!!!
What delicious fun! 🙂
mmmm i want some passion fruit right now!!! maybe whole foods will have them in stock…
I like passion fruit too but I don’t eat it much. I did have a delcicious lilikoi shaved ice in Hawaii! I think Lilikoi for a daughter would be a beautiful name 🙂
I love passion fruit! OMG..so jealous of your access to the fresh stuff. We definitely don’t get any here in Indiana. I am lucky enough to find organic nectar so I will be making this ASAP! you know my love for curd is never ending! 🙂
I LOVE LILIKOI!!! I’ll have to check the secret vine in a month or so to see if it’s ready for eating! Can you just send me that jarful? Thanks!