Transport your customers to a tropical paradise with passion fruit, April’s Fruit of the Month!
This citrusy, tangy, tart-but-sweet fruit has a memorable, fruity aroma that is pleasant and unlike any other tropical fruit. Less commonly seen in the United States, passion fruit has a strong presence in South America and Europe. It is cultivated and accessible all year round, so why not be one of the first businesses to share the potential of passion fruit to your customer base in the States?
Let us explore passion fruit, its pairing options, and our available products to help you take advantage of this unique fruit.
Products Available
Our passion fruit products have an attractive, vibrant yellow color that varies with intensity depending on the product. Contact us to find out which works best for your applications.
- Passion Fruit Juice Concentrate
- Clarified Passion Fruit Juice Concentrate
- Passion Fruit Essence
- Organic Passion Fruit Juice Concentrate
- Blend options:
- Passion Fruit with Peach, Pineapple, Mango, Passion Orange Guava, and more!
Season
Passion fruit is most abundant in the summer through autumn seasons and is available year-round making it a reliable product to source despite the time of year. On the other hand, organic passion fruit is more challenging to acquire on a whim. If you need an organic product, contact our team at Northwest Naturals, and we will work with you to ensure you get your products before your deadlines.
Flavor Profiles
Passion fruit is sweet, tropical, and citrusy but tart and tangy, as well. A strong, fruity aroma compliments the flavor. Passion fruit is less common in the United States, so it can still be considered unique, memorable, and exotic.
Pairing Suggestions
Passion fruit is easily and typically paired with other tropical flavors like pineapple, coconut, mango, and guava. Pairing citrus fruits, especially orange, creates a balanced blend that works well, and for the daring recipe developers, pairing it with chocolate has been a trendy and delicious combination!
We also recommend adding heat to those combinations with habanero or other chilis to add an extra layer of flavor and dynamics to the sweet, fruity base.
Applications for Passion Fruit
Beverages and desserts are perfect canvases to create something deliciously unforgettable with passion fruit. Elevate cocktails that use champagne, Cointreau, ice wine, rum, and tequila by applying the fruit’s tropical sweetness. Passion fruit Moscow mules, mojitos, margaritas, caipiroskas, and martinis simply scrape the surface of all the delicious cocktail/mocktail possibilities. Kombuchas, carbonated beverages, and iced tea are nonalcoholic beverages that also pair well.
The fruit’s natural sweetness makes it perfect for tarts, pavlovas, cheesecakes, mousse, pudding, bars, cookies, cakes, and many other baked goods and chocolates.
Passion fruit is uncommon in savory applications, but there are possibilities! Use it in salad dressings, hot sauces, or glaze for chicken, fish, and pork dishes.
Request a Juice Sample Today!
Ready to craft your next bestseller? Northwest Naturals is here to support you at every step of the process. Get started on your passion fruit crowd-pleaser, and request a free sample today!