They are ugly buggers aren’t they, passion fruit?  And disturbing to look at when you slice through that wrinkly purply-greeny-brown hide.  I’ll not get too elaborate on their internal anatomy, instead, I will move swiftly onto how wonderful they taste.  If Caribbean sunlight had a flavour, I am quite sure it would be passionfruit.

My first encounter was many moons ago with the Walls ice cream, a Solero – mango and passion fruit coulis surrounding vanilla ice cream.  One particular memory of eating this tropical treat was during an anxious wait for my dental school finals results which, back in the day, were typewriter written and pinned to the notice board with 300 anxious students jostling and pushing to check their results.  

Hungry Hubby and I took a wander to South Bank of the Thames and eat Soleros, waiting, waiting, waiting the extra few hours they were delayed.  I can’t eat passion fruit and not think of that happy day.

My Passion Puddle Puddings are beautiful desserts and this recipe makes just two of them – perfect to celebrate your own special occasions with.

Passion Puddle Puddings

Puddle puddings are classically desserts which produce a sauce on the bottom and a light sponge on top when baked without having to make two mixtures. I had some freshly made passion fruit curd already in the fridge so I may have cheated a little by simply layering up the curd and a simple sponge mix, just enough for two. Perfect for Valentine’s Day and anniversary celebrations a deux, home alone, nudge nudge, wink wink ;).

Hungry Hubby and I call them Passion Pud Puds, down at the Apple Chapel.  If you too are looking for a menu to make at home for Valentine’s day this year, might I offer this as a suggestion for your dessert course?  Top with softly whipped cream and a glass of your favourite fizz or wine, they are a tropical taste sensation of a treat.  I defy you and your loved one not to melt into each other’s arms by the last mouthful, so sweet and seductively tropical.

Passion Puddle Pudding

You can use lemon curd if you don’t have the wherewithal to make passion fruit curd but I urge you to try and locate some of the fresh fruits and allow them to ripen (go wrinkly) before turning them into curd and cake. The seeds give a lovely colour and texture contrast but if you prefer your pud without crunch, then feel free to sieve out the seeds. I use Nigella’s recipe for her curd in How To Be A Domestic Goddess and her tip for loosening the juices from the seeds by whizzing in the food processor is invaluable.

It takes a bit of elbow grease to convince the seeds to part from the flesh and juice by pushing through a sieve as best you can. If you can get the pulp then feel free to use that instead if it makes your life easier. My fruits were very sweet as they were so the curd and sponge sugar quotients could be reduced without a problem. The recipe makes just two little puddings but you could scale up fairly easily if you were wanting to serve them at a dinner party or for the family.

 

Passion Puddle Puddings
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Passion Puddle Puddings

Two little passion fruit sponge puddings with a gooey layer of curd on the bottom. Perfect dessert for a special, romantic meal with your loved one at home 

Servings: 2
: 420 kcal
Ingredients
  • 4 tbsp passion fruit curd can be subbed for lemon curd
  • 2 ripe passion fruit halved and flesh scraped out
  • 1 medium egg
  • 20 g caster sugar
  • 25 g very soft butter
  • 20 ml milk
  • 25 g self-raising flour
Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ËšC and grease two ramekins that are about 200-250ml in capacity. 

  2. Share the passion fruit between the two ramekins. 

  3. As long as your butter is super soft and easy to beat, simply whisk all the remaining ingredients together with a hand mixer or simply a balloon whisk. If not, beat the butter until fluffy first. 

  4. Spoon half the mixture on top of the curd in each ramekin and bake for 22-25mins until golden brown and the sponges spring back when lightly pressed. Allow to cool briefly before serving with cool whipped cream. 

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