How to Strain Passion Fruit

I can’t believe that I was 34 when I learned the easy way to strain passion fruit.

Fresh passion fruit is such a delightful treat to have. Unfortunately, the seeds are not digestible and can lead to unpleasant textures in whatever you are making. I know that some food blogs leave the seeds in their pictures because they look cute, but from a practical point of view, you will want to remove the seeds from the flesh. The problem is that the flesh is very sticky and grabs tightly onto the seed.

So what’s the secret to easily strain passion fruit?

Use a blender on its lowest setting. Blend the passion fruit pulp for about 30 seconds on the lowest setting to break up the membrane of the passion fruit. You want to loosen up the flesh but still keep the seeds intact. We don’t want any seed particles in the passion fruit juice.

After that, use a fine mesh sieve to strain the passion fruit. Use a rubber spatula to help move the seeds around to help pass the passion fruit juice through.

Without the blender trick, it would take forever to strain passion fruit.

Strained passion fruit juice can be stored in the freezer for several months. Simply place into ice cube trays. When they are frozen solid, insert the passion fruit juice cubes into an airtight bag.

Now that your passion fruit is strained and ready to use, go ahead and check out my passion fruit panna cotta recipe.