How to make homemade passion fruit juice with or without a blender, then customize it to your liking! This maracuya juice is fairly tart, slightly sweet, super refreshing, and packed with several vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants!
Use a sharp knife to cut the passion fruit in half (width-wise). Then use a spoon to simply scoop out the flesh and seeds into a bowl (or blender).
Manual Method
Transfer the passion fruit pulp to a fine-mesh strainer or nut milk bag and strain the liquid from the seeds. Squeeze the bag or use the back of a spoon in the sieve to press as much liquid through as possible.If you don’t mind the seeds being in the juice, then skip this step entirely.
Simply add the water and sweetener to prepare the maracuya drink.
Blender Method
Simply transfer everything (the fruit pulp, water, and sweetener) to a blender or food processor and pulse for 1-2 seconds at a time to help loosen the juice from around the seeds, avoiding breaking up the seeds too much.You may prefer to add just a little water and sweetener at a time. That way, you can dilute and sweeten it to your desired levels.
Pour the juice into a sieve to strain the seed remnants.If you blend the mixture too much, the seeds will pulverize, and it becomes trickier to strain out the bits of seed from the resulting juice. On the plus side, seeds mean more fiber!
Storage Instructions
For maximum nutrients, enjoy the refreshing drink immediately. To store: store any leftovers in a covered container (like a pitcher, glass bottle, or mason jar/s) in the fridge for 4-5 days. Give it a good stir/ shake before serving each time, as it can separate as it sits.To freeze: store the juice either in Ziplock bags or ice cube trays (then transfer to freezer bags) for up to 6 months. You can then pop a few ice cubes into lemonade or a smoothie or thaw them first to enjoy as juice or in a cocktail.
Notes
Tweak the ingredient ratios: This passion fruit juice recipe is made of just three ingredients: passion fruit pulp, water, and sweetener. Adjust the amount of water and sugar based on how tart/robust you’d like the flavor to be.
Use your sweetener of choice: It's best to use a liquid sweetener that will dissolve easily into the juice, like a simple syrup (which can be made with your choice of granulated sugar). However, feel free to use maple syrup, honey, agave, or sugar-free syrup.
Passion fruit pulp yield: One fruit contains around 2 tablespoons of pulp. So, you’ll need around 8 for a cup of pulp.
To make passion fruit concentrate: Strain the seeds from the passion fruit pulp into a smooth puree.
For texture: Add some passion fruit seeds back into the juice (bonus fiber, too!). There's no need to remove the seeds at all if preferred.
For more flavor: Use coconut water instead of regular water or combine the passion fruit with other fruits like mango, pineapple, orange, or even a squeeze of lemon or lime juice into the passion fruit drink.
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