Can You Freeze Passionfruit?

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It’s hard to resist the tropical, sweet, and tangy flavours of a passionfruit. While undeniably delicious, passionfruit isn’t widely available all year round, which might lead you to question how you can preserve a batch of passionfruit to enjoy at a later date. For instance, can you freeze passionfruit? 

How to Freeze Passionfruit

Passionfruit is a wonderful addition to juices, smoothies, and many delicious desserts. So, if you want to ensure you have a supply of passionfruit on hand all year round, you can freeze this tropical fruit by following the steps listed below. 

1. Freeze Whole
   If you want to freeze passionfruit whole, all you need to do is place them in a freezer-safe bag, seal them, and place them in the freezer. It’s really that simple! However, you can also freeze passionfruit by scooping out the pulp, as explained below. 
2. Slice and Remove the Pulp
   With a sharp knife, slice the passionfruit to reveal the pulp inside. Then, using a spoon, remove the pulp and place it in a bowl or jug. Remove the pulp from as many fruits as you want to freeze. 
3. Pour the Pulp Into an Ice Cube Tray
   Once you’ve successfully removed the pulp from your passionfruit, add it to an ice cube tray, evenly distributing juice and pulp in each section. 
4. Freeze
   Place the tray in the freezer and wait until the cubes have frozen solid. 
5. Place the Cubes in a Bag
   Remove the ice cube tray from the freezer and empty the cubes into a freezer-safe bag before sealing it.
6. Label and Freeze
   Write the date that you purchased the passionfruit, as well as the use-by date on the front of the bag, and place it in the freezer. Remember, you can freeze passionfruit for around three months. 

You can also use this method to then mix a range of tropical fruits together in one bag which can then be frozen together. Consider freezing with fruits including pineapple and lychees.

3 Tips for Freezing Passionfruit

Now you know how to freeze it, we’ve got our 3 top tips which we strongly recommend following when freezing passionfruit to have the best results:

Choose Passionfruit Carefully
Don’t buy passionfruit that is hard or wrinkled, as this indicates a loss of moisture. The best passionfruit should feel weighty in your hand and will look plump and healthy. 

Refrigerate for 1 Month
Passionfruit should be good at room temperature for around two weeks, providing it was fresh when purchased. You can extend their life by dropping them in a bag and storing them in the fridge for up to a month if you don’t want to freeze them. 

Freeze Passionfruit Juice
Few things are as refreshing as a freshly squeezed glass of passionfruit juice at breakfast. As opposed to freezing passionfruit in cubes, you can freeze it as a juice that has been mixed with water. 

How Long Can You Freeze Passionfruit?

You can freeze passionfruit for around three months. 

The whole passionfruit should last for a couple of weeks at room temperature while storing it in the fridge will extend its life up to a month. Therefore, you only really need to freeze passionfruit if you want to keep it longer than a month.

You Can Freeze Passionfruit for up to 3 Months

How Do You Defrost Passionfruit?

Supposing you have frozen passionfruit whole, remove it from the freezer and allow it time to thaw in the fridge. If you’ve frozen the pulp as ice cubes, you can use them straight from frozen by adding them to a range of smoothies and juices.

However, if you need to defrost the cubes, lift them out of the freezer and place them in the fridge, just like defrosting passionfruit whole. 

Can You Refreeze Passionfruit?

There’s no reason why you can’t freeze passionfruit more than once. Providing it hasn’t gone bad and has been thawed in the fridge, you can refreeze passionfruit if you have some leftover from a juice, smoothie, or dessert recipe.

The only thing to consider is that passionfruit that has been frozen twice is likely to lose a little bit of flavour due to an increase in moisture. 

Does Passionfruit Freeze Well?

Freezing passionfruit is an excellent way of extending the life of this delicious tropical fruit.

As such, if you can only buy passionfruit at certain times of the year, consider buying it in bulk when it’s in season, as you can freeze it for up to three months without having to compromise on its delicious taste and complex flavours. 

Related FAQs

If you’ve still got questions about freezing passionfruit or passionfruit in general, then these may help:

Can You Freeze Passionfruit Puree?

Passionfruit puree is often just the pulp from passionfruit mixed with other fruit juice and maybe a pinch of sugar. The good news is that you can freeze passionfruit puree too!

The method is much like the one outlined above for freezing cubes of passionfruit pulp. Once you have your puree made, portion it into the slots of an ice cube tray before freezing. Once solid, you can pop the cubes out to store them in a bag for the long term.

What to do with Frozen Passionfruit?

Frozen passionfruit is incredibly versatile. If you have frozen cubes of pulp then you can pop them into smoothies to give them a tropical hint. You can defrost the cubes are swirl through cream. You can pop a cube into tropical cocktails.