These Passionfruit Biscuits are sweet and buttery with a big passionfruit hit.
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Ingredient notes
You'll need about 6 passionfruit to make up these biscuits along with these basic ingredients:
- butter
- icing sugar
- SR flour
- cornflour
- custard powder
- salt.
Kitchen confidence
I'm happy to report that this recipe is the result of my developing kitchen confidence.
I found a recipe for Passionfruit Biscuits in an old slices and biscuits recipe book that mum had given me at some stage.
However, I didn't have enough of one of the ingredients when I went to make up the recipe. Normally, that would put an end to my efforts or I'd find something else to cook. But here, I decided to experiment a little – and was thrilled with the results.
I'm always happy when I get a good result as I'm no expert in the kitchen. I have degrees in law and science but my formal cooking training is limited to high school cooking classes!
However, I grew up surrounded by a love for home cooking. My mum, her mum (Nana Mac), and her mum's mum (Nana Ling) have all taught me so much.
One of my favourite things as a child was to sit at the breakfast bar and watch mum roll out pastry for pies. And that was just one of the many things I watched my mum bake from that breakfast bar over the years.
I was also lucky enough to pick up little tips and tricks from my Nan Mac, who was known for her excellent sponges and mock chicken.
And then there's my great grandmother, Nana Ling, who was gone before I arrived into the world. She's still teaching me through the recipes she wrote by hand 80 years ago (and inspired this whole blog).
And through this love of home cooking and my dedication to continue learning through this blog, I am at least finding myself more confident in the kitchen. I'm not an expert but I love learning and sharing what I'm learning – including this new Passionfruit Biscuits recipe.
Tips for perfect Passionfruit Biscuits
First, make sure you cream the butter, sugar and pulp until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Add the sifted dry ingredients, stirring to combine well.
Make sure your baking tray is greased well before placing tablespoons of mixture, rolled into balls, onto the tray. You should have about 20 balls and then you need to flatten each ball slightly with a fork.
Once cooked, allow to cool before icing.
And there you have it. Another simple recipe with delicious results!
Store biscuits in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
More passionfruit recipes
Love passionfruit? Here are some more recipes for passionfruit lovers:
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Passionfruit Biscuits
Ingredients
Biscuits
- 175 grams butter
- 1 cup icing sugar
- ⅓ cup passionfruit pulp (about 4 passionfruit)
- 2 cups SR flour
- 2 tablespoons cornflour
- 2 tablespoons custard powder
- pinch salt
Icing
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 2 passionfruit
- 1 teaspoon boiling water
Instructions
Biscuits
- Pre-heat oven to moderate (170 degrees celsius, fan-forced).
- Cream butter, icing sugar and passionfruit pulp until light and fluffy.
- Add sifted flour, cornflour, custard power and salt and stir to combine well.
- Spoon tablespoons of mixture and roll into balls. Place onto a greased baking tray and flatten slightly with a fork.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes on the tray before using a spatula to transfer the biscuits to a cooling rack.
Icing
- Combine all ingredients and then drizzle over cooled biscuits.
Petra Yan
So easy to make and honestly the best biscuits I made in a long time. New favourite recipe, thank you!! ❤️
Libby Hakim
You're welcome! This recipe is quite popular 🙂 Enjoy, Petra and happy cooking!
Avigal Belnick
Hi!
What can I use instead of custard powder? I am based in the US and its not easy to find here. Will frozen passion fruit pulp work as well?
Also do these freeze well with the icing?
Libby Hakim
Hi Avigal. You could use an instant pudding mix instead of custard powder and, yes, frozen passionfruit pulp is fine once thawed. These cookies do freeze well before icing. Happy cooking!
Carole Lee
I love this recipe, I have been making it regularly with fresh passionfruit and now I am using up my frozen stash! I don’t ice them as I don’t need the extra sweetness. I have been taking them to share at bowls and they are a real hit. I am now going to try some of your other recipes. Thanks again
Libby Hakim
Awesome! So pleased to hear this, Carole. Enjoy exploring the collection 🙂
Amanda
Hi Carole, Libby's passionfruit jam recipe is the bomb. So easy to follow. And eat.
Kristen
Love this recipe!! Made it and we scoffed the lot. Took some self-control to actually hold some off for the next day. Excellent way to use excess passionfruits too.
What I’m wondering is, how can I expand this to other fruits/ingredients? I’m guessing the pulp has a moisture content to work with the icing - have you tried it with other fruit?
Libby Hakim
Hi Kristen - glad you loved the recipe. It's one of my faves, too. I haven't tried it with other fruit, but go ahead and experiment and let me know how you go! Happy cooking 🙂
Dianne Lord
I love this recipe it is so easy and delicious, doubles great if you need. I took it today for 50 people and had so many comments.
Libby Hakim
oh, that's lovely! Thanks for the lovely feedback, Dianne. Happy cooking! Libby x
Janice
This sounds a great recipe, but before I make it just wondering are there no eggs in this recipe?
Libby
That's right - no eggs. Happy cooking 🙂
Janice
This recipe is amazing, a good way to use up some passionfruit, we love them, my husband even said to me the other day there are a few passionfruit there, how many do you need to make those biscuits, I knew what he was thinking 😀😀 thanks for a great recipe.
Libby
Hi Janice. Love it!! Hope you made some for him 😉 Happy cooking, Libby x
Janice
I certainly did 🤣🤣
Libby
🙌🏼