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Passionfruit Bars

While living in Australia there was a Passionfruit vine just outside the door which provided and abundant crop! Apparently the pulp freezes really well but I thought I would try using it in different recipes!


Ingredients

  • 1 cup (150g) flour
  • 1 ½ (7 ml) teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ (2 ml) teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (85g) desiccated coconut
  • ½ cup (100g) caster sugar
  • ½ cup (100g) butter, cold, cut into cubes
  • 1 x 395g can sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ cup (125ml) fresh lemon juice (approx 2 lemons)
  • 2 Tbsp passionfruit pulp

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C)
  2. Spray a 9×13 inch pan with Vegetable oil spray
  3. In medium size mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and sugar.
  4. Using pastry blender, cut cold butter into the flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  5. Add coconut and mix well.
  6. Press the crumb mixture into prepared pan and bake in preheated 350F degree oven for 12 minutes or until lightly golden.
  7. Remove from oven and cool.
  8. Reduce oven temp to 300F (150C)
  9. In medium size mixing bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and passionfruit pulp until smooth.
  10. Pour over base and spread evenly.
  11. Bake in 300F oven for 15 minutes or until set.
  12. Remove from oven, cool completely before slicing.