Passion fruit drink powder flavors a condensed milk and cream base, topped with a simple dark chocolate ganache. This is a soft chilled dessert made with drink mix, rather than fresh passion fruit pulp. The cream, condensed milk and powder package weights are not specified, so check your products before starting.
Recipe Details
- Chill: at least 1 hour, or until cold and thickened
- Package sizes vary; the counts below do not define fixed gram weights
Ingredients
Passion Fruit Cream
- 3 cans dairy cream
- 2 cans sweetened condensed milk
- 2 packets passion fruit powdered drink mix
Chocolate Topping
- 1 carton dairy cream
- 200 g dark chocolate, chopped
How to Make Passion Fruit Cream Dessert
Check and blend the cream ingredients
Check the weights and directions on your cream, condensed milk and drink powder packages. Blend the 3 cans cream, 2 cans condensed milk and 2 packets drink powder until smooth, following the blender’s operating limits. The original method allows about 5 minutes, but stop once the powder is fully mixed.
Fill the dish
Spread the blended cream in a glass serving dish or dessert cups, leaving space for the chocolate topping.
Melt the chocolate
Melt the chopped dark chocolate gently in a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water, keeping water out of the chocolate. Alternatively, use a microwave-safe bowl in short intervals of up to 30 seconds, stirring each time.
Make the ganache
Stir the carton of cream into the melted chocolate until smooth. Let it cool until barely warm before spreading over the passion fruit cream.
Chill and serve
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or longer if needed, until thoroughly chilled and thickened. Serve cold with a spoon; the firmness depends on the products and package sizes used.
Tips and Common Mistakes
- Use passion fruit drink powder, not unflavored gelatin.
- Do not assume all cans, cartons or drink sachets have the same weight.
- Melt the chocolate gently and keep water out of the bowl.
- Very hot ganache can disturb the cream layer; cool it to barely warm first.
- Use dessert cups if the cream stays too soft for neat slices.
Storage and Make-Ahead Tips
Keep the dessert covered in the refrigerator and use within 3–4 days. Return it to refrigeration promptly after serving. Freezing can change the smooth dairy texture.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this recipe use fresh passion fruit?
No. Its flavor comes from powdered passion fruit drink mix.
Can I turn the package counts into gram weights?
Only after checking the actual products. The original version does not give their sizes, so a fixed weight would be a guess.
Why is the dessert soft?
The formula contains no separately listed setting ingredient. Package sizes and drink mix ingredients affect thickening; serve it chilled as a spoon dessert if needed.