Passionfruit

Better baking

Patience and grunt work: Emelia Jackson’s secrets to making the perfect pavlova

So many things can go wrong with Australia’s best-known dessert. Follow these simple tricks, and you’ll have the crisp, snowy meringue of your dreams.

1-2 hrs
Emelia Jackson

Baking

Helen Goh’s zesty mango, passionfruit and pistachio lamingtons are perfect for picnics

A zesty, fruity version of the old favourite, these cakes are great for picnics.

2 hrs +
Helen Goh

Quick & easy

Adam Liaw’s tropical fool

Use any fruits you like for this simple fool, and if you don’t feel like breaking out the blender or food processor, you can just chop the fruits with a knife.

< 30 mins
Adam Liaw

Cake

Hummingbird cake

Tropical fruits and a good whack of nuts give this cake a real summer feel.

1-2 hrs
Caroline Velik

A portable traycake with passionfruit icing. — EASY

Cake

Helen Goh's passionfruit picnic cake

If taking this deliciously light, creamsicle-flavoured cake on a picnic, leave the glazed cake in the tin, cover with a tea towel and pack a punnet of berries to serve alongside it.

30 mins - 1 hr
Helen Goh

Ice-cream & sorbet

Frozen yoghurt and passionfruit curd cake

The curd is important here – the frozen yoghurt has an icier, blockier texture than regular ice-cream so the curd acts as a brilliant softener, making it easier for you to cut through when serving. Commonly yoghurt desserts are cut through with cream to create a creamier texture but I love the icy texture here – it is offset by the rich curd beautifully and feels like a lighter, fresher Christmas Day dessert.

2 hrs +
Katrina Meynink

Drinks

Passionfruit, ginger and lime kombucha

Kombucha, while meant to be for gut health, is also a spectacular addition to the drinks trolley. With its slight sweetness and tart sourness it's the perfect standalone base for a mocktail or mix-in for stronger versions.