Exotic, beautiful and delicious, passionfruit is absolutely my favorite fruit. I have been growing them pseudo-successfully in my backyard for a few years now and we don’t get that much of a crop so it’s always a dilemma–do we just eat it now, off the vine or try to resist temptation and save them so we can make something wonderful in the kitchen? Passionfruit has many health benefits, but lesser know are the many health benefits of the seeds. Piceatannol, a component in passionfruit seeds, is shown to have anti cancer effects by its ability to suppress tumor cell proliferation in breast, prostate, colon, skin and blood cancers like leukemia. Piceatannol also is shown to protect against sun damage and premature skin aging. That makes this a beauty elixir as well! That makes this mocktail created by our in house mixologist Fred Sconfienza a perfect drink to enjoy after a day outdoors be it surfing, skiing or gardening! I like the mocktail but he’s created an “adult version” as well.
Cheers!
-Razi
Beauty’s Passion Mocktail
- 2 large passion fruit (pulp and seeds)
- 2 large juicy Cara Cara orange(should make for approx. 4 ounces)
- 2 oz. filtered water
- .25 oz raw agave or raw honey
- 1 vanilla bean
Add all ingredients to shaker and fill with ice. Shake really hard for at least 10 seconds, as the ice and shaking motion will get the passion fruit pulp to separate from the seed to add flavor to the drink. I enjoy eating the passion fruit seeds as there is a health benefit, so I just dump the contents of the shaker into a pint glass and enjoy and garnish with a quarter of a cara cara squeezed and dropped in the glass.
Sir Blanton’s Passion
- 2 ounces Blanton’s Bourbon
- 1-2 large passion (pulp & seeds)
- 1 large juicy Cara Cara orange(should make for approx. 2 ounces)
- .25-.50 ounces agave (if you like it on the sweeter side use .50 ounces and it also depends on the sweetness of the Cara Cara orange, as sugar levels are so different on fruits depending on when picked time of year, etc…)
- .25 ounces amaretto
- .10 ounce Meyer lemon shrub
Add all ingredients to shaker and fill with ice. Shake really hard for at least 10 seconds, as the ice and shaking motion will get the passion fruit pulp to separate from the seed to add flavor to the drink. I enjoy eating the passion fruit seeds as there is a health benefit, so I just dump the contents of the shaker into a pint glass and enjoy and garnish with a quarter of a cara cara squeezed and dropped in the glass.
Most of the shrub I use comes from Sage and Sea farms. They offer some amazing seasonal flavors and it is a true old world artisinal craft product. Www.sageandseafarms.com/
-Fred
Fred Sconfienza R(S), RSPS, SLA, a member of the Aloha Realty Group is also a star mixologist and enjoys mountain bike rides with kids, surfing on the shores of Hawaii and engaging in new hiking adventures with his family. This love of adventure and nature translates into his ability to craft unique herbal, botanical cocktails and mocktails, with surprising health benefits, great flavor qualities, brilliant aromas and vivid colors. Crafting drinks with ingredients such as organic ginger root, turmeric, lavender, cilantro, basil, etc… His unique mixologist style serves sophisticated drinkers and bends the boundaries of what makes a cocktail/mocktail. His only wish is that they had a root or herb that would grow some Brad Pitt quality hair.
Cheers!
References:
Biol Pharm Bull. 2013;36(5):845-9. The protective effects of piceatannol from passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) seeds in UVB-irradiated keratinocytes. Maruki-Uchida H1, Kurita I, Sugiyama K, Sai M, Maeda K, Ito T.
Mutat Res. 2012 Jan-Mar;750(1):60-82. doi: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2011.11.001. Biological activity of piceatannol: leaving the shadow of resveratrol. Piotrowska H1, Kucinska M, Murias M.