4ripe passion fruit(ripe passion fruit are very wrinkly)
½cupwater
½cup sugar
1tablespoonrum(optional)
Instructions
In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and remove from heat.
Cut the passion fruit in half and scoop the seeds into the sugar water (simple syrup). Stir and let the passion fruit steep in the simple syrup for about 2 hours.
Place a fine mesh sieve over a glass measuring cup and pour the contents of the saucepan through the sieve. Do not press on the seeds -- you want the simple syrup to be clear and if you press, it can become cloudy.
Transfer the simple syrup to a clean storage jar (I like the ball canning jars). Refrigerate. Simple syrup will last up to two weeks, refrigerated as is or you can add a tablespoon of rum to the syrup to store it a little longer.