No-Bake Passion Fruit Lush Pie Recipe {Creamy Tropical Dessert!}
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Bright Passion Fruit, Salty Pretzels, Creamy Middle
The pretzel crust gives this pie more contrast than a standard cookie crust. It is salty, crisp, and sturdy enough to hold the softer layers, which matters once the cream cheese filling and passion fruit curd go on top.
The passion fruit curd is the part that makes the whole dessert stand out. It brings sharp tartness and a glossy finish, while the cream cheese layer softens that acidity and keeps the slices creamy instead of intense. Served cold, it cuts into clean bars with a salty base, a sweet middle, and a top layer that tastes bright and citrusy.
Here is how it all comes together:
- Passion fruit juice, sugar, eggs, salt, and butter get cooked into a thick curd, then cooled completely.
- Crushed pretzels and melted butter get pressed into the baking dish for a salty crust.
- The crust bakes briefly, then cools before the filling goes in.
- Cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar get mixed until smooth and spread over the crust.
- The cooled passion fruit curd gets spooned over the cream cheese layer, then the pie chills before serving.
This is a good make-ahead dessert because the chill time helps the layers firm up and makes the slices cleaner. It also feeds a crowd well, and the passion fruit gives it a sharper, less expected flavor than most cream cheese bar desserts!
No-Bake Passion Fruit Lush Pie
Equipment
- measuring spoons/cups
- Stove Top
- Oven
Video
Ingredients
Ingredients: Passion Fruit Curd
- ¾ cup passion fruit juice seeds strained
- 1 ⅛ cup sugar
- 4 eggs room temperature
- pinch of salt
- ½ cup of butter room temperature
Ingredients: Pie
- 16 ounces cream cheese room temp
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 3 cups of pretzels crushed
- 6 tbsp butter melted.
Instructions
Step-By-Step Instructions Curd:
- In a bowl add all the ingredients and mix on high with a mixer.
- Pour into a stock pot and place over low heat.
- Continually stir as the mixture tempers.
- After 5 minutes turn the heat up to med/low and stir until thickened.
- Pour into an airtight container and cool completely.
Step-By-Step Instructions Pie:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Add the pretzels to a food processor and grind until crumbs.
- Pour into a 9×13 casserole dish.
- Pour the melted butter on top and stir well.
- Bake for 10 minutes and let cool completely.
- Add the cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar to a bowl and mix well.
- Pout on top of the crust.
- Add the passion fruit curd on top.
- Optional: sprinkle pretzels on top. Enjoy!
