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Passion Fruit Gin Fizz is the tropical cocktail that tastes like a beach vacation in a glass, with fresh passion fruit, tart lime, crisp gin, and a splash of bubbly tonic, and it is my go-to sipper for a summer happy hour on the patio. If you love a fruity, refreshing drink, this one is pure sunshine, right alongside our passion fruit margarita.
It comes together in 5 minutes with one shake, and a non-alcoholic gin swap makes it just as good as a mocktail.
Passion Fruit Gin Fizz Quick Look
- 🕒 Prep Time: 5 minutes
- 🌡️ Cook Time: No cook
- ⏳ Total Time: 5 minutes
- 🍽️ Serving: 1 cocktail
- ⚡ Calories: 372kcal
- 🌶️ Flavor Profile: Bright, tropical passion fruit with tart lime and crisp gin
- ✋ Difficulty: Easy, on par with our passion fruit margarita
Quick Answer
Fill a tall glass with crushed ice. In a shaker, combine gin, fresh lime juice, the pulp of two passion fruits, and a little agave. Shake well, strain into the glass, and top with tonic water. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve right away.
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- Passion Fruit Gin Fizz Quick Look
- Quick Answer
- Why This Recipe Works
- Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Key Ingredients
- Variations and Substitutions
- How to Make Passion Fruit Gin Fizz
- Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Serving Ideas and Suggestions
- Passion Fruit Gin Fizz FAQs
- Other Recommended Cocktail Recipes
- Passion Fruit Gin Fizz
Why This Recipe Works
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- Fresh passion fruit is the star. Scooping in real passion fruit pulp gives this drink its bold tropical flavor and pretty, crunchy seeds that you cannot fake with syrup.
- Lime keeps it bright. Fresh lime juice cuts the sweetness of the fruit and keeps every sip crisp and refreshing instead of cloying.
- Tonic adds the fizz. A splash of tonic water brings the bubbles and a slightly bitter edge that balances the sweet-tart fruit beautifully.
- Agave dissolves smoothly. Agave nectar sweetens without the graininess of sugar, and it is easy to adjust to match how ripe your passion fruit is.
- Crushed ice keeps it frosty. Filling the glass with crushed ice keeps the cocktail ice-cold and gives it that frozen-daiquiri, vacation feel.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It is bright, tropical, and refreshing, the ultimate warm-weather sipper.
- It uses the same fresh passion fruit as our passion fruit margarita, in a lighter, bubbly form.
- It comes together in 5 minutes and is easy to make as a mocktail with non-alcoholic gin.
Key Ingredients
Here is what goes into this bright passion fruit gin fizz.
- Fresh passion fruit brings bold, tropical flavor and a pretty seedy texture, just scoop the pulp from the shell.
- Gin adds a crisp, botanical base, or use a non-alcoholic gin for a mocktail.
- Fresh lime juice keeps the drink tart and bright.
- Tonic water tops it off with bubbles and a slightly bitter finish.
- Agave nectar adds just enough sweetness, the same easy sweetener in our lime margarita.
See recipe card for exact quantities.
Variations and Substitutions
Make it your own with these easy swaps.
- Use a non-alcoholic gin or skip the gin entirely for a passion fruit mocktail.
- Swap the tonic for club soda or prosecco, like the bubbles in our wine spritzer.
- Add a few muddled mint leaves or basil for a fresh, herbal twist.
- Use honey or simple syrup in place of the agave.
- Try it with tequila instead of gin for a riff on our passion fruit margarita.
How to Make Passion Fruit Gin Fizz
- Fill a tall glass with crushed ice, then add the gin to a cocktail shaker.
- Add the fresh lime juice to the shaker.
- Add the passion fruit pulp and agave, then shake well to combine and chill.
- Strain into the ice-filled glass, top with tonic water, and garnish with a lime wedge.
Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Use ripe passion fruit that feels heavy and slightly wrinkled for the sweetest, most fragrant pulp.
- Shake hard with ice to chill the drink and blend the passion fruit fully.
- Strain or leave the seeds in, the seeds add pretty texture, but strain if you prefer it smooth.
- Taste and adjust the agave to match how sweet your passion fruit is.
- Top with tonic last so the bubbles stay lively.
- Making a batch? Multiply everything and mix it like our lime margarita for a crowd.
Serving Ideas and Suggestions
This passion fruit gin fizz is made for warm-weather sipping, from poolside happy hours to summer dinner parties. Serve it ice-cold in a tall glass with a lime wedge.
Build a cocktail menu with our passion fruit margarita and a classic lime margarita.
For more gin drinks, try our London mule or a bubbly French 75.
It also makes a gorgeous welcome drink for a bridal shower or brunch. Set up a little fizz bar with passion fruit, lime, and tonic and let guests shake their own.
Passion Fruit Gin Fizz FAQs
Any non-alcoholic gin alternative works beautifully, brands like Seedlip or Ritual keep the botanical flavor without the alcohol. You can also simply leave the gin out and add a little more tonic for a passion fruit mocktail.
Passion fruit is a small, round tropical fruit with a wrinkly purple or yellow shell and a juicy, seed-filled center. The pulp is intensely tart and sweet, which makes it perfect for cocktails and desserts.
Yes. Multiply the gin, lime juice, passion fruit, and agave by the number of servings and stir or shake it all together. Pour over ice and top each glass with tonic water just before serving so the bubbles stay fresh.
Look for fresh passion fruit in the produce section of most large grocery stores, especially in summer. If you cannot find it fresh, frozen passion fruit pulp or puree works great too.
Absolutely. Swap the gin for a non-alcoholic gin or just leave it out, then build the drink the same way with lime, passion fruit, agave, and tonic for a refreshing alcohol-free version.
This cocktail is best made fresh so the tonic stays fizzy. You can mix the gin, lime, passion fruit, and agave ahead and refrigerate, then shake with ice and top with tonic right before serving.
Thirsty for more? Shake up our passion fruit margarita or a refreshing lime margarita next.
Passion Fruit Gin Fizz
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin or non-alcoholic gin substitute
- 2 ounces lime juice
- 2 passion fruits halved and flesh removed
- 2 teaspoons light agave nectar optional for added sweetness
- 4 ounces tonic water
- Ice
Optional Garnishes: lime wedge
Instructions
- Fill a tall glass with crushed ice.Ice
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the gin, lime juice, passion fruit, and agave.2 ounces gin or non-alcoholic gin substitute, 2 ounces lime juice, 2 passion fruits, 2 teaspoons light agave nectar
- Shake well and strain into the glass.
- Top with tonic water and garnish with a lime wedge.4 ounces tonic water
Notes
- You do not need to remove the seeds.
- This can be made into a pitcher, see above on how to do this.
- You can make this non-alcoholic, see some substitutions above.
- The agave is optional, but is great for sweetening this drink.
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