Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 25–30 minutes
Chill time: 2–3 hours
Total time: ~3 hours
Serves: 12 squares
A creamy, tropical traybake that pairs light passion fruit mousse with a buttery base — perfect for dessert or afternoon tea.
Ingredients
For the base
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200 g plain flour
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100 g unsalted butter, softened
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50 g caster sugar
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Pinch of salt
For the passion fruit mousse
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3–4 passion fruits (about 100 ml pulp)
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400 ml double cream (or whipping cream)
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2 tbsp icing sugar
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200 g cream cheese
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2 tsp gelatine powder (or 4 gelatine leaves)
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2–3 tbsp warm water
Method
Preheat: Heat the oven to 180°C and line a traybake tin (about 20x30 cm) with baking paper.
Make the base: Rub flour, butter, caster sugar and salt together until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press into the tin and bake 10–12 minutes until pale golden. Remove and cool.
Prepare passion fruit: Scoop maracuja pulp into a bowl and set aside.
Bloom gelatine: Sprinkle gelatine over warm water and let it bloom for a few minutes.
Mousse: Whip the cream with icing sugar until soft peaks form. In another bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth, fold in passion fruit pulp, then gently fold in whipped cream. Stir in gelatine until combined.
Assemble & chill: Spread the mousse over the cooled base and chill 2–3 hours until set.
Serve: Slice into squares and enjoy.
Recipe source: BBC Good Food


