Passion Vine (Maypop) Fruit: Edible Recipes for Jelly, Jam, Ice Cream

Maypop (Passiflora incarnata) fruit is egg-sized, wrinkles yellow when ripe. The pulpy seeds are eaten fresh or used in recipes.

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Kids traditionally use green fruits as "ammunition" in playful fights.

Maypop fruit interior

Maypop fruit - dead ripe

Maypop flower

Maypop ammunition

Passion vine hosts Gulf fritillary butterflies—caterpillars, chrysalises, and adults abound.

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