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Early Spring Desserts

Fran Costigan - Early Spring Desserts

This event was on Tuesday, April 07, 2026 at 1:00 pm Pacific, 4:00 pm Eastern

Join Chef Fran Costigan, Rouxbe Director of Vegan Pastry, for a spring look at the flavors, functions, and best uses of brighter and lighter, always tasty vegan desserts.

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Question:

What recipes do you have for less sour passionfruit desserts?

— Khaddijah Peter

Answer:

I actually don't have any passion fruit recipes, but I would say that all you have to do is add some sweetener and think about the kind of dessert you're making. If it's something where you can't add liquid-A liquid sweetener because you don't want to thin. If it's a custard or a cream, then use a finely ground granulated sweetener. And if it's a heavier dessert, you can use something-- Now, I don't use agave very often, but agave would probably be very nice with passion fruit.
Fran Costigan

Fran Costigan

Director of Vegan Pastry

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