Delicious Grapefruit Brulee is just a grapefruit sprinkled in sugar and hit with the blowtorch or broiler.
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Looking for a fun way to spice up your winter grapefruit? Look no further than this recipe for grapefruit brulee (if you can even call it a recipe). You need two ingredients: granulated sugar and juicy grapefruit halves and one other thing: a kitchen torch. You can use any variety of grapefruit-like pink grapefruit or white grapefruits, too. I prefer pink grapefruit for my grapefruit Brulee.
If you're looking for more fruit recipes, check out my easy dark chocolate dipped apricots or my gluten-free blackberry muffin recipe.
Ingredient Notes
- Sugar: I prefer to use granulated white sugar, but you can also use brown sugar. Brown sugar would be delicious, too.
- Grapefruit: try any variety of grapefruit-like pink grapefruit or white grapefruits.
- Optional: a dash of salt or coarse sea salt or fresh mint on top after torching the grapefruits.
See recipe card for quantities.
Recipe Tips
If you don't have a kitchen torch, use the oven broiler. Preheat broiler to high and place the grapefruit with sugar on top on a baking sheet. Put the baking sheet on the top oven rack and broil for 5-7 minutes until the sugar is a dark amber color.
Use the kitchen blow torch on the sugar until it turns a deep amber color, about 1-2 minutes per grapefruit. The grapefruit should have a crispy surface on top.
Don't touch the hot sugar, first, let the grapefruit cool.
Use a sharp paring knife to slice the grapefruit insides into segments BEFORE torching the top with sugar. This will make the grapefruit easier to eat.
Try this with other citrus fruits. I like using citrus fruits like oranges for this, too. I don't really recommend using citrus fruits like lemons, though. Too sour!
Storage
Grapefruit brulee does not store well. Eat right away.
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 grapefruits
Instructions
- Slice the grapefruits in half and line on a cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle each grapefruit top with a spoonful of granulated sugar making sure to cover the entire top of the grapefruit.
- Use kitchen blowtorch or broiler to heat sugar. For the broiler, leave the grapefruits in the oven for 5-7 minutes. If using a blowtorch, it takes about 1-2 minutes to heat the sugar per grapefruit.
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