In the mood for grapefruit today? Turn on your toaster oven.
I got this recipe from the really cool book Munchies by Kevin Telles Roberts. He suggests you try it as a snack at 1:30 in the morning, but I don't see any reason why you can't have it as an ordinary breakfast treat.
Set your toaster oven to 450 degrees. Cut and section a grapefruit. Put a pat of butter in the center of each half and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and sugar. Bake for about 10 minutes, until cinnamon/sugar is melted.
We've all had grapefruit sprinkled with sugar, of course, but I wonder how the baking changes the taste. I've been wanting to eat more grapefruit anyway, so I'm going to try it this Sunday morning.
May is National BBQ Month and National Hamburger Month
Cupcakes, not for dessert (unless beef is your idea of a treat)
Because eating French Fries in the car is so tough
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3-06-2008 @ 1:35PM
PAgent said...
In the version I used to make, the sectioned grapefruit half is sprinkled with brown sugar, and then put under a broiler for only a few minutes. The sugar melts and dissolves around the grapefruit sections, which remain cool in the center. Delicious.
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3-06-2008 @ 1:36PM
nicole said...
Is it 1/2 teaspoon of a cinnamon sugar mixture or 1/2 teaspoon each?
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3-06-2008 @ 3:55PM
Colin said...
Back in school, I used to cut a grapefruit in half and cut around all the membranes with a paring knife. Then, drizzle honey over it and sprinkle cinnamon on top. Pop it in the microwave for a few seconds and you have a lovely breakfast. Cutting the membranes first helps get the honey all around the fruit and also makes it easier to scoop out once the fruit is softened by the heat.
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3-06-2008 @ 5:54PM
sean said...
i like mine frozen
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3-06-2008 @ 6:59PM
Michael Cohen said...
This recipe was actually invented by Chalet Suzanne in rural florida. Bake it for like 10 minutes and then broil it (be careful not to burn it) for like 2-3 minutes. You want to use like a 3 to 1 ratio of sugar to cinnamon. It's really good...
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3-06-2008 @ 7:15PM
Alanna said...
Seriously...this is so good. I used to eat it every day in highschool. I used brown sugar though, and no cinnamon.
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