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grilled grapefruit sliced in two halves brûlée on a white platter garnished with blackberries

Grilled Grapefruit or Grapefruit Brûlée

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Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Grapefruit
  • 2 tbsp sugar

Instructions

Step by Step Instructions for Grilled Grapefruit or Grapefruit Brûlée:

  • Wash and dry the grapefruit.
  • Preheat the desired method of grilling now.  For example: heat a sauté pan, grill pan, or outdoor BBQ grill to medium-high heat.
  • You can prepare the grilled grapefruit in multiple ways.  Easily in a saute pan on the stovetop.  In a grill pan on the stovetop.  On any outdoor BBQ or grill.  You can also choose to brûlée the grapefruit with a small cooking torch like you would with creme brûlée.
  • Then, prepare a small dish with 2 Tablespoons of sugar of choice spread out evenly on the dish. (Small dish: a small plate, a small bowl with a wide bottom, or a small saucer.)
  • Next, slice your grapefruit in half. You will then have two halves of grapefruit.
  • Place the grapefruit cut side down in the sugar.  Press the sugar down firmly into the sugar to make sure all of the cut side of the grapefruit has an even and generous coating of sugar.
  • Place the sugared grapefruit cut and sugared side down in the pan or on the grill.
  • Let the grapefruit grill on medium-high heat until the sugar caramelizes.
  • Finally, remove grapefruit from the pan or grill once the sugar has caramelized, and then transfer it to the serving dish and serve.

Alternate Preparations:

  • Prepare the same as above until Step 4.
  • Cut grapefruit into wedges.
  • Then, place each of the grapefruit wedges cut sides down in the sugar.  Press each side of the grapefruit wedge down in the sugar firmly to make sure all of the cut sides of the grapefruit have an even and generous coating of sugar.
  • Next, place the sugared grapefruit cut side down in the pan or on the grill.
  • Let the grapefruit grill on medium-high heat until the sugar caramelizes.
  • Flip the grapefruit with tongs. Grill the second side of the grapefruit wedge until the second side is also caramelized.
  • Finally, remove grapefruit from the pan or grill once the sugar has caramelized. Then transfer the grilled grapefruit to the serving dish and serve.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: grapefruit
Servings: 2