Healthy Breakfast Idea: Broiled Grapefruit

by Kim Conte January 17, 2010 at 8:20 AM

I've been eating a lot of grapefruit lately, especially for breakfast. It's loaded with Vitamin C and fiber, and is also thought to be helpful for people trying to lose weight. I like it well-enough on its own, but then I came across Kitchen Parade's recipe for Broiled Grapefruit with cinnamon and brown sugar...have you ever heard of such a thing?

I'm going to try it!

Broiled Grapefruit

1 grapefruit, halved crosswise

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon cumin

Move an oven rack to the top (or second top) position and set the broiler on high. Line a baking sheet with foil or use an oven-safe dish. With a back of a spoon, mash the sugar and spices until a sandy mixture, then spill evenly onto each grapefruit half. Broil for 3 to 6 minutes or until the grapefruit begins to puff and the sugar begins to caramelize.

Have you ever heard of broiling a grapefruit? How do you like to eat it?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kim Conte

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momoflilangel

January 17, 2010 at 8:30 AM

Sounds interesting. Thank you for the recipe. I have a whole bag of grapefruits. I like to snack on them. I normally just eat one with either a tad bit of salt or a tad bit of sugar on it. I am going to try this next though.

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CherBearCM

January 17, 2010 at 3:52 PM

My mom used to this for me as a little kid. I loved it. I still do it sometimes. We also take a knife and seperate the sections too before we broil, it makes it easier to get the juicy goodness out :)

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