How to Enjoy Sweet Honeybells
There are many ways to enjoy delicious Honeybells. Honeybells are one of the most versatile citrus fruits, and one of the most delicious. In fact, many people wait anxiously all year for Honeybell crops to be ready to pick because there is no taste quite like a Honeybell. Tangerines, oranges, grapefruit and other citrus fruits are tasty, but they can’t match the sweetness and refreshing taste that Honeybells have. Because Honeybells produce huge amounts of rich and sweet juice there are dozens of ways you can enjoy a Honeybell besides just eating one, although you can always just a Honeybell and enjoy it fresh. Honeybells have a pebbly skin that peels easily and there are no seeds, so you can eat without worrying about swallowing a seed. Honeybell fruit has only about 50 calories per piece, which makes each piece of fruit a wonderful low calorie snack or dessert. But if you want to enjoy your Honeybells in other ways here are some great ideas from gourmet food lovers to inspire you:
Honeybells in fruitcake – You can make a Honeybell fruitcake and preserve it until next Christmas, so that you can enjoy the delicious candied fruit and light citrus cake all through the holiday season. Fruitcake is becoming trendy again and making your own Honeybell fruitcake is a great holiday project you can do with kids since you really can’t ruin a fruitcake. Kids love being able to pick out nuts and pieces of fruit to put in the cake.
Honeybells in compote- This is a wonderful breakfast treat if you live in a cold climate, but it also makes a great ice cream topper. Just shop up some Honeybell segments and heat them in a pan with a lot of fresh Honeybell juice. Since the Honeybell is already so sweet you don’t even need to add sugar. When the juice and fruit mixture starts to thicken and is warmed through pour it over waffles, French toaste, crepes, or over ice cream for a wonderful treat. If you want to make a spectacular dessert for a Christmas dinner a simple homemade ice cream with Honeybell compote is it.
Honeybells made into preserves – Making jam and jelly is very trendy in homemaking circles this year, and you can score major cool points for yourself by making your own Honeybell jam and jelly. It’s easy to do and the jars make wonderful gifts for birthdays or for the holidays.
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