Make Christmas Breakfast with Honeybells a Tradition

Eating Christmas breakfast together is a great family tradition, and Honeybells are the ideal fruit to serve as part of a traditional Christmas breakfast. Honeybells are a part of Christmas in many families because they are only in season for a few short weeks during the Christmas season. The Honeybell season is from late December through January, so Honeybells arrive just in time for Christmas. Honeybells are a super sweet and exceptionally tasty citrus fruit. The Honeybell was created by cross breeding a grapefruit and a tangerine, which gives the Honeybell a deep and vibrant orange color and the tangy taste that people love. As a result of cross breeding the Honeybell took on a shape that was rounded at one end but with a distinct hump at the other, which makes them bell shaped. The fact that Honeybells look like festive Christmas bells ringing out in celebration is just another reason why they are commonly associated with Christmas.

There are lots of ways to create a Christmas breakfast tradition using Honeybells. One very common tradition is to use Honeybells to stuff the Christmas stockings instead of oranges or grapefruits. Oranges have been used to stuff Christmas stockings for centuries, and using Honeybells instead is a fun way to put a unique twist on a very old holiday traditions. Another way to incorporate Honeybells into a Christmas breakfast is to serve warm Honeybell compote over pancakes, waffles, French toast or pastries. Making a warm compote is very easy and your family will love it. Just peel and chop up some Honeybells along with some tangerines, oranges or grapefruits. Place them all in a saucepan with a simple syrup made by boiling sugar with fresh Honeybell juice. The fruit and the syrup will combine to make a heavy, sweet sauce with chunks of fruit. When it’s warmed all the way through pour it over a breakfast treat like homemade waffles and serve. You can also create a tradition of making Honeybell preserves with your kids to give to friends and family members. There are dozens of ways you can create your own Christmas breakfast tradition that will be passed along for years.

Traditions are what make celebrating holidays like Christmas special, so this year if you don’t have any special Christmas breakfast tradition make Honeybells part of your Christmas Day celebration. You will look forward to eating delicious Honeybells on Christmas Day throughout the year.

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