Desserts
Recipe Type: Desserts
-
Orange-Caramel Flan Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 1 ½ teaspoon Lemon Juice 1/8 cup water 1 ½ cups granulated sugar, divided ½ lb cream cheese, softened 3/8 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons honey 4 eggs 2 cups Hale orange juice Fresh berries as needed 2 cups Hale orange sections Toasted sliced almonds as needed PREPARATION In a saucepan, combine the lemon juice, water and 1 cup of sugar, bring to a boil and simmer until the liquid becomes a very pale amber color. Remove the pan from the heat and distribute the caramel evenly among 6 seven-ounce ramekins (2 tablespoons in each); allow hardening…
-
Grapefruit Poached in Sauternes Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 3 Hale grapefruit 2 cups French sauternes 3 tablespoons brown sugar mint leaves, for garnish PREPARATION Using a sharp paring knife, peel the grapefruit over a small bowl, cutting through the peel and pith, just into the flesh, then spiraling down and around from one end to the other, as if peeling an apple. Cut into the membranes, pop out the sections, and remove the seeds. In a 2-quart nonreactive saucepan, heat the sauternes and sugar almost to boiling. Add the grapefruit sections and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow the grapefruit to cool a…
-
Grapefruit in the Snow Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS ½ cup water 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 10 packets low-calorie sugar substitute, divided 1 cup Hale grapefruit juice 2 egg whites 1 large Hale Ruby Red grapefruit, peeled, sectioned, cut in pieces PREPARATION In medium saucepan combine water, gelatin and 6 packets sugar substitute. Let stand 1 minute. Stir over medium heat, until gelatin is dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in grapefruit juice. Chill until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. In small mixing bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining 4 packets of sugar substitute; continue beating until stiff. Fold egg whites into gelatin…
-
Bavarian Cookie Wreaths Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 3 ½ cups unsifted all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar, divided 3 teaspoons grated Hale orange peel, divided ¼ teaspoon salt 1 1/3 cups butter or margarine ¼ cup fresh Hale orange juice 1/3 cup finely chopped blanched almonds 1 egg white beaten with 1 teaspoon water PREPARATION Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, mix fl our, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons orange peel and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter and orange juice until mixture holds together. Knead a few times and press into a ball. Shape dough into 3/4 inch balls; lightly roll…
-
Grapefruit Orange Cheesecake Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS Crust 2 cups crushed coconut cookies 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind ½ cup melted butter Mix together the crushed cookies, lemon rind and melted butter. Firmly press on the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan. Filling 2 Hale grapefruit 3 Hale oranges 3 eggs 2/3 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt ½ cup Hale orange juice 1 ¼ tablespoons gelatin ¼ cup water 1 pound cream cheese 1 ¼ tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind 2/3 cup cream PREPARATION Peel the grapefruit and the oranges and cut the segments into small pieces. Separate 2 eggs; combine…
-
Pink Grapefruit Sorbet Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 6 Florida grapefruit 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon Campari (optional) PREPARATION Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest (colored part) from the peel of one grapefruit. Coarsely chop the zest. In a food processor bowl or blender container, combine chopped zest and sugar. Cover and process or blend until zest is very finely chopped. Squeeze enough juice from the grapefruit to make four cups juice; pour into mixing bowl. Add zest mixture, lemon juice, and, if desired, Campari. Mix well. Freeze the grapefruit mixture in a 2 or 4 quart ice cream freezer according to…
-
Indian River Grapefruit Meringue Cake Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS Cake: 1-1/2 large fresh Hale grapefruit ¼ cup butter or margarine ½ cup sugar 2 egg yolks (reserve whites at room temperature) 1 whole egg 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon grated grapefruit zest ¼ cup milk 2 tablespoons fresh Hale grapefruit juice ½ teaspoon vanilla Filling: 2 eggs, separated (add whites to reserved whites in bowl) 1 cup water ¾ cup sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon grated grapefruit zest 1/3 cup fresh Hale grapefruit juice 1 tablespoon butter or margarine Topping: Reserved egg whites ½ teaspoon cream of tartar ½ cup sugar combined with…
-
Orange-Chocolate Sugar Plums Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans 2 cups coarsely chopped, unblanched almonds 1 cup Orange Peel Preserves,* chopped 1/2 cup flaked coconut 1//4 cup Hale orange juice 1 (8 ounces) package semi-sweet chocolate 1 large egg Confectioner’s sugar PREPARATION In a large bow, mix pecans, almonds, Orange Peel Preserves,* coconut and orange juice. In a small saucepan, melt chocolate over moderately low heat; remove from heat and cool 15 minutes. Beat in egg until mixture is well blended. Stir chocolate into nut mixture. When thoroughly mixed, chill 30 to 45 minutes until firm enough to handle. Shape into walnut-size balls.…
-
Grapefruit Revenge Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 Hale grapefruit ½ cup vanilla low-fat yogurt ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom 4 teaspoons brown sugar PREPARATIONS Cut grapefruit in half, remove core. Cut around each section to loosen. Combine yogurt and cardamom; mix well. Place 2 tablespoons yogurt mixture on each half; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar. Arrange grapefruit in shallow baking pan. Broil 4 inches below source of heat for 4 minutes, until top is brown and bubbly. Serve immediately. YIELD: 4 servings. 80 calories per serving.
-
Grapefruit Symphony Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 small peaches, peeled and thinly sliced, or 1 cup frozen sliced peaches, thawed 2 Hale grapefruit, halved, sections loosened 1/4 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt 3/4 cup fresh raspberries or fresh sliced strawberries PREPARATION Arrange peach slices on each grapefruit half. Spoon one tablespoon yogurt over peach slices; garnish with raspberries. YIELD: 4 servings.