{"id":41491,"date":"2021-04-19T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.halegroves.com\/blog\/recipe\/hale-groves-grapefruit-creamsicle-bars\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T00:44:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T00:44:31","slug":"hale-groves-grapefruit-creamsicle-bars","status":"publish","type":"cuisine-recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.halegroves.com\/blog\/recipe\/hale-groves-grapefruit-creamsicle-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Hale Groves Grapefruit Creamsicle Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"

The light and refreshing dessert offers a sweet, citrusy take on traditional orange creamsicle flavor. Light, fluffy and delicious, the toasty coconut adds a perfect finishing touch. A wonderful summertime dessert!<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Coconut Shortbread Crust:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00bd c. coconut<\/p>\n

1 c. butter, cold, cut into chunks<\/p>\n

2 c. flour<\/p>\n

\u00bd c. sugar<\/p>\n

Grapefruit Cream:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00be c. heavy cream<\/p>\n

\u00bc c. powdered sugar<\/p>\n

1 tsp. vanilla<\/p>\n

8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened<\/p>\n

2 Tbsp. \u00a0sugar<\/p>\n

7 oz. sweetened condensed milk<\/p>\n

2 Tbsp. grapefruit zest<\/p>\n

1\/3 c. freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, strained<\/p>\n

1 drop pink food coloring<\/p>\n

Garnishes:<\/em><\/p>\n

Sweetened coconut flakes, lightly toasted<\/p>\n

Whipped cream<\/p>\n

Small grapefruit slices<\/p>\n

Mint leaves<\/p>\n

Directions:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Pre-heat oven to 350\u00baF. Add coconut to food processor and pulse until roughly chopped.\u00a0 Add butter, sugar then flour.\u00a0 Run processor until the dough comes together in a ball.<\/li>\n
  2. Grease a 9″\u00d713″ pan with cooking spray or butter. Press dough evenly into pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes until dough is light golden brown on top and cooked through.\u00a0 Remove from oven and let cool completely.<\/li>\n
  3. In stand mixer, use a whisk attachment to beat together heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla on medium-high until soft peaks form. Transfer to another bowl.<\/li>\n
  4. In same mixing bowl, add cream cheese, sugar, and sweetened condensed milk until combined. Add grapefruit zest and juice and mix well.<\/li>\n
  5. Using a spatula, fold the whipped cream into the grapefruit cream. Add the 1 drop of food coloring to the mixture halfway through folding the whipped cream into the grapefruit cream.<\/li>\n
  6. Top cooled coconut shortbread crust with grapefruit creamsicle topping. Sprinkle a few lightly toasted coconut shreds on top.\u00a0 Cover and chill in fridge, at least 2 hours.<\/li>\n
  7. When ready to serve, top with a small dollop of whipped cream, more toasted coconut, a sliver of grapefruit, and a mint leaf.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31488,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[166,183,78],"cuisine-recipe-category":[55],"cuisine-recipe-course":[],"cuisine-recipe-cuisine":[],"class_list":["post-41491","cuisine-recipe","type-cuisine-recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-citrus-recipe","tag-grapefruit-recipe","tag-ruby-red-grapefruit","cuisine-recipe-category-desserts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe\/41491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cuisine-recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41491"},{"taxonomy":"cuisine-recipe-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe-category?post=41491"},{"taxonomy":"cuisine-recipe-course","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe-course?post=41491"},{"taxonomy":"cuisine-recipe-cuisine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cuisine-recipe-cuisine?post=41491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}