Hello friends and welcome to a recipe which is top ten, maybe even top five of everything I have cooked this year! Grapefruit Oat Brulee is delicious, quick, has only four ingredients and is (mostly) a healthy snack/dessert/breakfast. You might even find yourself eating it for all of the above, it’s that good! The recipe comes from 500 Recipes for Quick Meals by Marguerite Patten (1972).
I mean really…how good does that look? These photos make me want to run out and buy a bag of grapefruit immediately just so I can recreate this dish over and over again. I made these a while ago, and even now, looking at the pictures is making my mouth water.
My only word of advice, apart from urging you to purchase your own bag of grapefruit without delay, is that this dish can be quite messy to eat. Consequently, I discovered that segmenting the grapefruit before broiling is the most efficient method. I want to give credit where credit is due: I’m actually grateful to Marguerite for omitting this step from the recipe. It unintentionally empowered me to experiment with several grapefruits to develop a user-friendly process for you, dear readers!
How To Segment A Grapefruit for Bruléeing
- First, cut the grapefruit in half.
- Then, to stabilize the grapefruit, cut a small slice from its bottom.
- Next, use a sharp knife to carefully separate the pith from the grapefruit flesh, loosening the segments. Then, using the same knife, meticulously slice along each segment of the grapefruit.
- This methodical approach will make eating your grapefruit a lot easier!
Grapefruit Oat Brulée – The Recipe
PrintGrapefruit Oat Brulee
A delightful recipe for breakfast or dessert – take your pick!
Ingredients
- 2 grapefruits
- 30g butter
- 2 tbsp rolled oats
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
Instructions
- Halve the grapefruit, and prep as outlined above.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan
- Add the oats and golden syrup.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Sprinkle oat mixture over the grapefruit.
- Place under a medium hot grill (broiler) until lightly browned and crisp on top
Notes
Adapted from a Margeurite Patten recipe found in 500 Recipes for Quick Meals (972)
For a a less oaty version of this, you can check my recipe for Bruléed Grapefruit here.
Next week in the July 20 years ago Today post, there will be one…actually….maybe even two recipes that are also in my Top Ten things I’ve cooked this year! July has been a good month for recipes! Speak you then!
