Bruleed Grapefruit

Simple, sweet, scrumptious grapefruit with a crisp, caramelized topping.  You can brulee almost anything, so why not grapefruit?

Fancy brunch or 60 second dessert, this bruleed grapefruit can be the star, and it's incredibly easy with a kitchen torch or simply under your oven's broiler.

Just about any kind of sugar will do, but I opt for a natural cane sugar for that great texture,  Turbinado sugar will also work and give you a heftier. crunch.  While the juicy grapefruit doesn't easily want to yield to the brulee method, releasing it's juices as you torch it, it will eventually form that crackling top that we're aiming for.  Partake of it right away!

Bruleed Grapefruit

For each grapefruit

Cut grapefruit in half across the equator.  I love to use pink grapefruit for this.

Sprinkle with 1/2 to 1 tablespoon cane sugar or turbinado sugar

Using a brulee torch, torch until the top starts to caramelize.  Garnish with a sprig of mint & serve immediately.

You can also prepare these under a broiler.  Watch closely and pull out as soon as the sugars start to burn.

Note - you can also use oranges or blood oranges for this preparation.