Ni hao, this is Amy and I want to share a super cute recipe today. Lately, I have been suffering the effects of cold weather and limited sunshine: a compromised immune system and seasonal depression. Because I wake up at 5 am and get home at 5 pm, I rarely get any sunshine. This lack of vitamin D in addition to the copious amounts of schoolwork my teachers have given in the past few weeks makes me feel a bit off. Anyway, I think enjoying a few simple pleasures each day really helps to loosen me up and raise my spirits. Most recently, I have been enjoying bruléed grapefruit, a tart and fruity snack that is just as healthy as it is beautiful.
It's easy to prepare and super super fast. All you do is cut a grapefruit in half and liberally sprinkle sugar on to the cut face. Then, put it in the oven for 4-6 minutes on the broil setting. Variations of this depend on your own liking as you can use honey or maple syrup and you can also sprinkle cinnamon or nutmeg.
Remember to watch the grapefruit very carefully as it burns easily!!
Also, you can use a kitchen torch to make this as you would creme brûlée, but this method will not heat the grapefruit thoroughly.
I find that cooking the grapefruit intensifies the natural orangey-pink color of the citrus. The best way to eat it is simply with a spoon but I bet it would taste good with vanilla ice cream too!
Oh, or maybe you could use an orange or some other fruit like a plum or some figs! I will put up some pictures of this recipe tomorrow. Stay healthy everyone ❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀
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