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Warm Grapefruit with Ginger-Sugar Recipe

Hostess Stephanie Levy greets her guests sweetly with broiled grapefruit—a specialty at her Lansing, New York B&B. Try it as an appetizer for breakfast or brunch or as a light, anytime dessert.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Warm Grapefruit with Ginger-Sugar Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

10 5 15

Ingredients

1 large grapefruit
2 teaspoons sugar
2 to 3 teaspoons chopped crystallized ginger

Directions

Cut grapefruit in half horizontally. With a sharp knife, cut around the membrane in the center of each half and discard. Cut around each section to loosen the fruit. Place on a baking sheet.
In a small bowl, combine sugar and ginger; sprinkle over top. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 4 minutes or until grapefruit is warmed and sugar is melted. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1/2 grapefruit equals 85 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 3 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Warm Grapefruit with Ginger-Sugar in Country Woman June/July 2008, p18