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To be honest, I am not a grapefruit lover however each and every year, without fail about this time of the year, I’m the recipient of a rather large box of grapefruits as well as oranges. I always scoff down the oranges with rabid appeal. In fact, you saw some of those oranges go to very good use recently in some incredibly tasty orange pound cake muffins. Sadly, most of the time the grapefruit goes to waste or I give it away. This year I decided to revisit the grapefruit and give it another shot.
I always eat grapefruit as part of some larger plan to eat healthier. I sprinkle a little Splenda or something of that nature, on it and try to stomach the sour citrus in the name of better health. This year I decided to destroy nearly all nutritional value by adding it to a tart. Wouldn’t you know, turns out I love grapefruit now! All joking aside, I used ruby red grapefruit and I haven’t had grapefruit for years. I honestly enjoyed the grapefruit by itself. Maddy and I ate quite a bit of it as I baked this tart. You don’t have to love grapefruit to love this tart… even my mother-in-law, who much like myself doesn’t normally enjoy grapefruit, liked this tart.
But back to the unhealthy but incredibly tasty version of grapefruit. This tart has a ginger spiked graham crust that just makes the entire dessert. There’s also a ton of grapefruit zest in both the crust and filling making for a massively fresh citrus taste which is always a win in my book. I love when the vibrancy of citrus shines through in each and every bite you take. When eating this tart, that’s exactly what happens.
You may use whatever grapefruit you choose but ruby red seemed a little sweeter to me. They were less sour than grapefruit I’ve tried in the past. Combine the sweet, slightly tart flavor of grapefruit with the mellow flavor of cream cheese, a little sour cream, sweetness from brown sugar, the freshness of all that zest and you’ve got a winning dessert for sure. This tart was easy to make and so very good. I’m sure you’ll love it, even if you aren’t a fan of grapefruit.
Enjoy!
~K
One Year Ago: In Pursuit Of Warmer Days … Lemon Squares
This tart has a lovely cream cheese, sour cream filling topped with sweet, slightly tart grapefruit.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 Tablespoon fresh minced ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 Tablespoons minced grapefruit zest, divided
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 cups fresh grapefruit segments
- sprinkle of sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a food processor, pulse together 1/2 cup brown sugar, graham cracker crumbs, ginger, 1 tablespoon zest and salt. Drizzle in melted butter with processor running until clumps form and everything is moistened.
- Press the crust mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9" tart pan with removable bottom. Bake crust until firm, about 20 minutes. Let the crust cool completely.
- Combine the cream cheese, sour cream, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and remaining 2 tablespoons zest with a hand mixer until smooth. Spread mixture over crust.
- Top with grapefruit segments and sprinkle with sugar.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Adapted from Cuisine at Home
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This tart looks SO tasty! I’ll have to try it out!
Thank you! It WAS really tasty indeed!
I’m a lover of all things citrus and especially grapefruit. Can’t wait to try this.
Thanks Rhonda! Hope you like it
I love grapefruit! Have you tried broiling it, it’s sweeter and so amazing that way for a snack! Or make lemon bars with grapefruit juice instead of lemon juice…yum
No, I’ve never had it broiled! I will definitely have to give that a try sometime. Thanks for the idea!