Caramelized Grapefruit with Candied Mint

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Add to tea, garnish a sweet treat or snack on!

We are thrilled to participate in #brunchweek 2020 and contribute some vegan brunch favorites that are simple and delicious! I am sure you can find some “accidentally vegan” or easy-to-alter vegan brunches from the lovely ladies participating this week. Check them out at the end of this post!

Citrus! We love it in this house. Give it to us in any form and we will devour it! When we were in Belgium and at this tiny chocolate shop that happened to have vegan chocolate dipped orange full oranges with rinds, we were in totally heaven. You would think Holland would be as chocolate obsessed, they are not. The texture of those oranges were the inspiration for these candied grapefruit slices. We have all been into mint lately, so instead of chocolate, we added mint for a more refreshing treat. They are soft and chewy and great to add to a lemon pie, a vegan cheese plate, to garnish a cupcake, or even to add to a fancy afternoon tea. Also, they are super simple to make and store.

Caramelized Grapefruit with Candied Mint

one grapefruit makes about seven slices

ingredients:

1 cup filtered water

1 1/2 cup natural sugar

1 large grapefruit, thinly sliced into rounds

1/4 cup dried mint, crushed*

bowl of ice water

recipe:

you are going to add your grapefruit to simmering water for about 1-2 minutes until you see the skins begin to loosen, but not so long the insides start to break apart.

transfer boiled grapefruit slices to ice bath and let sit for about a minute while working on next step.

in a deep frying pan add your filtered water and sugar and let sugar dissolve on medium heat.

transfer your ice bath grapefruit slices to a single layer in the sugar-water pan and let lightly simmer for about 45 minutes to an hour or until rinds are translucent.

*if making your own dried mint, now is a great time to add a handful of mint leaves to your over on a single layer baking sheet and let dry out on the lowest setting. mind leaves don’t take very long to dry.

once your grapefruit is ready, transfer to a baking liner and sprinkle with the crushes dried mint and lave out to dry. if they need a little help drying, you can add them to the oven on lowest temperature for about 15-30 minutes, depending on how much help they need. you want them to feel a little sticky, but not wet.

store for around 30 days in the fridge in a glass jar. enjoy!

A little bit about LANA

A little background was something I figured you all would want before I advise you on “good food”! I have been vegetarian for 35 years, and vegan for nearly 8 of them. I am a 100% non-waivering vegan. I don’t do cheats, I don't turn my head, and I am wildly upset when I find out something isn’t vegan that I was brought to believe was. I am committed to the point this is almost religious for me. I recently got my diploma in vegan nutrition and am working on becoming a vegan chef.

Need help transitioning to becoming vegan, making meal plans, or need a vegan kitchen reset? I offer a free 30 minute consultation.