![]() If you have to walk away for some reason, remove the pan from the heat. Do not walk away from the curd while you are cooking it or it will burn. Place the saucepan over medium heat and whisk the curd constantly making sure to cover the entire bottom of the pan. Next, add the whole eggs and egg yolks and whisk until the eggs are blended in. Taste the mixture, if it is too tart add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until desired taste is reached. Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit JuiceĪfter the juice has reduced pour it into a heatproof measuring cup to make sure that you have 3/4 cup and allow it cool to room temperature or until it is barely warm.Īdd the grapefruit juice, the lemon juice and half the sugar to the pan and whisk to combine. I learned this trick the first time I made it and the thing that I noticed was that the flavor was very distinctive. This step intensifies the flavor and will give the grapefruit a more pronounced flavor. But because the flavor of grapefruit is not as intense as lemon juice the recipe starts by reducing 1-1/2 cups of fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice to 3/4 cup. This recipe is based on my Lemon Curd recipe. Since grapefruits are large you'll need 2-3 grapefruits to get 1-1/2 cups of juice How to Make Tart and Tangy Grapefruit Curd Use a microplaner to zest the fruit and be careful to only zest the yellow-pink part not the white bitter pith.įor the best curd, use fresh grapefruit and not bottled grapefuit juice. Grapefruit zest is the thin outer skin of the grapefruit and contains the oils that carry the flavor of the fruit. Not shown in this picture is the grapefruit zest. The basic recipe for this grapefruit curd consists of four ingredients: Grapefruit Curd Ingredients Grapefruit Curd Ingredients The final fruit curd is a tart, creamy, slightly sweet fruit spread that s good as a dessert topping, spread on toast, or as a filling for tarts and cakes. Lemon juice is added for a little tartness. This recipe uses Red Grapefruit which is one of the sweetest varieties of grapefruit and then 1-1/2 cups of fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice is reduced to 3/4 cup to intensify the flavor. ![]()
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