Having a grapefruit for breakfast every morning is a great way to shed some pounds, but it's pretty boring. Broiling the grapefruit make a boring breakfast staple into something fun, warm, and sweet.
Adding lemon berry pancakes to this breakfast was a natural choice. They complemented each other very nicely and I was able to zest part of the grapefruit for the pancakes.
Broiled Grapefruit
- 1 grapefruit
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Cut the Grapefruit in half. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of brown sugar on the top of each grapefruit slice.
- Put into a small casserole dish and broil for 5 minutes or until the edges are slightly burnt.
Adapted from this recipe.
Lemon Berry Pancakes
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon of grapefruit zest (or lemon zest)
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup berries (thawed if frozen)
- In a small bowl mix together all the wet ingredients including the zest. In a separate larger bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the dry ingredients and mix the wet ingredients into the flour mixture. Fold the berries into the batter.
- Scoop into desired sizes onto a griddle. Cook until both sides are golden brown. Serve with butter and powdered sugar. Or you can make a lemon yogurt sauce to go over the pan cakes.
Lemon Yogurt Sauce
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1.5 TBS lemon juice
- 1 TBS honey
- 1.5 TBS brown sugar
Mix and make to taste.
Combined these two make a citrus breakfast that won't leave you bitter.
Photos by Katy Weaver