Gingered Grapefruit Baskets Filled With Coconut-Lime Cream And Two Virgin Cocktails.
- For Grapefruit Baskets
- 6 pink grapefruits
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 teaspoons peeled and finely grated fresh ginger
- Fresh mint leaves for garnish
- Coconut-Lime cream
- 16 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 3 tablespoons coconut cream or coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, plus more to taste
- Zest of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons white rum or coconut flavored liqueur
- To prepare grapefruit baskets:rnCut grapefruits horizontally in half.rnUsing paring or a grapefruit knife cut all around grapefruit halves and between membranes to release segments.
- Place segments in a bowl, discarding seeds.rnCut all membranes from 6 grapefruit halves; discard remaining grapefruit halves.
- Add ginger and light brown sugar to bowl with the grapefruit segments, gently toss. rnCover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Whisk cream cheese, coconut cream or coconut milk, lime zest and juice, sifted confectioners' sugar; add rum and whisk together in a bowl until homogeneous. rnRefrigerate until needed.
- When ready to serve, place an ice cream scoop of coconut-lime filling in each reserved grapefruit cup.rnSpoon some grapefruit and ginger mixture over Coconut-Lime Filling.rnGarnish with mint.
- Makes 2 cocktails; 2 limes juiced, 1 large pink grapefruit juiced, 1 blood orange juiced, 3 tablespoons light agave nectar, 1/2 cup ice cubesrnCombine all of the ingredients in a blender, bland until ice is crushed and the cocktail is frosty. rnPour into prepared glass, garnish with reserved lime slices, and serve immediately.
- Virgin Pina Colada.rnMakes 4 cocktails; 1/2 cup coconut cream, 1/4 cup coconut milk, 1/4 cup pineapple chunks, 1 cup ice cubesrnrnCombine all ingredients in a blender, blend until well pureed. rnServe immediately, garnished with a slice of pineapple.
pink grapefruits, brown sugar, ginger, mint, coconutlime cream, cream cheese, coconut cream, confectioners, lime, lime juice, white rum
Taken from food52.com/recipes/12902-gingered-grapefruit-baskets-filled-with-coconut-lime-cream-and-two-virgin-cocktails (may not work)