{"id":2133,"date":"2013-09-03T11:51:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T18:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.sugarhero.com\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2025-06-04T15:05:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T22:05:57","slug":"grapefruit-tarts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sugarhero.com\/grapefruit-tarts\/","title":{"rendered":"Grapefruit Tarts with Grapefruit Curd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These Grapefruit Curd Tarts have a grapefruit curd poured into mini tarts and are topped with fresh mint whipped cream and a scattering of edible flower petals…the interplay between the flavors is amazing!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am such a sucker for a good deal. While shopping recently, I noticed that the store was selling 6 grapefruit for $1. Instantly my grapefruit alert levels skyrocketed from Complete Apathy to I Need Six Grapefruit IMMEDIATELY<\/em>. I tossed them in my cart with Michael Jordan aplomb and gave myself giant pats on the back for being such a clever shopper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cut to several weeks later, when six grapefruit are still staring at me accusingly from my overstuffed refrigerator. Suddenly I’m not the World’s Smartest Shopper, I’m the World’s Biggest Sucker, and I need to get rid of those grapefruit stat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ate a few of them plain, but I also saved a few to use in a dessert. I haven’t baked with grapefruit since making Grapefruit Meringue Pie<\/a> earlier this year, and it was definitely time to work some sugar magic on my tart little friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I ended up making a grapefruit curd and pouring it into mini tarts, topped with fresh mint whipped cream and a scattering of edible flower petals. (You may be wondering about the economics of buying cheap fruit and then combining them with lots of expensive butter and sugar and cream…shush, shush my pet…none of that logic here…) The important thing is that I got a screaming deal on grapefruit, and put it to excellent use in these tarts. Giant back pats all around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The best part about these tarts, for me, was the interplay between the tart grapefruit, buttery crust, and refreshing mint whipped cream. I wish I could take credit for thinking up the grapefruit + mint combination, but the truth is, I totally stole this idea from my new favorite book: The Flavor Bible<\/a>\"\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I bought The Flavor Bible<\/a>\"\" a few months ago, and it’s quickly becoming my go-to resource when I’m dreaming up new recipes. It’s basically a huge listing of foods, and the flavors that pair best with them. The authors interviewed dozens of chefs and compiled their feedback into lists of complimentary flavors. For instance, in the listing for grapefruit, some of the suggested pairings are Champagne, ginger, honey, lemon and lime, fresh mint, and pomegranate. (There are dozens more suggestions, but you get the idea.) Some of the pairings are obvious, like lemon and lime with grapefruit, or cinnamon with apples, but some of them are combinations I’d never considered before. Ginger-grapefruit scone? I’m coming for you next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also include snippets from interviews with the chefs, where they provide mini-recipes for working with these flavor combinations. Of course it’s all subjective, and I’m not sold on every combination listed, but overall The Flavor Bible<\/a>\"\" has been a great resource and a way to spark my imagination. I linked to the physical book, but I bought the Kindle version and just open it up on my computer when I want to consult with it—it’s cheaper, and unlike most cookbooks, I don’t think it loses anything in the formatting or presentation when viewed electronically. (I should note that those are Amazon affiliate links, but I’m not being paid or perked in any way to promote this book—I’m sure the authors have no idea I exist. I just really, really love it and thought you guys might find it useful too!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My other favorite thing about these tarts was the scattering of edible flower petals on top. It’s amazing how just a few bright petals immediately elevate the tarts from “business as usual” to “hot dog, that’s one beautiful tart!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I buy my edible flowers at Whole Foods—they’re sold next to the prepackaged herbs in the produce department. I imagine some farmer’s markets might carry them too, but mine does not. It only takes a few petals to make these tarts pop, and so I usually end up adding the rest of the flowers to our salads throughout the week, and we pretend that we are Very Fancy People Indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So there you have it—discount grapefruit, obsessive cookbook reading, and flower munching, all combined into one handy dessert. Just business as usual in the SugarHero kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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