RECIPE: Grapefruit Breakfast Muffin

Ingredients:

FRUITY VARIANT:

• ½ cup Texas Rio Star Grapefruit

• ½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

• ¼ cup crushed pineapple, well drained

• 2 tablespoons finely chopped dried apricots

• ½ small banana, mashed

• ½ teaspoons sugar

• ¼ teaspoon vanilla

• Raisin bread slices, toasted

NUTTY VARIANT:

• 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar

• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

• ½ teaspoon grated orange peel

• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds

• 4 English Muffin halves, toasted

CRUNCHY VARIANT:

• ½ cup whole wheat flake cereal, crushed

• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

• 2 tablespoons maple-flavored syrup

• 12 Texas Rio Star Grapefruit

• 4 English Muffin halves, toasted

Directions:

Fruity Variant:

• Chop grapefruit into bite-sized pieces; drain well.

• Combine cream cheese, pineapple, apricots, banana, sugar, and vanilla; blend until smooth.

• Fold in grapefruit pieces.

• Cover and chill overnight.

• Serve on toast.

• Make 1 cup of spread.

Nutty Variant:

• Combine the first three ingredients in a small bowl; blend until smooth.

• Stir in almonds.

• Arrange three grapefruit sections on each English Muffin half; crumble about 1 ½ tablespoons almond mixture over each.

• Broil until bubbly.

• Makes 4 servings.

Crunchy Variant:

• Combine cereal, cinnamon, and syrup; set aside.

• Arrange 3 grapefruit sections on each muffin half; top each with 1 tablespoon cereal mixture.

• Broil until crunchy and lightly browned.

• Makes 4 servings.

Recipe by TexaSweet

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