Recipe

Four Amazing Ways To Have Grapefruit In The Morning

By Chiara Maras at University of the Arts London  

Have you ever seen the meme on Facebook where it says "Love beer and coffee? You might be a psychopath". There are some studies that show that psychopaths tend to like bitter flavors, but let's be honest...how likely is it everyone who don't mind bitter flavors is a psycho? Maybe my friends haven't told me that I am, but I like most bitter things like averna, matcha, beer, radicchio salad and most of all pink grapefruits. 

Grapefruits have become my best friends in the morning. Not only can grapefruits reduce your appetite throughout the day and boost energy levels in the morning, but they also increase your mental stimulation. Sounds like some good reasons to start your day right. GO TEAM GRAPEFRUIT.

Below are several grapefruit recipes that will make you fall in love, just like me.

Pink Almond Porridge

  • Prep Time: 3 mins
  • Cook Time: 7 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1/2 Cup Porridge Oats
  • 1 1/2 Cups Almond Milk
  • 1 Pink Grapefruit
  • 1/3 Cup Almond Flakes
  • Honey

Step 1

Cut off the skin of the grapefruit and slice it into small pieces.

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Step 2

Throw the porridge, almond flakes, grapefruit and almond milk into a pan. The almond flakes will give some extra crunch to the porridge, trust me: it's amazing.

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Step 3

Stir the porridge until the milk is absorbed by the oats and the grapefruit has fallen apart.

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Step 4

This is how it should look like when it's rrrrready to go.

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Step 5

Top the porridge with some honey or syrup and enjoy!

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Grapefruit-Ginger Energizer

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 2 mins
  • Total Time: 7 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 Pink Grapefruit
  • 1 small piece Ginger
  • 1 Cup Coconut Water

Step 1

Cut off the skin of the grapefruit and ginger and slice everything into small pieces. Blend it with coconut water or normal water :-)

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Step 2

The grapefruit-ginger mix will kick start your day and give your immune system a boost!

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Pink Pancakes

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Servings: 2
Ingredients
  • 2 Cup Flour
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 Cup Almond Milk
  • 1 Pink Grapefruit
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • Honey
  • Salt
  • Coconut Oil
  • Almond Flakes

Step 1

Mix the flour, baking soda, almond milk, sugar and eggs together into a fluffy pancake batter.

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Step 2

Slice the grapefruit into small pieces. The best way is to slice it in half and then cut off the skin. Make sure there are as few white pieces of the grapefruit's skin left as possible.

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Step 3

Throw the grapefruit together with some almond milk into the smoothie blender and add it to the batter. Keep some pieces on the side for the garnish.

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Step 4

Pan-fry everything in coconut oil and top each pancake with some almond flakes.

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Step 5

The pancakes actually turn out slightly orange and very, very fluffy. Stack them and garnish with some honey and grapefruit.

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Pink Overnight Chia Bowl

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • Natural yogurt
  • Chia seeds
  • Almond flakes
  • Whole almonds
  • 1/2 Grapefruit
  • 1 Cup Almond Milk
  • Honey

Step 1

The night before, blend half of the grapefruit with one cup of almond milk. Mix it with 4 tablespoons of chia seeds and leave it in the fridge overnight.

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Step 2

In the morning you can start assembling your glass or bowl — it will not only taste good, but it looks good too.

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Step 3

Start with one layer of chia-grapefruit-whatever-you-want-to-call-it, then a layer of yogurt topped with whole and flaked almonds, a bit of honey, some sliced grapefruit pieces and do it all over again until your glass/bowl is full.

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Step 4

Finish off with some grapefruit, flakes and honey and dig in with a long, thin spoon. ENJOYYY.

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