Grilled Grapefruit Recipe

1. Before you begin, place a metal or glass bowl and the beaters into your freezer while you gather the ingredients. This will make whipping go faster.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the vanilla, condensed milk, and whipped cream cheese. Use whipped cream cheese because it is light and fluffy already and won’t leave chunks in your mixture. Beat these together until smooth.
3. In the frozen bowl, whip the cream on high until soft peaks form. Gently fold in the cream cheese mixture. Place them into a loaf pan, or leave in the bowl and chill for at least an hour or until set.
4. When ready for dessert, preheat your grill to 500°F+ for searing. Slice the grapefruits in half and sprinkle with a little sugar.
5. Grill over direct heat, face down, until grill marks form, then turn off the grill and place the grapefruits face up on the warming rack for 5 minutes.
6. Once fully roasted and delicious, transfer the grapefruit to serving dishes and carefully cut around the edge and cut out the lobes. Serve hot, topped with homemade cheesecake ice cream and mint for garnish.

The trick with this recipe is to get sweet grapefruits. As stated above, you preferably want the Oro Blancos, however, you can get ruby-reds that are sweet which is what I had to do. To check for sweetness just feel for a thin feeling skin and plump, firm innards. This easy recipe for Grilled Grapefruit with Homemade Cheesecake Ice Cream was a complete delight. The slight sour and smokiness were complimented by the creamy subtle cheesecake flavor of the ice cream. What is your favorite grilled dessert recipe? Share your photos and recipes with us by using the hashtags #BBQdessert and #NapoleonGrills when you share on social pages like our Grills Facebook and Grills Instagram.