The Perfect Way to Start a Winter's Breakfast

Winter fruit bowl is one of my wife's favorite holiday recipes, starting on Thanksgiving when fresh cranberries are easy to find. Of course, you can make it with frozen cranberries, but I suggest you find whole fresh ones if available.

It's a straightforward recipe, and you can play around with the ingredients based on what you have in your refrigerator. Because grapefruits are so expensive this time of year, my wife uses the slices in a jar.

If we are fortunate to have someone send us a basket of ruby red grapefruit from Florida, we use them.

This recipe for winter fruit bowl came from my sister-in-law, but I did a little research on the Internet and thought it originally came from the SunCatcher Inn's cookbook "Inn for Breakfast" by Barb Wishon.

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Winter Fruit Bowl Recipe

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

4 medium grapefruit
½ cup orange marmalade
1 cup sugar
2 cups fresh cranberries
3 medium bananas

My Suggestions for Additional Ingredients

fall apples or pears, peeled
seedless grapes
red or white blackberries or blueberries, in season
vanilla yogurt on top would be another treat and if you were looking for a nutritious meal you might think about a little granola.

Instructions

I'm going to assume you are using fresh grapefruit. Not as easy as the slices you find in a jar, but much more flavorful. If using fresh grapefruit, peel them, remove the pith, and section and be sure to work over a bowl so you can reserve any juices. If you use the jarred slices, use the liquid they come in.
It would help if you had a cup of liquid, so in a medium-sized saucepan, add enough water to the natural juices to end up with a cup.
To this, add the marmalade and sugar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Be sure to stir until the sugar dissolves.
Add the fresh cranberries and cook until the skins pop. This should take about 5 minutes but can take more. Immediately remove the pan from the heat and let it cool.
Add your grapefruit slices, cover them, and chill in the refrigerator.
Before serving, slice the bananas, add them to the fruit bowl, and serve.