Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Candied Grapefruit Bowls Be the first to rate & review! By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 9, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 6 bowls These translucent bowls require time to make but need very little attention, and can be made a day or two in advance. Ingredients 6 grapefruits 10 pounds sugar ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons light corn syrup Directions Cut tops off grapefruits, a third of the way down from stem end. Place trimmed bottoms in 12-quart stockpot; cover with 4 quarts water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 2 hours. Remove grapefruits; place upside down on a wire rack to drain. When cool enough to handle, scoop out flesh with a spoon (do not puncture grapefruit skin). Combine sugar, corn syrup, and 5 cups water in the stockpot; bring to boil over medium heat, using wet pastry brush to brush down sugar crystals that form on side of pot. Clip candy thermometer to pot; cook until syrup reaches thread stage (230 degrees). Add grapefruit bowls, reduce heat, and simmer at least 1 hour, occasionally turning gently. Grapefruits should be unevenly translucent. Turn off heat; let cool in syrup until completely translucent. Using whisk small enough to fit in bowls, gently lift them from syrup. Place upside down on rack over baking sheet. Let dry overnight. Store in airtight container lined with parchment paper. Cook's Notes Use the syrup to sweeten drinks, or reduce it and use as a glaze. Rate it Print