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🍰 Citrus Fruits in Spiced Syrup

77 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp brown sugar (or vanilla sugar)
• 4 cardamom pods
• 2 star anise
• 2 cloves
• 1 piece cinnamon stick (approx. 2 cm)
• 300 g pink grapefruit (1 pink grapefruit)
• 300 g oranges (2 oranges)
• 160 g clementines (4 clementines)
• 1 sprig mint

Instructions

1. 1. Squeeze the halved lemon.
2. 2. Pour the lemon juice into a small saucepan.
3. 3. Add 200 milliliters of water.
4. 4. Add maple syrup to the pot.
5. 5. Add sugar to the pot.
6. 6. Lightly crush the cardamom pods with a knife.
7. 7. Add the crushed cardamom pods to the pot.
8. 8. Add star anise to the pot.
9. 9. Add cloves to the pot.
10. 10. Add the cinnamon stick to the pot.
11. 11. Heat the pot over medium heat.
12. 12. Bring the mixture to a boil.
13. 13. Let the mixture simmer gently for about 10 minutes.
14. 14. Stir the mixture occasionally.
15. 15. Peel the grapefruit.
16. 16. Remove the white pith from the grapefruit.
17. 17. Peel the oranges.
18. 18. Remove the white pith from the oranges.
19. 19. Cut out the grapefruit segments from the membranes.
20. 20. Cut out the orange segments from the membranes.
21. 21. Catch the fruit juice in a bowl.
22. 22. Add the grapefruit segments to the bowl with the juice.
23. 23. Add the orange segments to the bowl with the juice.
24. 24. Peel the clementines.
25. 25. Scrape off the white skin of the clementines with a knife.
26. 26. Divide the clementines into segments.
27. 27. Fold the clementine segments into the other fruit segments.
28. 28. Let the spiced syrup cool down a bit.
29. 29. Strain the spiced syrup through a fine sieve.
30. 30. Pour the strained syrup over the fruits.
31. 31. Let the fruits soak in the syrup for at least 10 minutes.
32. 32. Wash the mint.
33. 33. Shake the mint dry.
34. 34. Pluck the mint leaves.
35. 35. Sprinkle the mint leaves over the fruits.
36. 36. Serve the dish.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 77
• Protein: 1 g · Fett/Fat: 0 g · Carbs: 16 g