Pink grapefruit dessert

Pink grapefruit dessert

By Manon DEROUET May 5, 2025
Recipe created by Manon DEROUET

Corporate chef

Created on

May 5, 2025

Recipe

Products used

Xanthan gum Pectin 325NH95 Fish gelatin Gallia Plein Air white Inulin

Step 1 French meringue

The ingredients
86g (28,6%) Water
14g (4,7%) Blanc Gallia Plein Air (LF)
100g (33,3%) Semolina sugar
0,6g (0,2%) Xanthan gum (LF)
100g (33,3%) Powdered sugar
301g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Place pasteurized eggs in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a whisk attachment.
Beat until stiff, gradually adding the caster sugar.
Sift in powdered sugar using a maryse.

Using a piping bag fitted with a Wilton 125 tip and a spinner, poach the meringue along the edges of the greased Silikomart Sphere molds (Silikomart ref ; 26.192.13.0065).

Bake for 2 hours in a fan-assisted oven at 85°C. Remove the molds halfway through cooking.
Store appropriately until ready to serve.

Step 2 Grapefruit shortbread

The ingredients
400g (39,4%) Butter
6g (0,6%) Salt
136g (13,4%) Powdered sugar
16g (1,6%) Pasteurized egg yolks
12g (1,2%) Grapefruit zest
46g (4,5%) Potato starch (Louis François)
616g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Combine butter, salt, powdered sugar, pasteurized egg yolks and grapefruit zest in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.
Add the T55 flour and potato starch, mixing as little as possible.

Roll out the dough to 7 minutes and cut into 1 cm cubes.

Bake at 160°c in a ventilated oven for ten minutes.
Store appropriately until ready to serve.

Step 3 Puff pastry

The ingredients
56,9g (8,8%) Butter
23,7g (3,6%) Milk
56,9g (8,8%) T55 flour
20,6g (3,2%) T45 flour
118,6g (18,2%) Pasteurized eggs
96,4g (14,8%) Pasteurized egg yolks
204,7g (31,4%) Egg whites
1,3g (0,2%) Blanc Gallia Plein Air (LF)
69,6g (10,7%) Semolina sugar
650g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Bring butter and milk to the boil.
Pour the sifted T55 and T45 flour into the saucepan, remove any excess moisture and place in a food processor fitted with the whisk attachment.
Gradually add the pasteurized eggs and pasteurized egg yolks, taking care to corner the sides of the bowl.
Beat the egg whites until stiff, then gradually stiffen with the caster sugar.
Using a maryse, fold the egg whites into the previous mixture.
Weigh and roll out 600 g of cookie in a 37 x 57 cm frame.
Bake for around 16 minutes in a fan-assisted oven preheated to 160°C.

Once the cookie has been removed from the oven and cooled, cut into 6 cm discs.

Step 4 Rose soaking syrup

The ingredients
157,9g (52,6%) Water
78,9g (26,3%) Semolina sugar
31,6g (10,5%) Lemon juice (Les Vergers Boiron)
31,6g (10,5%) Eau de rose (Les Domaines)
0,1g (0,0%) Water-soluble Carmine red dye powder
300g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Make a syrup with the water and semolina.
Add the lemon juice, rosewater and water-soluble Carmine red powder, blend and store in the fridge.

Step 5 Grapefruit jelly

The ingredients
207,8g (51,9%) Grapefruit puree (Les Vergers Boiron)
79,9g (20%) Lemon juice (Les Vergers Boiron)
51,9g (13%) Inulin (LF)
51,9g (13%) Semolina sugar
8g (2%) Pectin 325NH95 (LF)
0,4g (0,1%) Xanthan gum (LF)
400 (100%) TOTAL
Process

In a saucepan, heat grapefruit purée and lemon juice to 40°C.
Add the inulin, caster sugar, 325NH95 pectin and xanthan gum (previously mixed) and heat to 85°C.
Refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
Blend and reserve in a bag in the fridge for serving.

Step 6 Gelatin mass

The ingredients
3,1g (12,5%) Fish gelatin (LF)
21,9g (87,5%) Water
25g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Pour the water over the powdered fish gelatin.
Refrigerate for 2 hours, then melt at 55-70°C.
Keep refrigerated.

Step 7 Rose siphon device

The ingredients
180g (27,6%) Milk
230g (35,3%) 35% liquid fresh cream
80g (12,3%) Semolina sugar
100g (15,3%) Pasteurized egg yolks
40g (6,1%) Eau de rose (Les Domaines)
22g (3,4%) Gelatin mass (Louis François)
0.05g (0,5%) Water-soluble Carmine red dye powder
Process

Heat the milk and 35% single cream in a saucepan.
When boiling, pour a portion over the caster sugar and pasteurized egg yolks and transfer back to the pan.
Cook to 84°C.
Remove, add rose water, gelatin mass and water-soluble Carmine red coloring powder, blend and refrigerate.

Before serving, pour into a siphon and snap on 2 cartridges.
Set aside in the fridge for serving.

Assembly and information:

QS dried rose petals (Food Biotic)
QS fresh grapefruit segments

Place the rose syrup-soaked cookie in a soup plate.
Poach a spiral of grapefruit jelly.
Arrange fresh grapefruit segments and shortbread cubes.
Using a glucose bag, glue dried rose petals onto meringue before arranging on the plate.
Garnish with Rose Syrup Cream.
Decorate with rose petals.
Serve immediately.

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