Grapefruit Yogurt Popsicles and a Few Facts about the Grapefruit!

I was relaxing this evening reading through my new InStyle magazine and came across this delectable and gorgeous Popsicle. I mean, who couldn't like this? It's PINK! I got this recipe from the Go Florida Grapefruit site. This could be the perfect, healthy dessert for this coming summer. :)

Grapefruit Yogurt Popsicles:

2 cups plain, low-fat yogurt
2 cups Pink grapefruit sections
1 teaspoon grapefruit zest
1 teaspoon lemon or orange extract
1 cup powdered sugar

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and mix until smooth. Pour into Popsicle molds and freeze.

A few fun facts about the grapefruit:

- Grapfruits were discovered in Barbados in the 18th century. Botanists believe this fruit was the result of a natural cross breeding between an orange and the pummelo.

- The fruit was given the name "grapefruit because of how it grows - in hanging clusters like grapes!

- The grapefruit is a great source of Vitamin C.

- Grapefruit is available all year but best between January and May.

- Salt will make a grapefruit taste sweeter.

- A grapefruit is 75% juice.

- Grapefruit juice freshly squeezed and stored covered in the refrigerator will retain 98% of its vitamin C for up to a week.

- You can eat grapefruit just like an orange by peeling it and dividing it into segments. Each medium grapefruit has 10 to 12 sections.

- Pummelos, the largest of the citrus fruit varieties, are also called Chinese grapefruit. They are very popular during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations because of their resemblance to the full moon.

Hope you had fun learning a few grapefruit facts! I did! :)

Photo courtesy of Go Florida Grapefruit