If forced to pick a favorite fruit, I’d have to say it’s a toss up between blueberries and grapefruit. Although these days I might have to add mangos to that list, too. But the thing is, I’ve been a grapefruit lover forever. Even as a kid when my peers would cringe over the tartness of the fruit, I could drink down a glass of 100% grapefruit juice. I absolutely loved it! Even today, you’ll never see me ordering a glass of orange juice out at brunch. If I drink juice, it’s either grapefruit or tomato… Or more likely, a bloody mary. Let’s be serious here.
Recently, I’ve been on a major grapefruit kick and just can’t get enough. So, when I saw these grapefruit honey yogurt scones on Joy the Baker, I literally swooned. BTW if you don’t read Joy the Baker, go read her. She is fabulous. While I generally bookmark recipes for months before actually making them, I couldn’t wait for these and made them almost immediately. You should too because these would be absolutely perfect for a Sunday brunch (with a grapefruit mimosa!).
Grapefruit Honey Yogurt Scones:
• 1 1/2 C all-purpose flour
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1/4 t salt
• 1 ruby red grapefruit
• 1/4 C sugar
• 6 T unsalted butter, cold
• 2 T honey
• 1/2 C plain Greek yogurt (Chobani, of course!)
• 1/4 C milk
(Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees)
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl.
Now take your precious grapefruit.
And zest the entire thing. Combine the zest with the sugar. Rub it together with the back of a spoon to blend well. This will smell amazing and you’ll want to lick it all up.
Measure out 2 tablespoons of the sugar/zest and whisk it into the dry ingredients. Save the remaining sugar.
Now you’re ready to segment the grapefruit. I wasn’t very pretty about it, but Joy has a nice explanation. First slice off the top and bottom of the grapefruit, exposing the “wheel” of flesh. Then use a sharp knife to cut away the peel and the pith. You should be able to see the pink flesh now. Slice in between white segments to the center of the fruit.
I didn’t really like how big the pieces were… And there was still tough white stringiness in some of them, so I tore all this away and made the pieces a little smaller. Set all your grapefruit aside.
Cut your cold butter into small pieces and add it to the flour mixture.
Using fingers or a pastry blender, break down butter in mixture, until it resembles coarse meal.
Add honey, yogurt, and grapefruit segments to the mixture.
Using a fork, toss the mixture together just until all the ingredients are moistened.
Place your scone dough on a lightly-floured surface and form an 8-inch circle, about 1-inch thick.
Cut the dough into 6 triangular segments.
Place on a baking sheer lined with parchment paper.
Lightly brush the tops of the scone with milk and sprinkle generously with the sugar zest.
Pop the scones in the oven for about 15-17 minutes, until they’re golden brown on top, but still soft in the center.
Let cool on the pan for about 10 minutes before serving. But still, serve them warm because they’re amazing when warm.
As is everything Joy does, these scones were ah-mazing! Very tender and flaky, I’d say they were more like biscuits than scones (some say scones are dry and these were not!).
The grapefruit flavor added a nice little zing, but wasn’t overpowering or too tart at all. I didn’t find the scones to be too sweet, but the the sugary zest on top gave them a little sweet crunch that I quite enjoyed.
And I’m not going to lie, I definitely ate a scone with a half of a grapefruit on the side. I really can’t get enough. But now I’m also thinking adding blueberries in would be awesome (and pretty!) and a mango scone probably needs to happen soon, too.
My favorite way to enjoy fruity scones is with tea (over coffee) because it just feels so light and refreshing. I’m a tea fiend and Chris and I literally stockpile it so we always have a fabulous selection. Here are a few of my current tea obsessions:
Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride by Celestial Seasonings- It’s technically a “holiday” tea, but I think it can be enjoyed any time!
Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice- Only the BEST tea in the world. If you enjoy a spicy cinnamon flavor, you will LOVE this.
Bigelow’s Constant Comment- My old standby, it reminds me of my childhood and I love that it comes in green now!
By the way, of course I’m thrilled spring is here (and spring weather will soon follow), but one thing I’ll really miss about summer is my daily cups of tea. Perhaps I’ll have to start an iced tea tradition!
And with that I say HAPPY WEEKEND!! I’m going to my parents’ house tomorrow to celebrate a late St. Patrick’s Day (corned beef, cabbage, Guinness cupcakes!). Crossing lots of things off the to-do list the rest of the weekend!
Oh, and one more thing for Boston-area residents 
A Spoonful of Ginger:
If you’re in the Boston-area and looking for something to do on Monday evening, you should definitely consider purchasing tickets to A Spoonful of Ginger. It’s going to be an amazing event supporting a great cause, the Joslin Center’s Asian American Diabetes Initiative. Over 20 Boston-area chefs will be cooking at the event, including Ming Tsai, Joanne Chang, Jasper White, and more! Also, the event is being held in the beautiful new wing of the Museum of Fine Arts. Tickets can still be purchased here.
Are you a tea drinker? What’s your favorite kind? I’m always looking for tea recommendations!
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A. I have to agree with all your tea suggestions. Love those. B. I totally starred this recipe from Joy when she published it. The flavors sound really unique but delish!
The scones look just perfect. I used to dislike grapefruit, but now I loveee it. I get excited every time they’re on sale. Joy really does have so many fantastic recipes. Not a tea girl. Enjoy your weekend
Are you ladies heading to Spoonful of Ginger? I’ll be there on Monday night!
Over the past few years I’ve really fallen for grapefruit. Hard. And these scones look like the perfect tribute to my newfound love! (And also quite the perfect thing to wake up to.) Love!
I never would’ve thought to put grapefruit in a scone! looks perfect for the summer!
Just bought a bag of pink grapefruit yesterday — love this idea.
I’m having a cup of Lipton cranberry pomegranate green tea right now — it’s my new favorite.
Oh wow, these sound great! I like grapefruit, but never think to use it for anything! I’ll have to try these.
I am a huge tea drinker! I recently moved, and I just found an unpacked box of tea that was hidden behind something! One of my favorite is Lady Earl Grey and I also love white strawberry tea. There is a company called Dragonwater Tea that has some really nice ones! I found them at a food show in DC last year and you can order them from their website!
These look fabulous! I just made a grapefruit yogurt cake the other day (it’s still sitting on my counter waiting to be finished), so we must have been on the same wavelength. I love grapefruit too!
I never baked with grapefruit before! But I NEED to! These are scrumptious! And OMG yes I am a tea drinker – I’m off to buy some of that cinnamon spice tea – sounds soooo good!
Hey I came across your blog in an alumni email from Emerson College… not sure which one of you is the alum (a cursory look over your bios didn’t mention it… unless I didn’t look too hard!) but I spent most of last night going through your posts and book-marking recipes to try. They all look absolutely amazing and I can’t wait to get cracking. I’m a new recipe blogger myself, albeit with a crappy camera and limited budget, and have been having a lot of fun adding blogs to my RSS feed. You guys are the newest addition!
I am a grapefruit fanatic too. This with a grapefruit mimosa sounds divine!
i have been on the BIGGEST scone kick recently. these look amazing.
Yummmm! I love scones! Never thought to use grapefruit in them!! Amazing!
Wow those look so good!!! I’ve never thought of a grapefruit scone! How delicious
These must have an amazing taste. I would not of thought to put grapefruit in a a scone but they look incredible and are definitely on my to do list.
i saw those! and forgot! oh i must make these. i adore juicy fruits in my scones. they came out perfect.
I imagine these would be really flavourful and lovely! What a unique way to serve scones. Haha, it’s funny you love grapefruit so much; not many of us do
I’m totally not a grapefruit fan, but I love scones. Grapefruit + scones might make it go down a bit easier.
yum! i love the flavor of grapefruit– so bright and cheery. i love them with sugar on top, and then bruleed. it’s the perfect excuse to get a torch.
The scones sound just delightful with the grapefruit flavor!
Those scones look great! I have never had grapefruit scones before…and I’ve eaten a lot of scones, let me tell you
You’re recipe looks amazing. I want to make these. You make it sound so easy. I’ve never seen scones with grapefruit before, great idea.
Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride?!!! Yeahhhhh buddy! I’m on it. Celestial is definitely my favorite brand. I love the Sleepy Time tea, for anytime of the day though. It’s light yet flavorful and caffeine free.
The fresh citrus flavor in the scones sounds SO delicious! what an idea.
I’ve never baked with grapefruit before, but it seems like it would be citrusy and delicious without being too tart (as lemon can be!).
I’ve never made scones, but these seem like the perfect ones to start with. Thanks for passing along this recipe, and I’ll be checking out Joy the Baker too.
I am recently obsessed with scones and I love the pretty pink flesh of grapefruit in these! So pretty. I am extremely jealous you met Chef Ming! I love watching him on PBS and his hair is definitely impressive, ha.
Yummy! A very springy scone.
i just made these but i used 1c all p flour and 1/2c 12 grain flour and they are really good…not really sweet nor a really strong grapefruit flavour. just a citrusy taste. they were moist and BIG! next time i will cut them into 12 because they puff up quite a bit.. i baked mine for the full 17 min… i will make again….. maybe tomorrow..
What oven temp should these be baked at? I’m going with 350, I’ll let you know how it goes.
It’s 425 degrees! You’ll just have to bake them longer at 350 degrees… Let me know how they came out!
I just made these and they are delicious, but note that if you’re using a large grapefruit you may need to add more flour–my dough was too wet using the amounts in the recipe. (I also wonder if perhaps more flour might be necessary anyway…the ratio of butter to flour seemed high to me compared to my other scone recipes). But: well worth it! Delish.
I loved these scones! So simple and so fun to make
I unfortunately don’t really care for grapefruit, but I LOVE peaches so I just used them, and out came these soft, tender scones that were tasted so close to peach cobbler! So good.
http://thekitchenkook.blogspot.com/2013/01/peaches-and-honey-yogurt-scones.
P.S. I still have some of that Sugar Cookie tea from Christmas. It’s so festive and fun!