Instructions

  1. Using a knife, scrape the vanilla seeds from the pod, and place seeds and pod into a saucepan.
  2. Add the water, sugar, and grapefruit juice.
  3. If you were unable to find a ruby red grapefruit, please adjust the amount of sugar according to your taste.
  4. If it’s not a ruby red, you might need some more.
  5. Bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until thickened into syrup, about 15 minutes.
  6. Let cool, remove the pod, and place vanilla syrup in refrigerator until chilled.
  7. Add prepared fruit into a bowl and toss with the chilled vanilla syrup.
  8. Refrigerate until ready to serve.