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Caramelized Grilled Pineapple

Caramelized Grilled Pineapple

Cuisine:World

Course:Dessert

15m prep 10m cook 25m ready

6 servings The perfect dessert for a backyard barbecue or anytime you’ve got the grill fired up.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • 1 large pineapple
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter
  • (Finely grated zest of 1 lime)
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • (1 to 2 tablespoons dark rum, to taste)
  • 1
    • 1 cup cold heavy cream
    • (2 teaspoons to 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 to 4 tablespoons sifted powdered sugar, or 2 teaspoons honey, to taste)
    • (½ teaspoon vanilla)
    Sub-recipe steps
    1. Beat in a large bowl (chill the bowl if your kitchen is very warm) with a hand mixer or balloon whisk or in a stand mixer set at medium-high speed, until stiff and billowy but not grainy: 1 cup cold heavy cream; (2 teaspoons to 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 to 4 tablespoons sifted powdered sugar, or 2 teaspoons honey, to taste); (½ teaspoon vanilla)
    2. Use immediately.

Let's Prepare

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Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.

  • 1 large pineapple
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter
  • (Finely grated zest of 1 lime)
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • (1 to 2 tablespoons dark rum, to taste)
  • 1 Vanilla ice cream or Whipped Cream

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Prepare a medium-hot grill fire or preheat a gas grill to medium-high. Peel as directed in About Pineapples and cut lengthwise into 12 wedges: 1 large pineapple

  2. Step 2.

    Cut out the tough core. Combine in a small saucepan: ½ cup packed brown sugar; ½ cup orange juice; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter; (Finely grated zest of 1 lime); 1 tablespoon lime juice

  3. Step 3.

    Bring to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture has thickened and looks syrupy, about 5 minutes. If desired, stir in: (1 to 2 tablespoons dark rum, to taste)

  4. Step 4.

    Lightly brush the pineapple wedges with this mixture and place on the grill over direct heat. Grill, turning the wedges frequently and basting with the brown sugar mixture after each turn, until the wedges have grill marks and the sugar caramelizes, about 5 minutes total. Transfer to a platter and brush with more brown sugar mixture. Serve with: Vanilla ice cream or Whipped Cream

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