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Grilled Pineapple

May 29, 2020 by Lyuba 3 Comments

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Beautiful grilled pineapple with sweet and spicy sugar coating perfect to add to summer desserts or as a sweet side. Sweet and juicy pineapple is so good when it’s coated in brown sugar, cinnamon, lime juice, and cayenne pepper mixture and grilled.

top view of grilled pineapple skewers on a cutting board

GRILLED PINEAPPLE

One of our favorite desserts in the summer is a bowl of vanilla ice cream over hot grilled pineapple pieces right off the grill. It’s the perfect dessert for summer day and one of our favorites to serve at barbecue parties.

Smokey grilled meats get a nice balance from cool coleslaw, macaroni salad, and potato salad, so dessert needs something with a perfect balance as well. Cool, creamy ice cream is wonderful melting over sweet, juicy pineapple fresh off the grill.

Ice cream is not the only way to take advantage of this sweet treat either. Try chopping pineapple pieces into smaller ones and using it in a salsa, fruit salad, and even pasta salad. It will be a welcome burst of sweetness in a savory side dishes like pasta salad, coleslaw, and macaroni salad.

cut chunks of pineapple in a plastic container with lime, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper next to it in a black metal tray

HOW TO CUT PINEAPPLE

(If you want to check out a step-by-step guide and a video about how to cut a pineapple, check out that post on our sister site.)

Step 1: Lay the pineapple on its side and cut the top and the bottom off about 1/2 inch away from the top and bottom.

Step 2: Stand it up on the bottom cut side and slice the outer skin layer off following the shape of the pineapple. Slice off the “eyes” that are deep and brown.

Step 3: Keep the pineapple standing and slice it lengthwise down the middle to create two halves. Cut each half, lengthwise, down the middle to create quarters.

Step 4: Locate the thick, fibrous core at the corner of each quarter and slice it off.

Step 5: Chop the pineapple quarters into 1-inch chunks.

Can I Make It Ahead Of Time?

Absolutely! Store cut pineapple in an air-tight food storage container, in the refrigerator. You can store it for 1-2 days before grilling. (Don’t mix it with sugar mixture until ready to grill the pineapple.)

pouring brown sugar mixture over pineapple chunks in a plastic container

QUICK GRILLING NOTES

Coals: briquettes or lump coal

Grill temperature: medium: 350°-425°

Placement on the grill: direct

Wood chips if desired: apple, pecan, cherry

Time to grill the pineapple: about 4 minutes per side, so 12 minutes total.

pineapple pieces coated in sugar mixture on skewers on a black metal sheet

HOW TO GRILL IT

Let wooden skewers soak in water for about 30 minutes before grilling.

Combine all ingredients for the glaze in a small bowl and mix it well. Pour the glaze into the container (or a bowl) with cut pineapple and mix until all the pieces are well coated. Set aside while preparing the grill.

Start the coals and add it to the grill once they are ashed over. Spread the coals to create a two-temperature zone and close the grill to preheat. Or, preheat a gas grill to medium.

Skewer pineapple pieces onto the wooden skewers and use cooking spray to spray them before placing on the grill. Place skewered of pineapple on the grill and cook for 4 minutes on each side, turning them a quarter of the way.

Use a silicone brush to brush on some leftover glaze onto the pineapple while it’s grilling.

pineapple chunks on skewers on the grill

HOW TO SERVE IT

Serve it hot with ice cream on top.

Dice it up and make tropical salsa.

Cut it into smaller pieces and use in a fruit salad.

Dice it finely and use in savory bbq sides like pasta salad, coleslaw, macaroni salad, or corn salad.

Use it in a smoothie for a smokey grill flavor.

holding a skewer of grilled pineapple chunks

SOME MORE RECIPES TO TRY:

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

Grilled Bourbon Chicken

Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Chopped Grilled Vegetables

Grilled Shrimp and Peach Kebabs

bowl of vanilla ice cream and grilled pineapple chunks with a black spoon

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pineapple chunks on skewers on the grill

Grilled Pineapple

Beautiful grilled pineapple with sweet and spicy sugar coating perfect to add to summer desserts or as a sweet side.
Print Recipe
CourseDessert
CuisineAmerican
Keywordgrilled pineapple, pineapple
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Preheat the grill15 minutes
Total Time47 minutes
Servings8
Calories81kcal
AuthorLyuba

Ingredients

  • 1 whole pineapple
  • 1 lime -juice only
  • 4 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper or more if you want spicier taste
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Let wooden skewers soak in water for about 30 minutes before grilling.

Cut The Pineapple:

  • Lay the pineapple on its side and cut the top and the bottom off about 1/2 inch away from the top and bottom.
  • Stand it up on the bottom cut side and slice the outer skin layer off following the shape of the pineapple. Slice off the “eyes” that are deep and brown.
  • Keep the pineapple standing and slice it lengthwise down the middle to create two halves. Cut each half, lengthwise, down the middle to create quarters.
  • Locate the thick, fibrous core at the corner of each quarter and slice it off.
  • Chop the pineapple quarters into 1-inch chunks.

Prepare The Pineapple:

  • Combine all ingredients for the glaze in a small bowl and mix it well. Pour the glaze into the container (or a bowl) with cut pineapple and mix until all the pieces are well coated. Set aside while preparing the grill.
  • Start the coals and add them to the grill once they are ashed over. Spread the coals to create a two-temperature zone and close the grill to preheat. Or, preheat a gas grill to medium.
  • Skewer pineapple pieces onto the wooden skewers and use cooking spray to spray them before placing on the grill.

Grill The Pineapple:

  • Place skewered of pineapple on the grill and cook for 4 minutes on each side, turning them a quarter of the way.
  • Use a silicone brush to brush on the leftover glaze onto the pineapple while it’s grilling.

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©GrillingSmokingLiving. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition

Calories: 81kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 89IU | Vitamin C: 55mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg

collage of two images of pineapple chunks on the grill on top and pineapple chunks and ice cream in a bowl on the bottom

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Comments

  1. Donna Chouinard says

    May 29, 2020 at 6:08 pm

    5 stars
    I love the spicing with the sweetness!

    Reply
    • Lyuba says

      June 1, 2020 at 12:11 pm

      It’s definitely a pleasant flavor balance! Thank you and I hope you will like it 😉

      Reply

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