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    🏠Home » Recipes » Dessert Recipes

    Brown Sugar Cinnamon Glazed Grilled Pineapple

    Jul 24, 2020 | Last Updated Jul 8, 2021 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

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    4.1 from 32 votes

    Easy grilled pineapple with a great caramelized brown sugar cinnamon glaze. Wonderful for a side dish or combine with vanilla ice cream for an out of this world dessert.

    close up of Grilled Pineacpple with grill marks on a blue plate

    Table of Contents
    • 🍍Pineapple
    • ♨️The Grill
    • 🥣The Glaze
    • 📖Grilling Side Dishes
    • 🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
    • 📖Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

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    Introduction

    Grilled pineapple should become one of your everyday grilled side dishes. Ultra easy to do with rave-worthy results.

    Grilling any fruit will bring out all the hidden flavor and sweetness. Add-in some Maillard reaction for added taste, and you have a great treat.

    My Rating

    My rating system. Great 5 out of 5

    A very high four or low five mainly because it is not a "main event" dish.

    🍍Pineapple

    Let's talk pineapple first. I want first to say no pineapple is as good as the fresh pineapple you have in Hawaii. I think it is that little extra ripening in the field. Nothing like it since a pineapple does not ripen any once picked.

    Sometimes buy a cored pineapple. Look for a nice darker yellow color; light yellow is generally not ripe. I don't recommend canned pineapple since the slices are thin.

    How to Pick a Pineapple

    1) The pineapple’s top (the crown) should be vibrant with no wilted, brown, loose, or falling out leaves.

    2) Feel the fruit for firm skin with a slight give; you don’t want fruit that feels spongy or has soft spots. It should also be heavy.

    3) Smell the bottom of the pineapple which is the sweetest spot on the fruit and should smell fragrant,

    4) The color should be vibrant with some yellow-gold color around the eyes and base of the fruit. A ripe pineapple can be totally green, but it is impossible for you to tell, so avoid totally green pineapples. There should usually be more yellow than green, with no white or brown coloring.

    5) The “eyes” of the pineapple are the roundish skin segments that cover the pineapple. The larger, the better, they should be free of mold, and flatter is better. They get bigger and flatter with ripening.

    How to Store a Pineapple

    Generally, you will just keep a whole fresh pineapple at room temperature for a few days. You can extend that by refrigerating in a perforated plastic bag.

    Once prepared, the pineapple will store well for 2-3 days.

    How to Cut a Pineapple

    1) Cut off the crown and bottom.
    2) Stand the pineapple up and cut away the peel off in strips, deep enough to remove the eyes.
    3) Cut in half lengthwise then into wedges.
    4) Cut out and discard the core.

    ♨️The Grill

    Your time on the grill will vary some by the surface temperature. Generally, you will be cooking this as a side dish for another grilled dish. You can use the suggested temperature for that dish and adjust the time here.

    At maximum grill temperature (550°+), the pineapple will take about 3 minutes per side. At 450°, the common temperature for chicken and most pork, it will take about 5 minutes. The endpoint is not time, but the color and the grill marks.

    With ring slices, you can easily do them directly on the grill grate, but if you are using wedges, a grill pan of some type should be used. The pan will not generally affect cooking much. Whichever technique you select, a good coat of a high-temperature oil is needed to avoid sticking with all the sugar that is present.

    🥣The Glaze

    The glaze is just melted butter with some brown sugar and cinnamon. Melt the butter and mix the other ingredients.

    If you wish, you can substitute honey for the brown sugar. While the honey may be a bit sweeter, many of the recipes I compared used a lot more sugar, so it should be fine. But generally, 2 teaspoons of honey will replace 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.

    📖Grilling Side Dishes

    Grilled Peaches

    Grilled Stuffed Tomatoes: Italian Style

    Grilled Carrots with Honey Glazed

    Grilled Biscuits

    This recipe is listed in these categories. See them for more similar recipes.

    Dessert Recipes, Grill Side Dish Recipes
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    🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

    pineapple with seasoning for grilling

    Preheat grill on high. You can use a lower temperature if cooking something else. Be sure to clean and oil the grate well.

    melted butter with brown sugar mixing in white bowl

    In a bowl with a relatively flat bottom, melt 4 tablespoons butter in a microwave. About 25 seconds should do it. Combine 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon with the butter and mix well.

    pineapple cut into slices on black board

    Cut the pineapple into rings about ¾ inches. You can use spears instead if you wish.

    dipping slices of pineapple into butter mixture

    Dip into the glaze covering all sides and place directly on the grill.

    placing pineapple rings on grill

    Flip in 3-4 minutes. Total grill time 6-8 minutes.

    grilled pineapple on blue plater

    Serve hot as a side dish or with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

    piece of pineapple on fork
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    📖Recipe

    close up of Grilled Pineacpple with grill marks on a blue plate

    Brown Sugar Cinnamon Glazed Grilled Pineapple

    From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
    Easy grilled pineapple with a great caramelized brown sugar cinnamon glaze. Wonderful for a side dish or combine with vanilla ice cream for an out of this world dessert.
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    4.1 from 32 votes
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes
    Total Time: 13 minutes
    Servings #/Adjust if desired 6 slices

    Ingredients

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    • 1 fresh pineapple
    • 4 tablespoons butter
    • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

    Instructions

    • Preheat grill on high. You can use a lower temperature if cooking something else. Be sure to clean and oil the grate well.
    • In a bowl with a relatively flat bottom, melt 4 tablespoons butter in a microwave. About 25 seconds should do it.
    • Combine 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon with the butter and mix well.
    • Prepare a pineapple and cut the pineapple into rings about ¾ inches thick. You can use spears instead if you wish.
    • Dip the pineapple into the glaze covering all sides and place directly on the grill.
    • Flip the pineapple in about 3 minutes. Total grill time of about 6 minutes. Cook until browning and with good grill marks. Time will vary some by grill temperature.
    • Serve hot as a side dish or with vanilla ice cream for dessert.
    See the step-by-step photos in the post. Some recipes have an option to display the photos here with a switch above these instructions but the photos DO NOT print.

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    Recipe Notes

    Pro Tips

    1. Be sure the grill is well cleaned and oiled.
    2. You can substitute honey for the brown sugar. 2 teaspoons of honey will equal 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.
    3. Your time on the grill will vary by the surface temperature. About 3 minutes per side on high, a few more minutes if medium.
    4. You can use rings of about ¾ inches thick or wedges.
    5. You can use a grill pan if you want or just on the grates. Either way, a good coat of oil is needed.
    6. Cook until changing color and nice grill marks.

    To adjust the recipe size:

    You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.

    Nutrition Estimate

    Calories : 113 kcal (6%) | Carbohydrates : 21 g (7%) | Protein : 1 g (2%) | Fat : 4 g (6%) | Saturated Fat : 2 g (10%) | Cholesterol : 10 mg (3%) | Sodium : 35 mg (1%) | Potassium : 164 mg (5%) | Fiber : 2 g (8%) | Sugar : 16 g (18%) | Vitamin A : 204 IU (4%) | Vitamin C : 72 mg (87%) | Calcium : 20 mg (2%) | Iron : 1 mg (6%)
    Serving size is my estimate of a normal size unless stated otherwise. The number of servings per recipe is stated above. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.
    Course : Dessert
    Cuisine : American

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    Originally Published July 28, 2017. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.

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    Comments

    1. Susan Hamilton

      August 14, 2020 at 9:38 am

      5 stars
      I grilled this alongside precooked kielbasa last night. My anti-pineapple skeptic friend devoured it! Next time, to avoid the crazy flare up I had, after the grill is medium-hot I'll turn off one side & place the pineapple there. I cooked each side 5 minutes.
      I've got to say...the whole meal was delish!

      Reply
    2. Sue

      July 04, 2018 at 7:11 pm

      Made this tonight and the first time I had grilled pineapple. Fantastic!! Easy to make and delicious. Had some plain and some with a little scoop of vanilla bean Halo ice cream. Happy 4th of July to me! Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
    3. Sheila

      September 17, 2017 at 11:22 pm

      I was looking for a healthy and yet delicious dessert and I ended up with your post. This looks really good with combined with vanilla ice cream. Thank you for this awesome idea. Will be serving this on our next family get together.

      Reply
    4. Leslie

      July 30, 2017 at 10:32 pm

      Easy and delicious, also used strawberries and grapes

      Reply

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