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​ Maple Glazed Grilled Pineapple

​This grilled pineapple is like the one they serve at Brazilian steak houses. If you've never tried it, you're in for a treat! Grilled juicy sweetness!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine: Brazilian, Portuguese
Servings: 6
Author: Nelson Cardoso

Ingredients

  • 1 ​ripe pineapple
  • 1/4 cup ​melted butter
  • ​1/4 cup ​maple syrup
  • ​1/4 cup ​brown sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • A little vegetable oil to oil the grill

Instructions

  • ​Start up your grill and bring it up to about 400 to 425 °F.
  • ​Cut off the top of the pineapple.
  • ​Cut off the bottom of the pineapple.
  • ​Stand the pineapple on it's cut base, and start slicing strips of the peel with a sharp knife from the top to the bottom.
  • ​Keep rotating the pineapple and cutting strips until you've removed all of the peel.
  • ​With the pineapple still standing on the cut base, cut down the centre, length wise.
  • ​Turn the pineapple 90 degrees and cut down the pineapple again creating a cross. You should now have 4 equal quarters cut.
  • ​Cut the inside edge of each quarter to remove the pineapple core.
  • ​Cut each quarter length-wise into 2 or 3 long pieces, depending on the size of your pineapple. These shouldn't be too thin, so they don't break on the grill.
  • ​In a small bowl, whisk together the butter, maple syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon.
  • ​Oil the grill (to prevent the food from sticking to the grill)
  • ​Place the pineapple slices on the grill.
  • ​Brush the butter and maple syrup mix glaze over the slices and turn them over with tongs.
  • ​Brush the other side of the slices and close the lid.
  • ​Grill the pineapple slices for about 3 to 4 minutes.
  • ​Open the BBQ lid and turn the slices over. Brush them with the glaze again.
  • ​Close the BBQ lid and continue to grill the pineapple slices for another 3 to 4 minutes.
  • ​Open the BBQ lid and turn the slices over. Brush them with the glaze one last time.
  • ​Close the BBQ lid and continue to grill the pineapple slices for 3 more minutes.
  • ​Open the BBQ lid and remove the pineapple slices onto a serving dish. Enjoy them hot with some ice cream or on their own.

Notes

Be extra cautious with your knife because the pineapple might be a bit slippery.