This is an amazing quick summer dessert. Serve caramelized pineapple hot off the grill with extra sauce drizzled over vanilla ice cream. Yum!
INGREDIENTS:
1 ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and sliced into 2 inch wedges
1/4 cup Grand Marnier
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon of grape seed oil
METHOD:
Grand Marnier marinade:
In a mixing cup, mix Grand Marnier, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Whisk well until the sugar is completely dissolved. Reserve half for serving over the ice cream.
Toss the pineapple wedges with 1 tablespoon of grape seed oil. Heat the grill to medium heat.
Place the wedges on the grill and close the lid. Let it cook for 7 minutes. Flip and baste the grilled side. It will caramelize and become nice and sweet. Close lid and grill for 3 more minutes. Flip again and baste this side with marinade and remove from the grill to a platter and keep warm. This is best served warm or hot off the grill with vanilla ice-cream and drizzled with the extra Grand Marnier sauce.
SERVING SIZE: Serve 1, 2, or 3 wedges person. I was able to get 12 wedges from a whole pineapple.
TIPS:
1. Do not move around the pineapple. Let it cook on the first side for a minimum of 7 minutes or until you get good grill marks.
2. After flipping, let second basted side grill for a minimum of 3 minutes
(covered). This will help caramelize the pineapple.
