Brown Sugar Bourbon Whole Grilled Pineapple
This Caramelized Brown Sugar Bourbon Whole Grilled Pineapple may just be one of the best things you have ever tasted! The texture, flavors and juiciness make for one heck of a fantastic, rather healthy dessert!
I'm a girl who loves everything about the grill, I have as long as I can remember. The process of grilling meats vegetables and fruits, where you can take them and most of all...eating what comes off is one of the best things about living!!
To me, there is nothing better than enjoying a delicious meal hot off the grill on a gorgeous Spring, Summer or Fall day or night with your family or friends!
Table of Contents
Equipment:
- Grill
- Rotisserie rod (can also make without)
- Brush
Ingredients:
- Pineapple(s)
- Butter
- Brown Sugar
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
- Cardamom
- Bourbon/whiskey
Grilled pineapple is good...however rotisserie grilled whole pineapple is...spectacular!
Why you will love this grilled pineapple
- This easy barbecue recipe for whole grilled pineapple is so good, you will have no shame as the juice drips down your arms as you make sure you get every bite available.
- It's easy to make, different and mostly hands off.
- A wonderful summer dessert idea!
- You can choose to slice and serve over vanilla ice cream as well, YUM!
Whether you want a delicious snack or dessert for just you or your family or want to wow guests with a deliciously different dessert on a Summers eve. This is it! It's light, healthy compared to the typical BBQ dessert offerings and is amazingly delicious!
I kid you not! I ate a whole pineapple...by myself!
My husband kids and I were enjoying the "fruit" of my recipe testing labor and their was silence, we were all chewing, slurping, lip smacking and finger licking. This may be my very favorite dessert now.
Tips
- Using a rotisserie attachment really makes a difference vs slicing and grilling. The pineapple retains most of the juice (because of the rotation).
- If you don't have a rotisserie, start by wrapping your whole pineapple, basted with some of the sauce, in foil. Grill on indirect heat. Rotate package every 10 minutes for about 30 minutes. Enjoy that way basted with additional sauce when you pull it off OR, remove from foil and char each side, bashing with sauce after the 30 minutes.
- Play around with flavors added to find the way you enjoy most.
Just the thought of eating more Caramelized Brown Sugar & Bourbon Whole Grilled Pineapple or someone eating one (or two) makes me so excited!
I wrapped a couple of these rotisserie grilled pineapples up after I cooked them and passed them on to friends and family. They loved them! What would they think if they had one hot-off-the-grill??
Other Grill Recipes to Try
Enjoy!!
Nutritional information Calculated on 1 pineapple for 2 people, pineapple sized vary. You may also serve to 3 or 4 as well as not use all of the glaze. So nutritional data for this grilled pineapple recipe is very loose.
Grilled Pineapple Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 fresh pineapple (or two)
- 2 ½ Tablespoons butter melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Sprinkle of cardamom
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ Tablespoon Bourbon or whiskey
Instructions
- Prep your pineapple for cooking by slicing off the top, bottom and skin of your. If large "eyes" are still in your pineapple, simply carve them out.
- Place the rotisserie rod through the pineapple. If using 2 or 3 pineapples, move the first into position, then thread the second one (and third if applicable). Leave an inch or more of space between the pineapples. If you have a removable top rack on your grill, take it off.
- Place the rotisserie bar into place (with the pineapple on it. Ignite your grill and set it to high heat.
- Make sure the rotisserie is spinning, then close the lid.
- Combine the glaze ingredients in a small bowl. After 6-10 minutes of grilling, check your pineapple(s), glaze them well. Close the grill and wait another 10 minutes and repeat.
- Grills do differ, so check your pineapple every 10 minutes or so, adjust heat if necessary. Once you achieve the desired caramelization, carefully remove the rod and pineapples from the grill, slide off the pineapples, cut into rounds or chunks and serve immediately. You want the pineapple to be warm.
- No rotisserie rod?? No problem, you can cook your pineapple on foil and brush and turn as necessary, cook on indirect heat. You can also do this in rings.
I feel the exact same way about grilling!! Nothing better in the entire world! Love this.
Now this is impressive! I've broiled pineapples before, but this looks so interesting. I'll have to give this a try this summer.
I'd never thought of grilling a whole pineapple before - yum! I need to get my hands on a rotisserie for my grill, because grilling by the slice seems so meager now...
Grilled pineapple as to be one of my favorite things ever and I've never thought to grill it whole. Fabulous idea!
I've been eating a ton of pineapple lately! OH my word, I'm going to have to make this!
Grilled pineapple is one of my favorite tastes of summer. This sounds fantastic!
Made for a party. Everyone enjoyed the Brown Sugar Rotisserie Grilled Pineapple. Wish we would have made two! That glaze takes the grilled pineapple over the top!
Fantastic to hear Cheryl!! It really is juice and flavorful!
I do not have a grill, and your instructions for no-grill owners were perfect; thank you for adding that to your post.
We loved it! It's juicy and so flavorful. The bourbon and cardamon combined are my new favorite flavor. A must try!
We grill at least once a week and often grill pineapple slices but we have never tried grilling a whole pineapple until I saw your recipe. I can't believe how delicious it was. We had friends over, and I served this dish for dessert and have never received so many compliments. Everyone wanted the recipe. Thanks so much for sharing, this is a winner!
Sharon
SO great to hear Sharon! I always say often its the most simple recipes that shine 🙂
My family loves cooked pineapple and this was a great way to make it. It turned out as sweet as we like it, with a lovely glaze. This will be made frequently as dessert during the summer.
This is so easy to do yet our friends were so impressed! It was so delicious and everyone wanted the recipe.