Grilled Fruit Recipes

Our Favorite Grilled Fruit Recipes

Grilled Fruit Kabobs

108 CAL 15 MIN

Grilled Fruit Kabobs are the perfect way to take your next picnic or barbecue to the next level. All you need is an assortment of fresh fruits, lime juice, and honey to create the ultimate summertime side dish.

Grilled Plums

73 CAL 15 MIN

Grilled Plums with honey, cinnamon, and a touch of butter make the most amazing dessert and are equally as delicious for breakfast or a snack.

Grilled Pineapple

102 CAL 25 MIN

Grilled Pineapple that's sweet, caramelized, and delicious. This easy summer grilled dish will quickly become your go-to for dessert, side dishes, salads, salsa, and more.

Grilled Watermelon

115 CAL 20 MIN

Grilled watermelon is sweet, slightly smoky, and will be your new favorite side dish, dessert, or salad addition. Easy, delicious, and healthy.

Grilled Bananas

129 CAL 25 MIN

Grilled Bananas with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon are the ultimate grilled dessert. This healthy banana recipe will be your new favorite summer treat!

Grilled Apples

174 CAL 20 MIN

Grilled apples cooked in a foil packet with butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar taste just like apple pie and are the perfect dessert for an outside meal or campfire.

Grilled Avocados

176 CAL 15 MIN

Grilled avocados are the unsung hero of easy, smoky, and creamy side dishes. They're quick to make, versatile, and totally addicting! Use them on tacos, in salsas, loaded on burgers, for dressing, dips, and more.

Grilled Plantains

168 CAL 20 MIN

Grilled Plantains are beautifully caramelized, easy to make, and bursting with flavor. All you need are the ripest plantains you can find and a little coconut oil to make this iconic summer side dish, appetizer, or dessert.

Best Fruits for the Grill

Truth be told, you can grill almost any fruit! It brings out the natural sweetness, caramelizes the edges, and adds a touch of smoky flavor. Make sure to use firm, just ripe fruit for the best grilling experience.

Here are a few that work best on the grill:

• Pineapple
• Bananas (in the skin)
• Peaches
• Watermelon
• Plums
• Mangos
• Pears
• Plantains
• Nectarines
• Cantaloupes
• Apples (in a foil pack)
• Grapes (on a skewer)
• Strawberries (on a skewer)
• Fruit kabobs (mixed fruit on a skewer)

Seasoning Ideas

Though fruit is great on its own, here are a few things you can sprinkle or drizzle over it to enhance the grilled flavor:

• Savory: Balsamic vinaigrette, basil vinaigrette, lemon juice, lime juice, balsamic glaze, soy sauce
• Sweet: Chocolate, peanut butter, almond butter, Nutella, caramel, vanilla sauce, yogurt, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, ice cream, whipped cream
• Fresh herbs: Basil, parsley, mint, rosemary, oregano, cilantro, and dill
• Garnishes: Sliced nuts, seeds, goat cheese, feta cheese, or fresh mozzarella, oatmeal crumble, graham crackers, cookie crumbles, chocolate chips
• Fats: Butter, olive oil, coconut oil, sesame oil, or avocado oil
• Sweeteners: White or brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, or agave
• Spices: Cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom, chili powder, curry powder, or dried herbs

Savory Ways to Serve Grilled Fruit

Believe it or not but you can also serve grilled fruit in savory dishes. Here are a few ways:

• In a salad: Almost any grilled fruit tastes amazing on a green salad, pasta salad, or grain salad. Grilled peaches and watermelon are two favorites. 
• Added to stir fry: Grilled pineapple would complement a stir fry well like this Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry.
• Mixed with rice: Grilled apricots are great in a mixed rice dish.
• On pizza: Grilled pineapple would make any Hawaiian pizza taste superb or on this Pepperoni, Pineapple, and Jalapeno Pizza.
• In a salsa: Grilled tomatillos would go well with this Salsa Verde or grilled pineapple in this Grilled Pineapple Salsa.
• In a tostada or taco: Grilled mango would taste amazing in a tostada like this Mango Shrimp Tostada. It also tastes incredible with tacos, especially shrimp or fish tacos.
• As a side dish: Serve grilled fruit with grilled fish, chicken breast, pork tenderloin, shrimp, or tofu.

Dessert Ideas with Grilled Fruit

The most obvious way to serve grilled fruit is in a healthy dessert, here are our favorites:

• On a fruit kabob: Fruit Kabobs are great for potlucks, weekend barbecues, or family get-togethers. They look and taste amazing.
• In a sundae with vanilla ice cream: If you haven’t had a Poire Helene made of poached pears, ice cream, and chocolate sauce, we think grilling the pears would be a great alternative to poaching. Everything tastes great with ice cream and chocolate sauce, don’t you think? Or use fruit sorbet or coconut ice cream for something lighter.
• On a pizza: An iconic way to serve grilled fruit is as a pizza. Fruit pizza not only tastes great but it looks really pretty too. Oh and the taste! Yum!
• In a pie: Celebrate National Peach Pie Day on August 24 with a Grilled Peach Pie. I guarantee grilling the peaches will take the taste to the next level.
• With greek yogurt or cottage cheese: Make a delicious breakfast or snack with a bowl of yogurt, grilled fruit, nuts, and a swirl of nut butter. Let the juice flavor the yogurt.
• With dip: Make a simple fruit dip with yogurt, honey, and peanut butter to serve with your favorite grilled fruit. Cream cheese fruit dip is also delicious.
• Make fruit salad: Use all your favorite fruits, just grilled for an epic summer fruit salad.

Salads and Dinner Ideas with Grilled Fruit

Grilled Plum Salad with Goat Cheese

150 CAL 15 MIN

This Grilled Plum Salad with Goat Cheese is packed with peppery arugula. thinly sliced red onion, basil, sweet and smoky grilled plums, and an amazing homemade lemon vinaigrette.

Grilled Watermelon Salad

165 CAL 20 MIN

Grilled Watermelon Salad with feta cheese, red onions, fresh herbs, and a honey lime dressing is the best watermelon salad you will ever eat.

Grilled Chicken with Mango Salsa

252 CAL 4 HOURS, 15 MIN

This easy Grilled Chicken with Mango Salsa is packed with flavor from a delicious citrus marinade and then topped with bright and refreshing mango salsa. It's the perfect warm weather meal.

Grilled Pineapple Barbecue Chicken

270 CAL 45 MIN

Grilled Pineapple Barbecue Chicken makes the most delicious grilled chicken packed with sweet and savory flavors with just a few ingredients.

Grilled Pork Chops with Peach Salsa

287 CAL 25 MIN

Grilled Pork Chops topped with a peach salsa come together in less than 20 minutes from start to finish. Healthy, light, and full of flavor.

Grilled Chicken with Peach Cucumber Salsa

289 CAL 20 MIN

Juicy grilled chicken marinated in soy sauce and honey and topped with the best sweet Peach and Cucumber Salsa.

Grilled Mahi Mahi

179 CAL 15 MIN

Make this easy Grilled Mahi Mahi in just 10 minutes! Coated in a homemade spice run and served with refreshing pineapple salsa.

Grilled Pineapple Salsa

47 CAL 15 MIN

This Grilled Pineapple Salsa made with sweet grilled pineapple, jalapeno peppers, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice is the perfect topping for tacos, grilled meats, tortilla chips, and more.

Expert Tips

Here are a few things you can do to master the art of grilling fruit.

• Always make sure the grill and grill grates are clean so the fruit doesn't stick. Lightly oil the grates if needed.
• Spray your grill with non-stick cooking spray, or olive oil spray, or brush it with butter or melted coconut oil.
• Make sure to cut the pieces of fruit into large chunks or planks so they are large enough to ensure the fruit doesn’t fall through the grill. Or use a wooden skewer.
• Choose fruit that is just ripe, not too overly ripe as it needs to be firm enough to sit on the grill. I don’t suggest you use canned or frozen fruit as they will be too soft.
• Make sure the grill is preheated to medium-high heat when you put the fruit on it. Don't flip the fruit until nice grill marks have formed.
• Don't be scared of salt! It helps enhance the flavor of the fruit and highlight the sweetness.

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