Sorry, Ya’ll! I meant to have this up like 2 days ago and life totally got in the way haha.
I went out Tuesday night after work with my friend Michelle for Starbucks and wedding planning (hers not mine lol) and we turned that into a dinner date with our guys. After all, my husband is going to be her soon to be husband’s best man in the wedding. 🙂 Thomas and Stuart have known each other for years and I’m so glad we all got the chance to sit down and catch up the other night!
Then last night, Big Bear and I both jetted from work, went home and changed, ran to the store to grab a little cake and met my best friend and her family for a birthday dinner for her youngin, Kendra!
Yeah, yeah, I took store bought cake. So sue me. haha She’ll be ok, I’m making her a Frozen Princess Castle Cake for her party!
It’s been quite a crazy week! But that’s ok because I’m headed to Carolina Beach tomorrow night. 🙂
So last weekend, Big Bear and I took to the grill and worked on a few meals, desserts and side dishes that were perfect for spring and summer time grilling!
This is one of those desserts!
Grilled Fruit Kabobs
They are quick and easy to put together and take even less time on the grill!
For ours, I picked out some beautiful, red strawberries, a few semi-ripe bananas and a fresh pineapple. Well…as fresh of a pineapple and I can get in my little ol’ city in Virginia. haha
Of course these fruit kabobs are just fine on their own but I did whip up a Brown Sugar Whipped Cream to go along with ours! Seriously, one of the best little whipped cream dips ever!
So what you’re going to need to do it get your fruit kabobs and grill ready.
We cooked ours over a low heat on a charcoal grill.
Cut your fruit into medium to large chunks and thread the fruit onto the kabob skewers.
For the strawberries, I just removed the green tops and threaded them on whole.
You can use your favorite fruits for these. I went with my favorites and made them with the strawberries, banana and pineapple.
But as you can see that some of them only have pineapple and banana on them, that’s because Thomas is pretty much against strawberries because he’s crazy pants.
But anyways. 😉
Serve with the Brown Sugar Whipped Cream!
I whipped up the Brown Sugar Whipped Cream and stored it in the fridge for about 30 minute to an hour before making the kabobs so that it would be nice and chilled for dipping!
Do you grill your desserts? We’ve mainly just been experimenting with fruits as far as grilling desserts but I’m eager to try more things!
Did you miss the Grilled Corn with Herb Butter that I posted on Monday? You’ll want to grab that recipe before I post tomorrow’s burger! It’s an entire week (and maybe two weeks) dedicated to grilling!
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Grilled Fruit Kabobs with Brown Sugar Whipped Cream
Grilled Fruit Kabobs with Brown Sugar Whipped Cream
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 5m
- Total Time: 20m
- Yield: 12 Grilled Fruit Kabobs
Ingredients
For Grilled Fruit Kabobs:
- 1 pineapple, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 -3 bananas, peeled and slices into thick slices
- About 30 Strawberries, tops/greens cut off
For the Brown Sugar Whipped Cream:
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla
Instructions
For the Brown Sugar Whipped Cream:
- Add the heavy cream to the bowl of a mixer. Add in the brown sugar and whip on high until soft peaks form. (don\'t walk away of you might end up making butter!)
- Once soft peeks form, stir in the vanilla.
- Store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 24 hours before serving.
For Grilled Fruit Kabobs:
- Thread the fruit onto the kabob skewers.
- Grill on low heat for about 3 minutes, rotate and grill for just a few minutes more until the fruit is soft and has a bit of char on it.
- Serve with the Brown Sugar Whipped Cream!
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I love the sound of that whipped cream!
Isn’t grilled fruit fantastic?! And your brown sugar dip just makes it all even better Angie!
These kabobs are gorgeous! Everything tastes better on the grill. Have fun in Carolina beach!
That brown sugar cream sound like the perfect fruit dip. I love the way fruit releases it’s sugars when it’s grilled quickly.
Oooh, yummy! I’ve never had any kind of grilled fruit. People are always grilling veggies (eww) at BBQs but never fruit. I’m so trying this next time! 🙂
I’m in for the brown sugar whipped cream
I love the amped of flavor of fruit when it is grilled. These look fantastic!
Thomas is totally crazy pants! Who doesn’t love strawberries? This would be an awesomely easy dessert for a summer barbecue. LOVE it!
The perfect summer dessert! I love the caramelization that fruit gets when you grill it and the extra sweet touch of that whip cream.
I love grilled fruit! These kabobs look wonderful!
Love the idea of grilling fruit! I have only ever grilled peaches so I’m intrigued by this mix! What a fun little dinner date you had. I lvoe when things turn out like that 🙂
Grilling brings out the best in everything. Love these colorful, sweet fruit kebabs!
This is the perfect summertime treat! Thanks for sharing & Happy Sunday, Angie 🙂
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