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Here are all the best grilled desserts! Choose from one of these family favorite recipes to make a memorable ending to a grilled meal.
Looking for the perfect dessert to finish off a summer meal? Try one of these grilled desserts! These tasty treats are easy to whip up after grilling your main course. Who needs to bake when you can grill your dessert? Throw the fruit on the grill while it’s still hot, then wrap them in foil until it’s time for dessert. The lightly smoky flavor of grilled fruit is unreal! Topped with a little vanilla ice cream, it tastes restaurant style with very little effort.
Without further ado…let’s get to the best grilled dessert recipes to try during grilling season! They feature seasonal fruits topped with tasty toppings, and they’ll have all your guests talking.
And now…the top grilled desserts to try!
Here’s one of the best grilled desserts out there: grilled apples! It’s carefree, easy, and a la mode (which makes everything better). Thinly slice those apples and throw them in a foil packet with sugar and spices. The grill turns them tender and velvety, with subtle nuance of smoke.
Top with melty vanilla ice cream, and well: it doesn’t get any better than this! It’s easy to make up a packet and cook it while prepping the rest of a grilled dinner. When you’re ready for dessert: pop open the packet and get out some forks!
Here’s another fantastic grilled dessert that's perfect for summer: grilled peaches! Throw these sweet, juicy fruits onto the grill and they get caramelized and lightly smoky. Then top them with vanilla ice cream and fresh mint, and it’s one of the best treats on the planet. This is a summer dessert that everyone raves about.
Only make this grilled dessert when you can find ripe, in season peaches! You’ll want them just ripe, not too soft or they’ll turn mushy on the grill.
Got a grill? Then you absolutely must try the revelation that is grilled bananas! This grilled dessert is a spin on the flavors of bananas foster, and the perfect end to a dinner on the patio. Grill up some burgers or veggies, then throw on these bananas and you’ve got dessert waiting for you.
Each tender bite is flavored with maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. It’s made even more perfect with a little melty vanilla ice cream: restaurant quality with very little effort! Alex and I were skeptical at first of this idea, but at first bite we were sold.
This grilled pineapple is the best ending to a summer meal. Pineapple is tangy and juicy as is: imagine it infused with a smoky flavor and warm from the grill!
For the easiest grilled dessert, drizzle it with honey and top with fresh mint. Or, take it over the top and serve with melty vanilla ice cream or toasted coconut. Consider us new converts, over here! Here’s how to grill pineapple to sweet, juicy perfection.
More grilled recipes
Need ideas for grilled meals, too? We’ve got your back! Here are some of our favorite resources for tasty meals from the grill:
- 20 Vegetarian Grill Recipes All the veggie-forward grilled main dishes and side dishes you need for a summer party!
- Grilled Fish & Seafood Recipes These seafood and grilled fish recipes are full of big flavor! Seafood is fast and easy to make on the grill.
- 15 Easy Grilled Dinner Ideas Or try these grilled dinner ideas, including grilled salmon, tilapia, shrimp, red snapper, tuna, and scallops.
- 25 Best Grilled Vegetables Here’s the master method for how to cook each one of these vegetables on the grill! There’s a recipe for everything from potatoes and peppers to more unique veggies like Brussels sprouts and okra.
Grilled Apples (a La Mode!)
Grilled apples make the best grilled dessert! Grill them with sugar and spices until tender, then serve them with “a la mode” with melty vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Grilled
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 2 firm tart-sweet apples (like Honey Crisp, Jonathon, Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji, etc)
- 2 tablespoons butter (or coconut oil for vegan)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- For serving: Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream (or vegan whipped cream)
Instructions
- Preheat a grill to medium-high heat (375 to 450 degrees).
- Cut the apples into 1/4” slices (no need to peel unless you want to). Place the apples on a large piece of aluminum foil. Top with the butter, cut into thin pats, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Toss them with your fingers to combine. Seal the packet by placing another piece of foil on top and poke holes in it with a fork (to allow moisture to escape).
- Grill over indirect heat for 20 to 25 minutes until the apples are fork tender. Top with ice cream and serve (either right on the foil, or place in bowls or on plates).
