Grilled Pineapple

Name: Grilled pineapple recipe
Ingredients: ¼ cup pure honey; ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1 Tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 medium (ripe but firm) fresh pineapple, peeled and cut into 1-inch sliced rounds; 1 small jar maraschino cherries

Make honey-glazed grilled pineapple in 4 simple steps with just 5 ingredients. A sweet, refreshing side or dessert perfect for your next backyard barbecue.

Ingredients: 6
Steps: 5

By D.J. Wilson May 8, 2025 · 3 min read

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Nothing shouts summer more than fresh fruit and backyard barbecues. Enjoy this quick and easy recipe for grilled pineapple, a perfect accompaniment to any main dish or ideal when served as a refreshing dessert.

Recipe

Grilled pineapple recipe

Ingredients

6 ingredients

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¼ cup pure honey
½ tsp grated lemon zest
1 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1 medium (ripe but firm) fresh pineapple, peeled and cut into 1-inch sliced rounds
1 small jar maraschino cherries

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Method

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Directions in four easy steps

Preheat grill to medium heat.
In a small bowl, stir together all the ingredients but the pineapple and cherries. Set honey mixture aside.
Grill the pineapple directly on the grill rack for 5 to 8 minutes, just until tender, turning halfway through.
Transfer pineapple to plates and brush with the honey mixture. Garnish each pineapple ring with a maraschino cherry. Serve hot and enjoy!
Pineapple fun facts:

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The pineapple is neither a pinecone nor an apple. However, pineapples are sweet fruits known to resemble pinecones.
The scientific name for the fruit is “ananas comosus.”
Pineapples are native to South America.
The bulk of pineapples imported into the USA come from Central and South American or Mexican grower-ships.
Pineapples are also grown in the USA. Most home-grown pineapples come from Hawaii or Puerto Rico, with small scale-production in Florida and California.
Pineapples are essentially multiple fruits formed from many individual berries fusing together.
Pineapples contain vitamin C, potassium, fiber and enzyme bromelain. The latter can be made into a dietary supplement to treat people with osteoarthritis. Bromelain can also be used to reduce inflammation associated with infection and injury.
It takes on average about 18 months to three years to produce edible fruit from seeds.
Most pineapple plants live between three and seven years, depending upon when they produce their fruit.
Some pineapple plants can live and produce fruit in the wild for up to 50 years.
Wild plants grown from seed are pollinated by hummingbirds and bats.
For cooking, picking a ripe pineapple is key as they don’t continue to ripen after they are picked.
Ripe pineapples should feel heavy for their size. Look for ones with medium yellow color that are firm but slightly soft when squeezed.
Pineapple purveyors also suggest looking at the fruit’s individual spikes – the flatter the skin, the riper the fruit.