GRILLED BACON WRAPPED PINEAPPLE

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Grilling bacon-wrapped pineapple is a delicious marriage of sweet, smoky, and salty flavors. We've amped the flavor even more with a brush of spiced brown sugar maple glaze in this recipe. The bacon is slightly precooked before wrapping the pineapple chunks. This, and finishing to cook the bacon on a layer of foil, helps the...

Provided by Kitchen Crew

Categories     Fruit Appetizers

Time 38m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 c maple syrup
1 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp light brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 pineapple, cut into 1/2-inch thick by 2-3 inch long strips
1 lb bacon
Heavy-duty aluminum foil
Coconut cooking spray

Steps:

  • 1. Put maple syrup, butter, light brown sugar, and vanilla in a saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring until the butter has melted and it's smooth (only a few minutes). Then set aside.
  • 2. Cook bacon until slightly browned but still soft.
  • 3. Slice pineapple into 1/2 inch by 2-3 inch strips.
  • 4. Wrap pineapple strips with partially cooked bacon and secure with one to two toothpicks.
  • 5. Brush bacon-wrapped pineapple with the maple brown sugar glaze.
  • 6. Place a sheet of foil on the grill with a folded lip. Heat on low, with the lid up, for a few minutes. Then spray with coconut cooking spray.
  • 7. Place bacon-wrapped pineapple glazed side down on the foil. Brush the other side with more glaze. Grill for 3 to 4 minutes with lid up.
  • 8. Carefully turn the pineapple over. Grill on the other side for 3-4 minutes or until crispy to your likeness.
  • 9. Serve warm.

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