Grilled Pineapple - The Recipe Rebel (2024)

This Grilled Pineapple is the best way to serve pineapple. It’s coated with brown sugar and cinnamon, then grilled until sweet, juicy, and perfectly caramelized.

I’m a big fan of pineapple in sweet and savory recipes!

Pineapple on pizza? Yes. Pineapple Chicken? Absolutely. Pineapple Upside Down Cake? For sure.

Well, if you love pineapple but you’ve never had it grilled, then get ready to be amazed. This Grilled Pineapple is insanely delicious.

It is sweet and a little tangy, coated in a thick, syrupy brown sugar glaze that makes itself!

Use it as a topping for burgers, serve it as an appetizer or side dish, or serve it as dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Ingredients Needed:

You just need three simple ingredients for this grilled pineapple recipe!

• Pineapple: use freshly cut pineapple for the best flavor! See my tips on How to Cut a Pineapple here.
• Brown Sugar and Cinnamon: coats the pineapple to add sweetness, flavor, and help the outside get deliciously caramelized. You can use a little or a lot of cinnamon, depending on your tastes. You can also use less sugar, but you will have less caramel sauce to drizzle in the end.

How to Make Grilled Pineapple

Grilled pineapple is so delicious, versatile, and incredibly easy to make!

1. Combine the ingredients. Place all ingredients into a large zip top bag.
2. Seal and coat: Seal the bag and toss the pineapple, rubbing in the brown sugar so that it is evenly coated.
3. Place on a greased grill pan or an outdoor grill — both work just fine and I’ll get into more details down below!
4. Grill: Cook until you reach your desired tenderness, flipping at least once.

Grilled Pineapple FAQs

Grill Pan v. Outdoor Grill

You can grill pineapple either on an indoor grill pan (yes, cheating) or an outdoor grill. Both have their pros and cons!

• An indoor grill pan is great if you don’t have a grill or don’t feel like venturing outside.
• An outdoor grill is great if you love that charred look and flavor.
• A grill pan is great because it collects and saves all that saucy caramel deliciousness instead of letting it fall through the grates.
• When using an outdoor grill, you may want to grill the pineapple on a piece of foil to save those juices.

Serving Suggestions

• On burgers. Use it as a topping for your favorite burger! I love it on Air Fryer Burgers, Hawaiian Chicken Burgers, or Grilled Turkey Burgers!
• As an appetizer or side dish. Serve your Grilled Pineapple as-is next to any of your favorite summer recipes. Try Honey Balsamic Grilled Chicken, Sweet and Spicy Coconut Grilled Chicken, Steak Kabobs, Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs, you name it.
• In an entree. Chop it up and use it in Ham and Pineapple Rice, Chicken Chow Mein, or Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef.
• As a pizza topping. Dice it up and use it as a topping on Grilled Pizza.
• In dessert. Yep. This pineapple is delicious served warm next to a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

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