Grilled Pineapple Rings With Ice Cream

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• vegetable oil (for oiling grill)
• 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, ends trimmed
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 quart french vanilla ice cream
• 1/4 cup dried sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup chopped roasted and lightly salted peanuts (optional) or 1/4 cup cashews (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare barbecue grill and preheat for direct, medium-high heat (the charcoal or gas flame is directly under the cooking area, and you can hold your hand just above grill level only 3 to 4 seconds).
• 2 for charcoal grill: before you put the grill over the hot coals, brush it with a light coat of oil.
• 3 for gas grill: when hot, brush grill with a light coat of oil.
• 4 while grill heats, cut pineapple crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices; cut out the core from each slice and discard.
• 5 in a small bowl, mix brown sugar and lime juice; brush onto both sides of pineapple slices with a pastry brush.
• 6 lay pineapple slices on lightly oiled grill (close lid on gas grill) and cook, turning once with a wide spatula, until pineapple is hot and tinged with brown on both sides, about 8 minutes total.
• 7 with spatula, transfer 1 or 2 pineapple slices to dessert bowls; top with a scoop of ice cream and sprinkle equally with coconut and peanuts, if desired.