Grilling Fruit Year Round

If youre looking for a different way to eat fruit, why not grill it?

We all know that fruit is part of a healthy diet, but sometimes we don't eat enough of it. Fresh fruit reposes in a bowl on our kitchen counter and goes bad before we eat it. Cans of fruit set in our kitchen cupboards or pantry untouched. We know we should eat fruit, but we don't always do it.

Grilling fruit changes up the flavors and textures, giving you a new way to enjoy a tasty, healthy food. In warmer months you can use an outdoors grill, and in cold weather you can use an outdoor grill. Yes, I know, some people use an outdoor grill even when the snow is flying, but for those of us who prefer to stay warm, try something like using a George Foreman grill in your kitchen.

Naturally, the fruit will have different flavors depending on how you grill it. For instance, charcoal or wood briquettes impart a smoky flavor of their own to the fruit.

Uses For Grilled Fruit

You can eat grilled fruit by itself as a snack, a side dish or dessert.  It makes a nice addition to any meal. It goes great cut up and added to salads. Grilled fruits are nice in rice pudding and custards. They pair well with ice cream, and can be included in a fruit sauce to pour over cakes or pancakes.

There are all kinds of ways to use grilled fruit. Just about anyway you would use canned fruit will work with grilled fruit, and many ways you would use fresh fruit work too.

Ways Of Grilling Fruit

Most any kind of fruit can be grilled, such as apples, bananas, figs, papaya, peaches, pineapple and plums. Choose fruit that is ripe but still rather firm. This helps keep it from falling apart while being grilled.

Fruit can be split in half for grilling, or for more even cooking, cut the fruit into slices of fairly equal thickness. Sometimes it works better to cut the fruit in slices from top to bottom, such as when grilling pears.

Fruit should be brushed with melted butter or oil before being placed on the grill to prevent it from sticking. Some flavored oils pair well with fruit and produce a unique taste treat.

Once you've placed the fruit on a clean grill, don't wander off. Most fruit has a high sugar content that will cause it to char quickly. It only takes 2 to 5 minutes to cook fruit, depending on the heat of the grill and the thickness of the fruit.

Try This Simple Recipe for Grilled Apples

Cut an apples into slices about 1/4 to 1/2" inch thick, cutting cross-wise.

Brush the apple with butter on both sides.

Sprinkle the slices with a little cinnamon and sugar, then grill the apple until tender.

Savor The Flavor Year Round!

However you decide to try grilling fruit, whether indoors or outdoors, it's a good way to enjoy the healthy benefits of fruit year round.

http://www.healthfoodmadeeasy.com has more information about eating healthy foods like fruits, and making it easier to change to a healthier diet, one bite at a time.

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