Recipe Week Day 7: Vanilla-Lime Grilled Pineapple Skewers

This is my final post for Recipe Week. I hope you'll try all my recipes...they're my tried-and-true favorites...husband-tested and all :)

Grilled pineapple isn't usually a dessert you think to make. But it sure is yummy! Especially with this brown sugar sauce. This recipe is from Alton Brown on Foodnetwork. (If you haven't watched his show, "Good Eats" on Foodnetwork, you should!)

Ingredients

• 1 tsp vanilla extract none of that imitation stuff (he calls for 1 vanilla bean, but I don't typically keep those on hand)
• 8 ounces dark brown sugar, approximately 1 cup firmly packed
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• Pinch kosher salt
• 1 whole pineapple
• 8 (12-inch) metal skewers

Directions
Add the vanilla, brown sugar, lime juice, and salt to a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk together and bring to a boil, stirring just until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and allow to sit for 2 hours before using. Once cool, place the syrup in a squeeze bottle or other sealable container. Store in the refrigerator. (This will store in the fridge for a very long time...so you can make extra!)

Preheat grill on high.

Peel and remove the core from the pineapple. Cut the pineapple into eighths, lengthwise, and remove any prickly brown eyes.

Thread the pieces of pineapple onto the skewers lengthwise. Coat the skewered pineapple on all sides with the syrup. Grill on all sides until golden brown, approximately 4 minutes per side, 12 minutes total, or until the pineapple is tender. Serve with any remaining sauce.


YUM!