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Brazilian Grilled Pineapple

Brazilian Grilled Pineapple

Name: Brazilian Grilled Pineapple
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 pineapple - peeled, cored, and cut into 6 wedges

Rating: 4.84 stars

87 Ratings
63 Reviews
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Favorite at a Brazilian steakhouse in Dallas. Not sure if this is the exact recipe they use but it tastes very close. Great side for kabobs and steak.

By SoccerNut

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

10 mins

total:

20 mins

Servings:

Yield:

6 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 pineapple - peeled, cored, and cut into 6 wedges

Directions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

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Step 2

Whisk brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Pour sugar mixture into a large resealable plastic bag. Place pineapple wedges in bag and shake to coat each wedge.
Step 3

Grill pineapple wedges on the preheated grill until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes per side.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

255 calories; protein 1.3g; carbohydrates 66.4g; fat 0.3g; sodium 12.6mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (63)

Most helpful positive review

David Bridges

06/08/2016

Make it exactly how it says except my wife (who is from Brazil) Said don't grill it. Bake it in a covered glass dish. The juice ends up being soaked up and provides a much better flavor. Read More

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(58)

Most helpful critical review

Jbooshey

06/15/2015

The caramelized effect loses its potential on the grill because it all melts off. Grilling tenderized the pineapple and some of the flavor stuck, but it may be best to grill it in a pan to keep the caramel. Read More

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(21)

87 Ratings

5 star values: 77
4 star values: 7
3 star values: 2
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 0

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David Bridges

06/08/2016

Make it exactly how it says except my wife (who is from Brazil) Said don't grill it. Bake it in a covered glass dish. The juice ends up being soaked up and provides a much better flavor. Read More

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(58)

VALOVESOR

07/27/2014

I've grilled these twice now. First time, I added 2 teaspoons of vanilla with the cinnamon and brown sugar then added water to make thinner. Second time, I cut back a little on the cinnamon as I'm not a huge fan and didn't add water. Water wasn't needed at all. It was so good both times. We put a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Yummo! The pineapple is soooo sweet and juicy. My favorite dessert. Read More

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(56)

Christina

Allstar

01/29/2014

Loved it! Great flavor and very easy to prepare. This would be wonderful w/ a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top YUM! Thanks for sharing.:) Read More

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Jbooshey

06/14/2015

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Cheri

08/01/2014

I've been grilling pineapple for years. I just use a little cinnamon. If you have a ripe pineapple it's plenty sweet after it caramelizes on the grill. The brown sugar makes it to sugary sweet for me. Read More

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Brittny Hansen

06/20/2016

My favorite thing at Tucano's Brazilian Steakhouse is their grilled pineapple - guess I don't have to go back now! At the suggestion of another reviewer I omitted the cinnamon and added some vanilla. I also cooked mine in our wok instead of out on our grill. It was *so* good, and super super easy :) Read More

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popsicle_toes

07/06/2014

These are fabulous! I used them to make pineapple shortbread. Took a piece of angel food cake added a scoop of vanilla ice cream the pineapple slice and whipped cream. SO GOOD! I think this would also be lovely with coconut ice cream. Thanks for the great recipe! Read More

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Maggie Durecki

01/23/2018

Delicious! I would just recommend to cut the sugar and cinnamon in half because if your pineapple is already sweet, it doesn't need a lot of sugar; also to put it in the oven instead of on the grill (preheat about 350). It caramelizes way better! Read More

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Alicia Begent

08/12/2014

This was such a huge hit at our weekly dinner. We all couldn't get enough. Read More

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Make it exactly how it says except my wife (who is from Brazil) Said don't grill it. Bake it in a covered glass dish. The juice ends up being soaked up and provides a much better flavor.