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TROPICAL FRUIT KEBOBS
Grilled kebabs aren’t just about the meat — these dessert kebabs are made with kiwi, banana, nectarines, strawberries and cubes of pound cake. Warm them up on the barbecue and then serve them with ice cream.
Yield: Makes 8.
July 02, 2019
TROPICAL FRUIT KEBOBS
Ingredients
- 8 bamboo skewers
- 1/4 cup melted salted butter
- 3 tbsp packed golden brown sugar
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 kiwi fruit
- 1 large firm banana
- 1 nectarine
- 8 strawberries, hulled
- 8 cubes pound cake (1 1/2 inch)
- Vanilla ice cream
- Cinnamon
Directions
- Soak bamboo skewers in hot water for 30 minutes.
- Preheat natural gas barbecue on medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon.
- Peel kiwi and cut in half crosswise. Cut each half into 4 wedges. Peel banana and cut into 8 pieces. Cut nectarine into 8 chunks. Thread fruit and cake onto soaked skewers. Brush with brown sugar mixture.
- Grill, turning frequently, until fruit is just warm and slightly glazed, about 4 - 5 minutes.
- To serve, place a scoop of ice cream on each dessert plate and sprinkle with cinnamon. Arrange 2 kebabs beside each scoop of ice cream.
Nutritional analysis per serving:
260 calories, 14.1 g fat, 2.2 g protein, 34 g carbohydrate, 2.7 g fibre, 136 mg sodium
*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.