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Grilled Pineapple with Ice Cream

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 07/23/2018Updated: 06/10/2023

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This grilled pineapple with caramel toffee crunch ice cream is the perfect simple summer dessert. Everyone loves it, you can make it in about 10 minutes, and it cooks on the grill so you don't have to heat up the house! 

This grilled pineapple recipe is the perfect summer treat topped with caramel toffee crunch ice cream. Have this easy dessert ready on the grill in 10 minutes, without heating up the house!

Recipe Overview

Why you’ll love it: grilling pineapple caramelizes the natural sugars, for a deliciously sweet, light dessert topped with cool and creamy ice cream.

How long it takes: 10 minutes on the grill.

Equipment you’ll need: your grill, plus an ice cream scoop for serving.

Servings: 6

grilled pineapple topped with ice cream
Table of Contents
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  • 1 Recipe Overview
  • 2 Best Grilled Pineapple with Ice Cream
  • 3 Why You’ll Love This Easy Dessert Recipe
  • 4 What You’ll Need
  • 5 How to Grill Pineapple
  • 6 Ways to Serve Grilled Pineapple
  • 7 Easy Topping Ideas
  • 8 Tips for Success
  • 9 Can I Make This Recipe Ahead?
  • 10 More Easy Summer Dessert Ideas
  • 11 Get the Recipe: Grilled Pineapple with Ice Cream

Best Grilled Pineapple with Ice Cream

The last thing you want to do in the summer is bake a cake, am I right? Okay, if we’re being honest, I don’t particularly care for baking cake any time of the year. However, in the summer especially, I’m always looking for quick and easy desserts that won’t heat up my kitchen and won’t take long to make.

Grilled pineapple is absolutely perfect on nights when you already have the grill fired up for a BBQ. It’s ready to go for dessert, too! This easy summer dessert idea uses simple ingredients and tastes amazing.

I’m also sharing some tips to expand on this recipe and make it more of an ice cream social or party for National Ice Cream Month. Don’t miss those!

Why You’ll Love This Easy Dessert Recipe

  • Quick. Just 10 minutes on the grill is all it takes to prepare this easy dessert. There’s no need to heat up the house!
  • Flavorful. Grilling pineapple brings out such mouthwatering, sweet flavors in the fruit. It’s an indulgent dessert while keeping things light and summery. Serious Hawaiian holiday vibes!
  • Caramel toffee crunch ice cream. I top my grilled pineapple with my new favorite flavor from Tillamook ice cream. It’s filled with big ribbons of soft sweet caramel and plenty of toffee, nutty, and cookie crunch. And it’s absolutely perfect with the sweet, slightly smoky grilled pineapple.
Grilled pineapple slice topped with ice cream. Additional servings in background.

What You’ll Need

This recipe is so simple that it almost feels strange to call it a recipe. Yet simple recipes are best when you have quality ingredients! Below is a short overview. Be sure to scroll to the recipe card for the full ingredient amounts and recipe details.

  • Pineapple: It all starts with a sweet, ripe, bright yellow pineapple. The natural sugars of the pineapple caramelize and become even sweeter when you grill it.
  • Ice Cream: We’re topping our grilled pineapple with sweet, creamy Tillamook Ice Cream. I’m obsessed. This grilled pineapple recipe tastes incredible topped with their caramel toffee crunch ice cream. It’s ultra-creamy, rich, and smooth.

Which Ice Cream Should I Use?

Technically, you can top your chargrilled pineapple with any ice cream flavor of your choosing. Tillamook uses premium ingredients, so it’s not a surprise that the end product is premium ice cream. Plus, they’ve been making it since 1947 so they have it mastered at this point! I love the combination of grilled pineapple with their Caramel Toffee Crunch.

PS: Good news, fellow Michiganders! You can buy Tillamook Ice Cream in Michigan now. Tillamook is a farmer-owned dairy brand based in Oregon (you might be familiar with their spectacular Cheddar), and this is the first time you can buy it in Michigan. It’s great news for us!

Grilled pineapple and ice cream in foreground, carton of ice cream in background.

How to Grill Pineapple

This summertime dessert comes together in minutes on a hot grill. Here’s how to grill your pineapple slices:

  • Prep. While the grill preheats, brush both sides of your pineapple slices with melted coconut oil. This helps to keep the slices from sticking.
  • Grill the pineapple slices for 4-5 minutes per side. They’re ready when grill marks appear and the pineapple is hot throughout and caramelized on both sides.
  • Serve right away topped with scoops of Tillamook Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream, plus a drizzle of caramel sauce if you’d like. See below for more ideas.
Ice cream being scooped out of a round cylinder carton.

Ways to Serve Grilled Pineapple

These grilled pineapple slices are fantastic topped with a scoop of Tillamook ice cream. The flavor you see in the photos is called caramel toffee crunch. I love some crunch in my ice cream and this flavor is loaded with it: pecans, almonds, bits of chocolate, bits of toffee, and cookies. It’s so good, you guys. Of course, this pineapple recipe would also be delicious topped with good old-fashioned no-churn vanilla bean ice cream.

I drizzled these with homemade caramel sauce to really drive that caramel flavor home. Making your own caramel sauce is so easy. For a grown-up twist, try my bourbon caramel sauce. The ice cream itself is loaded with caramel, too, so no matter what, you’re going to love this.

Easy Topping Ideas

This dessert is so versatile. Why stop at ice cream and caramel sauce, when the topping possibilities are endless?

  • Creative toppings. Roasted strawberries or cherries, potato chips (love that salty-sweet combo!), espresso, pretzels, or flaky sea salt (I like Maldon).
  • Classic toppings. A must for traditionalists! Homemade hot fudge is easy and is always a big hit. Whipped cream, chopped nuts, and chocolate chips are other great classic topping ideas.
Caramel being drizzled on top of ice cream topped pineapple.

Tips for Success

Nothing says summer like a backyard ice cream social! This grilled pineapple with ice cream is the ultimate addition. In honor of National Ice Cream Month, here are some tips for a rollicking good ice cream party:

  • Give your guests some variety. Offer the basics when it comes to toppings, but also offer some unique items, like this grilled pineapple. To make serving a little easier, you could also dice up your grilled pineapple and use it as a topping.
  • Keep your ice cream from melting. If it’s a hot day, make sure you keep your ice cream in tubs of ice and only bring it out when you’re ready to serve.
  • Scoop your ice cream in advance and place scoops on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet in the freezer. When you’re ready to serve, all you need to do is grill the pineapple and top it with ice cream that’s already scooped.
Pineapple and ice cream with a bite out of it to show caramel in ice cream.

Can I Make This Recipe Ahead?

  • Fridge: You can grill pineapple slices just before serving, or you can grill them ahead and store the grilled pineapple airtight in the fridge for 3-4 days. Enjoy slices cold or reheat them on the grill or in the microwave for serving.
  • Freezer: You can freeze grilled pineapple in a pinch. However, frozen pineapple will be much softer once it’s defrosted. Store the grilled pineapple airtight and keep it frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw slices in the fridge before reheating.

More Easy Summer Dessert Ideas

Cinnamon Ice Cream (No Churn)

Pink Lemonade No-Bake Mini Cheesecakes

Yogurt Popsicles with Berries and Chia (2 ingredients)

Patriotic Fruit Kabobs with Vanilla Bean Yogurt Dip

Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me @rachelcooksblog on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest!

Grilled pineapple on a black plate, topped with ice cream, being drizzled with caramel.
Recipe

Get the Recipe: Grilled Pineapple with Ice Cream

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Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 10 minutes mins
Total Time: 15 minutes mins
6 servings
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This grilled pineapple recipe is the perfect summer treat! Grill pineapple slices, top them with cool and creamy caramel toffee crunch ice cream, and dig in.

Ingredients

  • 1 pineapple, cut into slices (½ to ¾ inch each) – about 6 slices depending on size of pineapple
  • 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
  • 3 cups Tillamook Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream (or another ice cream of your choice)
  • Caramel sauce for serving

Instructions

  • Heat grill to medium heat (350°F).
  • Brush both sides of each slice of pineapple with melted coconut oil. Place on heated grill and grill for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until caramelized, heated through, and grill marks appear.
  • Serve topped with a half cup scoop of Tillamook Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream and a drizzle of your favorite caramel sauce. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Tip: Scoop ice cream in advance and place scoops on a parchment paper lined baking sheet in the freezer. When you’re ready to serve, all you’ll need to do is grill the pineapple and top with the ice cream that you’ve already scooped.
  • Nutrition info does not include caramel sauce and will vary based on ice cream varieties.
  • Make your own caramel sauce. If you want to add a special touch, my bourbon caramel sauce is amazing, too.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 231kcal, Carbohydrates: 35g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 29mg, Sodium: 54mg, Potassium: 296mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 29g, Vitamin A: 365IU, Vitamin C: 72mg, Calcium: 104mg, Iron: 0.5mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

© Author: Rachel Gurk
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  1. Mari Moreno says

    May 20, 2020 at 1:08 am

    Thanks for sharing! I was looking for a no bake dessert to do this weekend in the heat. This will be perfect. And yes I love Tillamook ice cream. If you ever get to Tillamook,  Oregon you have to visit their factory and go there with an appetite.

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      May 23, 2020 at 7:58 am

      That sounds like a dream come true!

      Reply
  2. Alka Talwar says

    September 15, 2018 at 2:24 am

    Mmmmmm…..yum. This looks totally amazing. I’m just starring at the screen looking at how delicious they look.

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      September 15, 2018 at 7:08 am

      Thanks Alka! I hope you try them and love them!

      Reply
  3. Courtney @ NeighborFood says

    July 30, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    That caramel drizzle is just tantalizing! I’m sure it’s amazing with the ice cream and pineapple!

    Reply
  4. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    July 27, 2018 at 9:26 am

    This looks SO good! I love Tillamook!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      July 28, 2018 at 10:16 am

      Thanks! Their ice cream is amazing!

      Reply
  5. Alyssa Brantley says

    July 26, 2018 at 10:13 pm

    What an easy summer dessert! Looks so delicious!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      July 28, 2018 at 10:16 am

      Thank you, Alyssa! I hope you make it and love it!

      Reply
  6. Liren | Kitchen Confidante says

    July 25, 2018 at 2:43 pm

    I LOVE pineapple with ice cream — this is such a unique way to serve it!

    Reply
  7. Julia says

    July 23, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    I just love the combo of the pineapple with the ice cream. That ice cream flavor sounds so amazing! 

    Reply
  8. Denise says

    July 23, 2018 at 11:28 am

    this sounds sinfully good

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      July 23, 2018 at 9:50 pm

      It really is!

      Reply

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