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1.Put the fruit, except for the banana, into a large mixing bowl.. Add enough water to the bowl to fully cover the fruit.. Stir in the lemon juice.. Cover and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes..
2.While the fruit is chilling, prepare the cinnamon butter.. Stir the butter and cinnamon together in a small bowl.. Reserve..
3.Ten minutes before the fruit has completed soaking, preheat the Cuisinart® Compact Grill Centro, fitted with the Grill plate, to High..
4.Remove the fruit from the lemon water and pat dry.. Brush both sides of the fruit, now including the banana, with the cinnamon butter..
5.The peach should take about 2½ to 3½ minutes per side to Grill.. The pineapple and mango should take about 2½ minutes per side.. The banana only take about 1 to 1½ minutes.. When Grilling the fruit, carefully flip
*Many grocery stores sell peeled and cored pineapples in the produce section..
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 134 (37% from fat) • carb. 22g • pro. 1g • fat 6g • sat fat 4g
• chol. 15mg • sod. 2mg • calc. 12mg • fiber 3g
Grilled Strawberry Shortcakes
A great dessert for the summer months and it only takes 15 minutes.
Makes 10 servings
1pound strawberries, hulled and halved
1teaspoon granulated sugar pinch sea salt
1teaspoon chopped fresh mint
1pound cake (about 11 ounces), cut into 10 slices
2tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
½cup heavy cream, chilled
½teaspoon granulated sugar
1.Preheat the Cuisinart® Compact Grill Centro, fitted with the Grill plate, to Medium..
2.While the Grill is preheating, put the strawberries into a medium mixing bowl with sugar, salt and mint; toss to combine..
3.Once the Grill has preheated, for about 10 minutes, spoon the strawberry mixture onto the Grill plate.. Cook, tossing occasionally, for about 2 minutes, until softened and fragrant.. Remove and reserve, removing as much of the sugar off of the Grill plate as possible..
4.While the strawberries are cooking, brush the pound cake with the softened butter.. Place on the hot Grill plate and cook about 1½ to 2 minutes per side, until medium Grill marks are achieved..
5.While the pound cake is Grilling, prepare the whipped cream.. Put the cream and sugar into a chilled mixing bowl.. Using a Cuisinart® Hand Mixer, whip the cream to
6.To assemble: Top the Grilled pound cake with the whipped cream and then finish with the strawberries..
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 208 (57% from fat) • carb. 21g • pro. 2g • fat 13g • sat. fat 8g
• chol. 97mg • sod. 154mg • calc. 27mg • fiber 1g
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