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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Summer Recipes for Grilling: Drunken Peach Grill Recipe for Family Fun and Grill Dessert

You can try out some great summer recipes over the grill. Fruit is very interesting to grill. There are some great things that you can do with fruit over the grill for summer recipes. If you have an indoor grill, you can grill these summer recipes inside all winter long. For this recipe you can substitute rum flavoring with mixed with water if you want it non-alcoholic for your summer grilling.


One of my favorite parts about this summer recipe is that it is simple to fix. You can prepare drunken peach grill recipe very quickly and with virtually no work. This is a quick and very tasty grill dessert that your family is sure to enjoy.


This summer recipe serves 6.


Drunken Peach Grill Recipe: Ingredients

2 tablespoons of unsalted, low-fat margarine

2 tablespoons dark brown sugar

¼ cup dark rum (or ¼ cup of water with strong rum flavoring added)

6 ripe peaches

1 pint of butter pecan ice cream


Drunken Peach Grill Recipe: Peach Preparation


Cut the six firm, ripe peaches in half. Pit them. Do not peel the peaches.


Drunken Peach Grill Recipe: Drunken Sauce


Combine rum or rum water with butter in a metal sauce pan and heat over the grill until
bubbling slightly.


Remove the sauce pan from the grill. Add the brown sugar to the drunken sauce mix and stir until dissolved.


Drunken Peach Grill Recipe: Grilling the Peaches


Dip the peach halves in the drunken sauce. Coat each peach individually very well. Place on the grill with the flat side up. Grill until the peach skin has light grill marks on it. Turn and repeat for the flat side. Remove from the heat and serve the drunken peaches with a heaping scoop of butter pecan ice cream.


If you enjoyed this recipe you might also like:


Virtually Sugar Free Banana Delight Grill Recipe for Summer Family Fun


Grilled Cantaloupe on a Stick for Summer Grill Family Fun


Enjoy Summer Grilling with a Great Summer Grill Dessert: Sweet Pink Grilled Honey Pineapple Recipe

Monday, July 14, 2008

Virtually Sugar Free Banana Delight Grill Recipe for Summer Family Fun

I love to grill during the summer months. It is so much fun to get the family together. A favorite of the family is virtually sugar free banana delight. This is a very easy recipe that is fun to use on the grill. Because it is quick to do, I like to serve this grill recipe for a dessert. You don’t even have to have everyone from the family over to enjoy virtually sugar free banana delight grill recipe. You might want to keep all these delicious bananas for yourself! There is very little work in putting them together.


Virtually Sugar Free Banana Delight Grill: Ingredients

½ gallon of no-sugar added or sugar free vanilla ice cream or ½ gallon of no-sugar added or sugar free frozen vanilla yogurt

½ cup of brown sugar substitute

¼ cup of unsalted, low-fat margarine

4 firm bananas that are just slightly under-ripe

1 bottle sugar free chocolate syrup

Metal Pan


Virtually Sugar Free Banana Delight Grill: Sauce Mixture


In the metal pan over medium grill heat, combine the margarine, brown sugar substitute and grill until completely melted.


Virtually Sugar Free Banana Delight Grill: Banana Preparation


Take the slightly under-ripe bananas and cut them in half length-wise. Lay the bananas in the pan and completely coat with the sauce mixture.


Grill the bananas over a medium grill heat for approximately two minutes on each side. Remove from the heat and place on dessert plate.


Drizzle the sugar free chocolate syrup over the grilled bananas. Serve with a scoop of sugar-free or no-sugar added ice cream or frozen yogurt.

Grilled Cantaloupe on a Stick for Summer Grill Family Fun

Cantaloupe is readily available during June to August for summer fun and enjoyment. You can often find cantaloupe year round to enjoy for eating as well. However, it typically is most abundant during the middle summer month periods.


Cantaloupe is extremely healthy to eat and to enjoy. It is a very rich source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. With only around 56 calories per cupful, cantaloupe provides a complete daily serving of both Vitamin A and Vitamin C.


The other good news about cantaloupe is that it is also rich in other important nutrients that our bodies crave. You will find potassium, Vitamin B6, dietary fiber, folate and niacin all in cantaloupe as well to give great energy boost to your body and help to metabolize carbohydrates.


Here is a fun summer grill recipe to use with cantaloupe. It is quick and easy to fix on the grill. The family is sure to enjoy this cantaloupe grill recipe as a perfect grill salad to serve for grill eating.


Grilled Cantaloupe on a Stick for Summer Grill Family Fun: Ingredients

1 fresh medium to large cantaloupe

¼ fat free margine

½ cup of all natural honey

1/3 cup of freshly picked mint leaves

Wooden Skewer Sticks


Grilled Cantaloupe on a Stick for Summer Grill Family Fun: Sauce Preparation


Combine the butter, honey and mint leaves in a small metal pan. Place on hot grill until the mixture is melted and smooth together. Stir frequently. It normally takes about three minutes on the grill to mix the sauce. Remove the pan from the heated section of the grill.


Grilled Cantaloupe on a Stick for Summer Grill Family Fun: Cantaloupe Preparation


Cut the cantaloupe into bite size chunks. Thread the cantaloupe onto the wooden skewer sticks. Lightly coat with the sauce you prepared on the grill.


Grilled Cantaloupe on a Stick for Summer Grill Family Fun: Cooking

Place the cantaloupe skewer sticks on the grill. Cook on the grill over medium heat for approximately 2 minutes. Turn the sticks. Baste again with the cantaloupe grill sauce. Cook over the medium heated grill for another couple of minutes, turning frequently.


Grilled Cantaloupe on a Stick for Summer Grill Family Fun: Serving

Serve as a side dish for your family grill fun. You can prepare extra sauce and use for dipping.

Serves 4