How to Grill Fruit In your Home| Studio Vegan

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I wanted to grill some fruit so long story short, I bought a cast iron pan will grill part

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Just about any fruits can go on the grill as long as they are fairly firm and not overripe. Peaches, melons, pineapple, pears, avocado, tomatoes, bananas, and figs are. Below I've created a video showing you how to make your own at home.

1. Go Big

Most fruit is fairly fragile, so cut fruit into large chunks, slices, and wheels to help it maintain its structure as it heats up and breaks down. Larger pieces are less likely to fall between the grates, too, depending on how far apart your grill grates are. Small fruits such as strawberries can go on skewers so you don't lose them to the flames.

2. A Hot Grill Minimizes Sticking

Heat your grill to medium-high for at least 10 minutes, then scrape and oil the grates before laying down the fruit. Use a neutral-tasting oil that's suitable for high heat, such as safflower oil.

3. You Don't Always Need to Oil the Fruit

This tip applies to the fruit you'll use for cocktails and desserts to avoid winding up with an unwanted oil slick. If you're grilling fruit for a savory recipe such as fruit salsa, oiling the fruit won't be a problem. I also found that sometimes you get better grill marks with unoiled fruit. Of course, your results may vary.

4. Sugar-Coat Your Citrus

Dusting the cut side of citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit with granulated sugar before putting them on a hot, oiled grill keeps the rinds from sticking and gives the surface of the fruit a truly gorgeous caramelized finish. This tip is especially useful when you want to use grilled lemon and lime wheels to garnish cocktails and desserts. (In case you're wondering, this grilled citrus turned into a pitcher of Grilled Lemon Limeade.)

5. Leave It Alone

Let the fruit sit on the hot grill for a few minutes before checking for grill marks; the surface of the fruit needs time to sear so it won't stick. But know this: Some sticking could happen no matter what you do. It's not the end of the world and the fruit will taste fantastic anyway.

6. Denser Fruit Takes Longer to Grill

Pineapple needs more time to cook than peaches and citrus fruit do. To help dense fruits heat all the way through, you can put the lid on the grill for a few minutes at a time, checking for doneness every 5 minutes or so. How do you know when it's done? Take a sample slice and see if it's hot in the middle if that's what you're going for. For some recipes, you might just want surface grill marks.