Grilled Maple Bacon Pineapple Rings

I loved grilled fruit. My wife, not so much. Until now. Grilled maple bacon pineapple rings made a believer out of her with the first bite. Sweet lightly charred pineapple, heavenly real maple syrup and smoky bacon. It’s the perfect simple grilled dessert. Or side dish. I mean, I served it as a side dish. Why not? I’m an adult. I can have dessert any time I want, right?

Grilled Maple Bacon Pineapple Rings

I bought this really cool pineapple corer from Amazon the other day. I’ve been wanting to use it forever. I picked up a pineapple on sale, got the corer out of the box, and in about a minute I had perfect fresh pineapple rings for these grilled maple bacon pineapple rings. You can also make a pineapple ‘bowl’, great for serving things like fried rice and grilled shrimp with pineapple. It’s a fun little gadget. And it sure does make making these wonderful side (or dessert) a whole heck of a lot easier.

I recommend that you use a grill basket when making this dish. It makes cooking easier and you don’t have to worry about anything falling through the grates. And cleanup is easier too!

Making dessert on a grill or smoker is fun. Also try my fantastic smoked brownies.

Grilled Maple Bacon Pineapple Rings
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Grilled Maple Bacon Pineapple Rings

 Sweet lightly charred pineapple, heavenly real maple syrup and smoky bacon. It’s the perfect simple grilled dessert.
Course Side
Cuisine American
Keyword grilled, pineapple
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 57kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Fire up your grill.
  • Lightly brush both sides of the pineapple rings with the vegetable oil.
  • Place the pineapple rings onto the grill and grill until you get grill marks.
  • Flip carefully and cook the other side until marked.
  • Transfer to a platter, drizzle with syrup and sprinkle with bacon crumbles.

Nutrition

Calories: 57kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Sriracha Bacon Onion Rings on the Char-Broil Big Easy

These Sriracha bacon onion rings on the Char-Broil Big Easy give new meaning to kicked-up goodness. I mean, come on, what could be better than Sriracha and bacon? I have to tell you, these rings don’t get all super crispy like deep-fried, but they more than make up for that with flavor. You can’t possibly make enough of these to satisfy your guests!

Sriracha Bacon Onion Rings on the Char-Broil Big Easy

Basically, you can serve the Sriracha Bacon Onion Rings on the Char-Broil Big Easy ‘as-is’. Or do as I did and mix a few squirts of Sriracha and Ranch dressing together and use that as a dipping sauce. The cool Ranch will help cool off the spicy goodness, but it doesn’t hide it. Heck, I added Sriracha to it so it’s not like it’s wimpy.

You can’t fit a whole bunch of Sriracha bacon onion rings on the standard basket that comes with your Big Easy. To really make a batch, you’ll need the bunk bed basket. It adds a lot of cooking room.

Love your Big Easy as much I love mine? Check out my Big Easy Add-Ons page and my free Big Easy eCookbook!

Note: This recipe was developed using the Char-Broil Big Easy Oil-Less Fryer. If you are cooking using the Char-Broil Smoker-Roaster Grill you should cook with the lid open and the temperature set to High. You might also need to adjust the cooking time.

Sriracha Bacon Onion Rings on the Char-Broil Big Easy
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Sriracha Bacon Onion Rings on the Char-Broil Big Easy

These Sriracha bacon onion rings that I made on my Char-Broil Big Easy give new meaning to kicked-up goodness. 
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword Big Easy, Char-Broil, onion rings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 rings
Calories 109kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

  • 2 large Vidalia onions
  • Sriracha
  • 12 slices bacon

Instructions

  • Fire up your Big Easy.
  • Slice the onion into thick ‘steaks’ about 1/2″ thick.
  • Push out the inner rings (save for another use), leaving the last two outer rings still together as one. Do not separate them. Note: If the rings are particularly thick then you can separate them as cook them as single rings.
  • Squeeze some Sriracha into a bowl that’s just big enough to fit an onion ring.
  • Place the ring into the sauce. Using your fingers, spread the sauce all over the ring. Flip the onion and repeat. Get it coated, but not drenched.
  • Wrap bacon around the rings. Don’t wrap too tightly since the bacon will shrink. Don’t wrap it too loose or it’ll fall off.
  • Brush (or just use your fingers) more Sriracha on the outside of the bacon.
  • Place the rings on your Big Easy rack and lower into the Big Easy.
  • Cook the rings until the bacon just starts to crisp. Gently flip them and cook another 10-15 minutes. Remove to a baking sheet and let firm up a bit.

Nutrition

Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.