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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?

Coring Made Easy

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.

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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!

Weber Deluxe Grilling Basket

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

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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

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 57kcal

Author Mike

Ingredients

4 pineapple slices fresh, not canned
Vegetable oil
Maple syrup
1 slice bacon cooked, chopped

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

Nutritional values are approximate.

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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.

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!

Easy To Make. Fun To Eat.

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.

Char-Broil The Big Easy Bunk Bed Basket

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

It’s always a good idea to keep a few spare grease trays on hand for your Char-Broil Big Easy.

Char-Broil 2425514W12 Big Easy Grease Tray, Silver- 5 pack

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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

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings rings

Calories 109kcal

Author Mike

Equipment

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

Nutritional values are approximate.

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