How needs meat when you can grill this? You'll love my Grilled Pineapple Kabobs with Pineapple BBQ Sauce recipe!
Hi everyone!
It's officially grilling season and I've been making all sorts of meals on the grill! Well... I've been preparing all sorts of meals and handing them to the Hubs to take outside and grill. He's so much better at it than I am. 🙂
I got the idea for this recipe in (big surprise, I know) Hawaii! We ate at road side stand that had pineapple with BBQ sauce. It sounds like a strange combination, but it totally works. Your just going to have to trust me on this one!
I decided to take the idea a step further with my own Pineapple BBQ sauce recipe to go along with Grilled Pineapple Kabobs.
The sweet and tangy combination is a match made in foodie heaven.
It's even better with the warm grill marks.
The Pineapple BBQ Sauce recipe is pretty simple. If you've never made your own BBQ sauce before, you'd be surprised at how simple it really is. It does have sugar in it, but it's nice to control how much. If you don't want to go to the trouble you could always add a little pineapple juice to your favorite packaged kind.
Either way this just might change the way you think about grilled food! Move over meat, a new BBQ favorite is in town.
Grilled Pineapple Kabobs with Pineapple BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
For the Pineapple BBQ Sauce
- ¾ cup pineapple juice
- ¾ cup ketchup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, if vegetarian, use a veggie friendly option or leave out
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- pinch of red pepper flakes, optional
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
For the Grilled Pineapple Kabobs
- 1 pineapple, cut in large 1 ½ inch cubes
- 6 wooden skewers soaked in water
Instructions
- To make the Pineapple BBQ Sauce recipe add everything (to make the sauce) except the water and corn starch to a sauce pan and bring to medium heat. Whisk together until well combined.
- Allow to simmer for 15 minutes, stir occasionally. Taste at this point to adjust the salt to your liking.
- In a small bowl whisk together the water and corn starch.
- Pull the sauce off the burner and add the corn starch mixture. Stir until it starts to thicken.
- Allow to cool. The sauce can be made ahead of time.
- Thread the pineapple onto the wooden skewers.
- Grill for 2-3 minutes on each side, until you start to see grill marks.
- Serve with the pineapple sauce drizzled on top or as a dipping sauce.
Nutrition
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Want more food on sticks? Try my Grilled Shrimp Pineapple Kabobs...
... Grilled Shrimp with Avocado Dipping Sauce...
... or my Rainbow Fruit Kabobs!
Thanks for stopping by today! Tomorrow I’m taking Fashion Friday on the road to Elbow Cay.
I’m linking up with: Meatless Monday with Sarah and Deborah, Meatless Monday with Annmarie and Rachel, Delicious Dish Tuesday, What’s Cookin’ Wednesday, Full Plate Thursday with Miz Helen, FoodFriDIY, Foodie Friday, and the Weekend Potluck. Thanks so much ladies for the link up parties!
Your turn!
What's your favorite thing to grill?
Michelle | A Dish of Daily Life says
Grilled pineapple sounds absolutely divine to me! Perfect for summer BBQs!
JulieWunder says
Thanks Michelle! I hope you get to enjoy it!
Emily says
I've never grilled pineapple before, but it looks GOOD! Also, I love making our own barbecue sauce, but I've never added pineapple juice before, so that would be yummy!
JulieWunder says
Ohhhh.. it's so good! You have to try it!
Sarah- A Whisk and Two Wands says
How amazing do these look? I love grilled pineapple, and last week bought 2 pineapples just to grill. Everything tastes better on a stick so I'll have to give these a try.
Happy Meatless Monday, thank you for linking up with us!
JulieWunder says
Everything DOES taste better on a stick! Thanks for hosting. 🙂
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
Grilled pineapple is the best! Love the pineapple bbq sauce!
JulieWunder says
Thanks Jessica! It's a really good combination!
Annmarie says
Grilled pineapple is SO yummy...add bbq sauce? That takes it to a whole other yumminess level!
JulieWunder says
It's sooooo good. Thanks Annmarie!
Melissa says
So I need to make these the nanosecond I get into my house! OMG. With fresh Hawaiian pineapple this will blow my mind for sure. I never thought to have it with BBQ sauce but that's a great idea. I can already image how it will taste. Mmm!
JulieWunder says
Isn't the pineapple there incredible???
Mary Beth Jackson says
Did I tell you I have 8 pineapple plants growing! I am so trying this when one ripens up- I would have never thought of adding the barbque sauce!
JulieWunder says
Sa wha??? I did not know that! Soooooo cool!!!!! I'm pretty excited for you.
Nicole @ Fitful Focus says
We were supposed to make grilled pineapple last weekend, but we were so full after dinner we couldn't bring ourselves to make it haha. Hopefully next time!
JulieWunder says
That happens to us way too often too 🙁
lacey@fairytalesandfitness says
I love making kabobs. You know the ingredients will always be fresh. It just reminds me of summer!
JulieWunder says
Me too! It's so good. Thanks Lacey.
Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner says
I love grilled pineapple and yes the grill marks do make it better. Interesting twist with the sauce. Love it!
JulieWunder says
Thanks Deborah! I hope you get a chance to try it!
Paula Fox says
Can't wait to try this!! Especially the BBQ sauce! Yummmy, thanks for sharing.
Love your blog
JulieWunder says
Thanks so much Paula! I really appreciate it. I hope you enjoy it.
Susie @ Suzlyfe says
Grilled pineapple is incredible. Definitely one of my favorites! And you know I love a good bbq sauce!
JulieWunder says
Thanks Susie! Sauces are da bomb.
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
I have had pineapple and BBQ sauce together on a pizza, but never like this. Definitely trying it at my next BBQ.
JulieWunder says
It's soooo good!!! Try it and let me know what you think!
Blane Sherer says
My daughters and my grandson will be in Hawaii
next week. That will be the first beach that my grandson
has seen and what a beach that will be. ( smile ).
JulieWunder says
I hope they have fun!