Grilled Fruit Skewers with Ginger Syrup

From Yankee Magazine — July 2004

From Best New England Recipes — July 2004

Fruit Recipes

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Start to Finish Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

Here’s another way to make dessert on the grill. A surprising number of fruits may be cooked over live fire on skewers. Just make sure your grill is perfectly clean before you start this dish.

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup peeled and thinly sliced fresh ginger
• 4 bananas, not overly ripe
• 4 large peaches
• 1 small pineapple
• 1 medium-size papaya, ripe but not too soft

First, make the syrup: Combine sugar with water and ginger in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat, cool to room temperature, and strain. (Refrigerate if not using right away; it’ll keep several weeks)

Cut unpeeled bananas into 2-inch-long chunks, and make a small slit in the peels.

Quarter peaches, discarding pit. Peel and core pineapple; cut into 2-inch chunks.

Peel papaya, cut in half, discard seeds, and cut into 2-inch chunks.

Thread fruit on 8 wooden skewers and brush lightly with ginger syrup.

Grill over high heat until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Brush again with ginger syrup and serve warm.

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