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3. Ten minutes before the fruit has completed soaking, preheat the
Cuisinart
TM
Griddler
TM
Grill Centro, fitted with the grill plate, to High.
4. Remove the fruit from the lemon water and pat dry. Brush both
sides of the fruit with the cinnamon butter.
5. The peach should take about 2½ to 3½ minutes to grill. The
pineapple and mango should take about 2½ minutes. The bananas
only take about 1 to 1½ minutes. When grilling the fruit, carefully flip
half-way through cooking, As always with fruit, cooking times vary
depending on the ripeness of the fruit.
*Many grocery stores sell peeled and cored pineapples in the produce
section.
Nutritional information per serving (based on 8 servings):
Calories 87 (29% from fat) • carb. 16g • pro. 1g • fat 3g • sat fat 2g
• chol. 8mg • sod. 1mg • calc. 9mg • fiber 2g
Grilled Strawberry Shortcakes
A great dessert for the summer months and it only takes 15 minutes.
Makes 10 servings
1
pound (500 g) strawberries, hulled and halved
1
teaspoon (5 ml) granulated sugar
pinch sea salt
1
teaspoon (5 ml) chopped fresh mint
1
pound (500 g) cake (about 11 ounces [300 g]), cut into
10 slices
2
tablespoons (30 ml) unsalted butter, softened
½
cup (125 ml) heavy cream, chilled
½
teaspoon (2 ml) granulated sugar
1. Preheat the Cuisinart
TM
Griddler
TM
Grill Centro, fitted with the grill
plate, to Medium.
2. While the grill is preheating, put the strawberries into a medium
mixing bowl with sugar, salt and mint; toss to combine.
3. Once the grill has preheated, for about 10 minutes, spoon the
strawberry mixture onto the grill plate. Cook, tossing occasionally,
for about 2 minutes, until softened and fragrant. Remove and
reserve, scraping as much of the sugar off of the grill plate as
possible.
4. While the strawberries are cooking, brush the pound cake with the
softened butter. Place on the hot grill plate and cook about 1½ to 2
minutes per side, until medium grill marks are achieved.
5. While the pound cake is grilling, prepare the whipped cream.
Put the cream and sugar into a chilled mixing bowl. Using a
Cuisinart
®
Hand Mixer, whip the cream to medium-stiff peaks.
Reserve.
6. To assemble: Top the grilled pound cake with the whipped cream
and then finish with the strawberries.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 208 (57% from fat) • carb. 21g • pro. 2g • fat 13g • sat. fat 8g
• chol. 97mg • sod. 154mg • calc. 27mg • fiber 1g
