Grilled Apples a La Mode a La Mode

Grilled apples are the best summer dessert! Roast with sugar and spices until soft, then serve “à la mode” with melting vanilla ice cream.

Here is one of the best desserts: grilled apples! It’s lighthearted, simple And fashionable (which makes everything better). Thinly slice these apples and toss in a foil bag with the sugar and spices. Grilling makes them tender and velvety, with a subtle smoky undertone. Garnish with melted vanilla ice cream, well, it doesn’t get any better than this! It’s easy to whip up a packet and cook it up while you prepare the rest of a grilled dinner. When you’re ready for dessert: open the package and get out the forks!

Ingredients for the grilled apples

Grilled apples don’t need much to taste amazing: just sugar and spices! These apples are just sweet enough because they’re meant to be topped with gooey ice cream. What you need for grilled apples:

• apples: The best baked apples are good baked apples: firm, sweet varieties like Honey Crisp, Jonathon, Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji, etc.
• Brown Sugar and White Sugar: Or substitute any type of sugar you like (coconut sugar, etc.).
• Cinammon
• Ginger
• nutmeg
• Vanilla Ice Cream: That gives the final touch of sweetness. If you want to skip, add a little more sugar to the apples to taste.

Want to eat them when it’s not BBQ season? Try fried potatoes (a la mode!).

How To Slice Apples…Fastest!

For these grilled apples, you’ll need to cut them into 1/4-inch slices. You can leave the skin on (we did!) or remove it if you prefer desserts with peeled apples. Somehow we just recently learned how to quickly cut apples. Here’s the trick to quickly slicing apples into thin slices: Watch the video below!

1. Hold the core of the apple and use a large chef’s knife to cut through all four sides of the apple, as close to the core as possible.
2. Take one of the wedges and lay it flat on the cutting board. Then cut into thin slices.
3. Repeat with the remaining quarters!

Tips for grilling apples

The easiest way to grill apples is in foil packaging. You just need to know a few basics: the grilling temperature and the approximate time. Keep that in mind and keep them rehearsing all summer long! Here’s what you need to know (or jump straight to the recipe):

• Preheat a grill on medium: it’s 375 to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cut the apples into thin slices. See the video above!
• Place on aluminum foil and season with sugar and spices. Then place another sheet of aluminum foil on top, seal and poke holes to allow air to escape.
• Grill over indirect heat for 20 to 25 minutesuntil the apples are soft. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream! We like to eat it straight from the pack.

More topping ideas!

What else can you garnish grilled apples with? So many things. Turn it into an over-the-top grilled dessert by adding any of the following:

1. Replace ice cream with homemade whipped cream (or vegan whipped cream).
2. Try the bourbon-infused whipped cream. (Yes!)
3. Drizzle with caramel sauce.
4. Top with maple pecan granola crumbles.
5. Add the toasted almonds.
6. Garnish with candied pecans or candied walnuts.
7. Drizzle with balsamic reduction.
8. Drizzle with a butter and rum sauce.
9. Add nuggets (why not?).
10. Drizzle with a creamy vanilla sauce.

More grilled desserts

Do you like this idea? Try our other grilled desserts for a sweet end to your meal! Choose:

• Grilled Peaches Juicy peaches are amazing with a hint of smoke! Serve with ice cream and mint.
• Grilled bananas à la mode Everyone will rave! Flavored with maple, cinnamon and nutmeg, they pair even better with ice cream.
• Grilled Pineapple It’s so easy, and it’s smoky, juicy, and bursting with tropical flavors.

This baked apple recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.

More fruit desserts

Are you a lover of fruit desserts? (We are.) Here are some summertime desserts that are also perfect for summer: