Grilled Fruit & Cake Kabobs
Well friends we made it! It is officially BBQ season again in Canada. Of course grilled desserts were on my mind! These Strawberry and Angel Food Cake Kabobs are just the ticket! Easy to make and no need to heat up the oven.
They are delicious served with a creamy dip such as yogurt or whipped cream, but we prefer them straight off the grill. They’re lightly sweetened with a honey cinnamon glaze and the cake toasts up to a golden sweet crunch. The glaze enhances the flavour and juiciness of the berries.
Ingredients you will need
- store bought angel food cake
- fresh strawberries
- cinnamon
- honey
- olive oil or non-stick cooking spray
If your looking for an easy grilled appetizer, try these grilled asparagus nachos!
Of course, as luck would have it, our grill kicked the bucket and we will be on the hunt for a new one. I think it nearly broke my husbands heart as he has had his giant gas BBQ for a long time. It really didn’t owe us anything and probably should have been replaced last summer.
My brother-in-law came to the rescue. His barbecue has 2 separate sides. The main one he uses to cook for the meat eaters and the smaller side he uses to cook for the vegans and vegetarians. Brilliant idea! Although he might have to switch it up as more of us are now meatless than meat eaters!
I grilled these on the meatless side of course. We were there celebrating both my sister and my brothers birthdays so it worked out perfectly.
How to grill fruit and cake kabobs
Since these are brushed with a sticky honey glaze, be sure to start with a clean grill and spray it with a cooking spray before placing them on the grill. They only take 2 or 3 minutes on each side on medium heat. Just watch carefully as you don’t want burnt cake and soggy berries!
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Until next time…..
Grilled Fruit & Cake Kabobs
Equipment
- 4 bamboo or metal skewers
- 1 small microwave safe mixing bowl
- 1 pastry brush
Ingredients
- 1 prepared angel food cake
- 24 medium to large sized fresh strawberries hulled
- 4 tablespoons honey
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons water
- non-stick cooking spray or olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium. If using bamboo skewers, soak in water for 5 minutes.
- Cut angel food cake into medium to large cubes.
- Alternately thread strawberries and cake cubes onto skewer (2 strawberries/2 cake cubes per skewer)
- In a glass bowl whisk together the honey, cinnamon and water. Microwave on high for 30 seconds, remove from microwave and stir before brushing onto the Kabobs
- Spray grill with non-stick spray and place Kabobs onto the preheated BBQ, grilling 1 to 2 minutes per side until cake is golden brown and strawberries are slightly soft. Watch carefully!!
- Remove from grill and enjoy with whipped cream or yogurt for dipping.
I need to try these! Love things grilled!
Happy spring, Maureen!
Glad spring has finally come to Canada. That means my relatives up there will be happy that they can get outside and grill, garden and just be out of doors!!! My son and DIL are in South Dakota and spring has barely begun there, too. Crazy long winter this year!
Love your grilling ideas and I’ll check out some of the other bbq posts this week. Happily pinned a couple of photos for later grilling, thanks,
Hugs,
Barb 🙂
I think grilled desserts are extra fun because they’re a little unexpected. This looks delicious!
Great grilled fruit skewers. I want to try this.