Fruity Fruity Fire

Not getting enough fruit into your diet huh.... ever tried grilling them? Or pan frying them? How about roasting them? Really none of these at all? And no, overly sugary pies DO NOT COUNT!

Try these recipes out and see if you like them. I also have some tips included in here to help you or your picky kids try some more fruit too ^_^... It worked on my nephew so its worth giving as shot.

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Recipe 1: Grilled Pineapple Smore's

I'm sure you all know how to put together smores, so i am not even going to bother explaining that part. I will say though add in one slice of grilled pine apple cut about 1/4" thick to the smores will make it delightful and not as rich as a normal smore.... (i ended up having 5 before the night was over) This is a recipe i saw on some food network challenge so i can't take credit for it, but its totally worth trying out if you have picky kids at home.

Recipe 2: Grilled Peaches in a Honey Clove Sauce or 5 Spice Sauce

So depending on whether or not you like spice in your food, you may or may not like this recipe. Specifically the more holiday like scents and spices. So here we go:

Halve 4 or 5 Peaches and coat them with honey and sprinkle them with 5 spice or ground cloves and some sugar. Grill them until the peaches are golden brown and caramelized. Serve it up with some ice cream or some toasted nuts and granola and enjoy it!

Recipe 3: Grilled Mango and Shrimp

Not only is this recipe delicious but its incredibly healthy for you!

Take about 1lb of jumbo shrimp, clean them off, peel them, devein them ect. Then, take a piece of cubed mango and then add a shrimp, repeat until there is 1-1 1/2" left on the end of the skewer. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper and grill it up until the mango get caramelized, and the shrimp is well done.

Recipe 4: Grilled Banana's with Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce

First of all DO NOT PEEL THE BANANAS! Cut a slit into them so they do not burst open while they are on the grill but other than that leave them be! And grill them until the peel is a nice charred black and the banana is nice and soft inside. Take them out and place them in the bowl of ice cream. (Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry have been the best so far)

For the Chocolate Sauce, basically, melt 2 Cups of chocolate in a double boiler, making sure that the top bowl or skillet is not touching the water. This is to make sure that the chocolate doesn't burn. Once the chocolate is almost completely melted add in 1 cup of cream and a tablespoon of milk and vanilla extract. Stir and add in a tablespoon of coffee or a teaspoon of instant espresso. Put a spoonful or two onto the ice cream and bananas and eat up.

You can also do this with strawberries but i suggest putting them onto a skewer first.

Take care that no water gets into the chocolate before the cream is added or else your chocolate might crystalize and trust me. Its a lot of work to save it.