Grilled Honey Cinnamon Bananas

Our recent escape to Thailand was full of sunshine, smiles, and seriously good fruit. So naturally, my next thought was “We need to grill more fruit!”. First on the list? These creamy and dreamy grilled honey cinnamon bananas. Now this is what I call a dessert!

Does it seem odd to grill a banana? This feeling will fade quickly after you give it a taste. After all, if a bit of char and smoky flavor elevate burgers, hot dogs, and steaks, I can tell you they certainly do the same thing to bananas.

And with just 4 ingredients this is the kind of recipe that doesn’t require expert grilling skills. But it will put a smile on your face!

🛒 Ingredients

• Bananas
• Honey
• Cinnamon
• Melted butter

🍌 Preparation

In a bowl, combine the honey, cinnamon, and melted butter and mix well. That’s it. Nothing else to do here!

🔥 Grilling Instructions

👉Step 1: Preheat the grill to 350°F. While the grill is heating up, take a fresh banana and slice it in half lengthwise. Cut right through the skin and all. I suggest that you use very fresh bananas, though, as the ones that are starting to get even a little brown will just be too mushy to cut.

👉Step 2: Next, brush a little bit of olive oil on the cut side to minimize the chance of sticking.

👉Step 3: Set the cut side down on the grill and let it cook for about 3 minutes or until you get some lovely sear marks. It shouldn’t take long.

👉Step 4: Carefully flip the bananas over so the peel side is down.

Step 5: Brush with the honey cinnamon glaze. Let it grill for another 3 minutes.

💡 Recipe Tips

The bananas may be difficult to flip over using tongs. I used a large metal spatula to keep everything together.

I love my GrillGrate. This tool sits right on top of your metal grate and leaves very crisp, sear marks on your food. I find that foods tend to stick to it unless I coat the food and the GrillGrate with a liberal coating of olive oil.

🍽️ Serving Ideas

Now for my favorite part of this recipe. I have a sweet tooth and love all sorts of desserts, and this is no exception. We love serving these grilled honey cinnamon bananas warm with a scoop of ice cream and a sprinkle of fresh blueberries. But there’s no need to limit yourself to these toppings. There’s plenty more that work.

• Vanilla ice cream
• Chocolate or caramel sauce
• Fresh berries (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)
• Diced pineapple or mango
• Whipped cream
• Crushed nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds, hazelnuts…etc.)
• Crushed cookies or graham crackers
• Granola
• Peanut butter and other nut butters
• Maple syrup
• Mini marshmallows

Let’s face it, grilled fruit, while not common, is awesome and underrated in my opinion. Grilled pineapple slices is another fruity treat we love and they’re also even better with some vanilla ice cream.

During the fall season, we keep making grilled apples with cardamom. Such an easy dessert to celebrate the autumn flavors!