I should clarify: grilled or roasted pineapple milkshakes. These taste like mini pineapple upside down cakes, in liquid form. They are SO good. My house is bursting at the seams with fruit lately, thanks to the arrival of Spring. We have been gobbling up fruit like monkeys. We like it in enormous salads, we like it drizzled with kefir, and we love a good fruit kebab speared with sweet potatoes for an afternoon snack. Ok, that last snack idea is for my 1-year old. So, when the fridge and freezer were packed with fruit, and I still couldn’t resist a pineapple at Costco, I knew I needed to come up with a way to put a lot of it to use. Grilled pineapple fruit is a fantastic variation because the caramelization process takes fruit to another level, and plus, roasting shrinks the fruit. The way I see it, you eat even more fruit this way.
I had a plan to toss the roasted pineapple with coconut flakes and pile it on top of chia pudding, but I have to admit, one bite of pineapple fresh out of the oven gave me other thoughts. Boozy thoughts. Heh.
Making this pineapple milkshake recipe:
I tossed it in the blender with a pint of coconut milk ice cream and a shot of rum. Ok, fine–a few shots of rum. I’m not even ashamed to admit that I put this in a to-go cup and walked all the way to the park with it…at 3pm. A little mid-day booze cruise never hurt anyone on a Friday. Once summer comes, I’ll be grilling the pineapple instead of roasting it. Also, the second time I made this, I used Dana’s recipe for vegan coconut ice cream, and was in vegan dessert heaven, I’m sure of it.
I ended up blending the grilled pineapple, coconut sorbet, and rum together and piling it high in a glass. The flavor combo is incredible! Don’t forget the cherry on top! Or the booze. Definitely don’t forget the booze.
