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Episode 7
episode • Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield • cooking • 21m
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episode • Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield • cooking • 21m
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"Who wouldn't thought you could do desserts in a barbecue and it turns out like that!" says Justine Schoefield, as she tries a still-warm piece of a giant choc-chip cookie cooked on the barbie in Everyday Gourmet. Her choc-chipper is just one of the many delicious desserts you can make using a barbecue.
"People don’t always think of grilling when it comes to dessert, but you can get really creative," says Spencer Watts, grill-loving chef and host of Fun'Q with Spencer Watts. "When you put dense fruit on the grill, the heat brings out the sweetness and the sugars caramelise giving them explosive flavour. And it takes minutes! I love grilled peaches ... and fruit kebabs and cinnamon toast also a BIG winner in my books …. honestly I could go on forever! Desserts and barbecue - delicious!"
We couldn't agree more! Here are some of our barbecue dessert recipe faves - including those wonderful cinnamon toast kebabs; a competition winning brownie and cheesecake combo from barbecue champ Danielle Bennett, aka Diva Q; a giant choc-chip cookie; and a knock-your-socks-off chocolate and cherry grilled pizza.
If you're wondering what Watts means by cinnamon toast, here's the answer: big squares of brioche, brushed with melted butter ("when you think you have enough butter, you’re half way there," Watts says) and tossed in a cinnamon-sugar mix, then threaded on skewers with strawberries and bananas. A few minutes on the barbecue, and a drizzle of white and chocolate sauce, and you've got a fast, easy fun dessert that kids and adults will both love.
Source: Watts on the Grill
"We all know you can cook a great steak on a barbecue, but who knew you could cook a giant cookie on the barbecue!" says Justine Schofield, who shares this recipe on Everyday Gourmet. You can make one giant cookie, or individual cookies. Delicious warm with a generous dollop of cream or ice-cream on top.
Giant barbecue cookie. Source: Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield
This recipe takes the magic that happens when you caramelise fruit straight to luscious land with the addition of caramel sauce, toasted nuts and rich, creamy mascarpone.
Grilled peaches with mascarpone and caramel Source: Smith Street Books
You've heard of death by chocolate - this takes it several steps further in the direction of decadence! Danielle Bennet, aka Diva Q, says this is her most requested recipe. It's won her many a competition on the barbecue comp circuit, and we can see why. "It combines a little fruit, a little cheesecake, a little brownie and a whole lot of delicious," she says.
Brownie and cheesecake and so much more... Source: Diva Q's Barbecue / Random House
Chocolate and cherry are grand companions. Bring them together in this barbecue twist on pizza, add mascarpone, lemon zest and grated chocolate, and you've got a dessert that shows just how creative making dessert on the barbecue can be.
Cherry and chocolate dessert pizza Source: Smith Street Books
This Brazilian-style grilled fruit recipe is fresh and easy, and a fabulously fresh entertaining idea.
Brazillian grilled chilli and cinnamon pineapple Source: Feast Magazine
Sticking with the fruit - mango, too, is great on the grill. Sweet, tangy and spicy, this recipe for grilled mango uses chilli and sumac to add flavour. (We've also go another grilled mango recipe: Justine Schofield brushes the mango with honey before grilling, and serves it up with labne).
Grilled chilli mango Source: Lee Chan's World Food Tour
Here's another idea from Spencer Watts: sweet, lightly smoked pears with crushed biscuit filling, topped with a dollop of cream.
Smoked pears with gingersnap stuffing Source: Watts on the Grill
This easy dessert is great to make ahead, then finish with grilled orange slices, which add a rich, charry marmalade note. You can also use a mix of orange and lemon.
Chocolate pots with charred citrus Source: Darren Robertson's Charcoal Kitchen
