Don’t let summer pass you by without trying these 21 impeccable Grilled Desserts! If you thought desserts couldn’t get any dreamier or more satisfying, just wait until you try your favorites with those coveted grill marks. From sweet concoctions to fruity favorites, you’ll be firing up the grill everyday to get a taste of each one!
Summertime Cookouts
You can’t have summer without a few meals around the picnic table. Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day and more wouldn’t be the same without sharing an outdoor meal filled with burgers, lemonade, and, of course, all-American pie! But how can you take recipes already-delicious recipes and elevate them to the next level of flavorful goodness? Enter the grill!
The grill is the centerpiece of all great cookouts and can do so much more than just cooking up the mains. Grilled desserts are severely underrated and should become as much of a practice as grilled burgers.
For tips and tricks on perfectly grilled fruit, check out this piece from All Recipes. Without further ado, let’s jump into the recipes. Once you take a look at these mouthwatering finds you will not be able to stay away!
Grilled Desserts
The best grilled desserts you need to have at your cookout this summer!
Sweet pineapple is grilled for a perfect summer sundae. Tropical tastes combine in the ultimate rum raisin pineapple dessert.
Grilled Peaches with Ice Cream is a perfectly sweet and juicy treat and one of the best summer dessert recipes to use this fantastic fruit from the farmer’s market. You can serve them with any flavor of ice cream you like, but vanilla with a caramel drizzle is a summer classic!
These Bloomin grilled apples are filled with cinnamon-sugar, caramel, and pecans. Grilled until soft and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
Honey and mascarpone filled peaches are grilled for a delicious summertime dessert.
These pineapple spears are grilled to perfection with a jalapeno honey glaze! An easy and healthy summer dessert idea that everyone will LOVE!
This fun gigantic grilled pizza cookie is no joke! Use your favorite cookie dough and fire up the grill, let's get cooking!
Grilled peaches are delicious. But grilled sweet and spicy peaches served over vanilla ice cream is a dessert everyone needs to try!
This Grilled Pineapple recipe is simple, healthy, and completely delicious. There’s just three ingredients (and no sugar!), but it tastes like a dessert.
Banana boats are a fun and interactive summer dessert, made even better with the addition of ice cream! Melted chocolate, gooey marshmallows, and a caramel drizzle make for a decadent treat.
This grilled pineapple Tropical Ice Cream Sandwich recipe is a unique dessert. Make them for parties and cookouts, especially those with a Hawaiian luau theme. It’s a somewhat guilt free treat since it’s made with healthy pineapple, unsweetened toasted coconut, and your favorite vanilla ice cream.
With a few quick ingredients, these Grilled Watermelon Pineapple Skewers are easy to throw on the grill and enjoy in a creamy yogurt sauce!
Grilled Peaches with Blackberry Wine Sauce is such a simple, yet elegant end of summer dessert! Grilled Peaches also take less than 5 minutes to prepare! This time of year, I lament the loss of the sun and the inevitable end to my favorite cooking season!
Grilled peaches with maple balsamic glaze make a simple yet decadent summer dessert. This glorious stone fruit dessert recipe is full of flavors and textures with airy breezy lightness. It is Stunning and spectacular!!
These Banana Split Dessert Nachos capture all the beloved flavors of a classic banana split … in a super-fun grilled dessert! Crispy, sweetened “nacho chips,” caramelized fruit, and a delicious strawberry sauce. Even better with a little scoop of ice cream!
This easy Grilled Angel Food Cake recipe is refreshingly light and sweet, and so very simple (with just 5 ingredients)! Drizzle blueberry cream over warm angel food cake, toss on a handful of fresh berries, and sprinkle it all with a little lemon zest. Mmmmm … it’s truly special!
Toasty marshmallow, sweet, melty chocolate and crunchy graham crackers – S’mores are the flavor of summer. Now you can enjoy them anytime with this fun S’mores Nachos recipe that perfect for cooking on the grill or in the oven.
Easy campfire foil packets dessert recipe lovers, this one is for you. We have Campfire Apple Crisp Foil Packs full of sweet juicy apples, cinnamon and granola. These grilled apple foil packets can be made on the campfire, grill or simply baked in the oven. Bonus is that they require minimal prep and no cleanup.
Grilled Peaches with Chocolate Drizzle, sprinkled with chopped nuts and a pinch of sea salt……a simple summer dessert that oozes with decadent flavor and presentation.
Smoked bacon wrapped Oreos. Yes, you read that right. It sounds like culinary insanity but they are beyond delicious.
Smoked cake, a sweet treat with a hint of smoke! Smokers aren't just for meat anymore. It's time to make Smoked Cake.
Gluten-Free Grilled French Toast Skewers (Vegan, Allergy-Free)
If you love French Toast, wait until you try these Grilled French Toast Skewers!
Get Your Grill On
Now that you’ve feasted your eyes on these twenty-one charred sweets, there’s no doubt you’re itching for a nice day to give them a shot! But first, what will you start with: fruity vs. chocolatey? It’s an impossible choice!
Next time you fire up the grill I hope you’re encouraged to experiment a little with go out of your comfort zone. You’ll want to practice if you’re hoping to impress your family at your next cookout!
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Share which recipes you plan to try below! Myself and the authors would love to hear from you 😊
I totally just had lunch but could go back and eat everything on this list! I haven’t had any grilled food in a while and currently craving it! Love the idea of the pineapple sandwich and melon and pineapple skewers! x
That grilled pineapple with jalapeno honey, speaks to me in ways it shouldn’t! 😂
A language I can get onboard with when the grill can finally come out.
I’ve never tried any grilled desserts, but I will now. These all look delicious! I can’t decide which one to try first!! Thank you so much for sharing these.
This post has made me hungry, there are so many good desserts here!
I love pineapples and peaches so I am going to ask my husband to grill them using a few of the recipes.
Mmm, so many delicious ideas here. I like that most of them include fruit too, so you can almost feel like you’re being healthy hehe.
The cookie pizza looks so good. I love cookies and I would love to try out this recipe.
Oh wow! I have never thought about Grilled Peaches before but they sound delicious. Also, Smores Nachos sound amazing!
These are some healthier versions of the my kinda dessert. Love the grilled pineapple topped with pineapple 🍍
Some great ideas. We just need the weather now! Thanks for sharing!
Oh boy, you’ve totally killed it here! There’s something special about grilled desserts. The perfect end to a great meal. And you’ve shown some amazing choices and simple recipes! Thanks for sharing,
Ooh I love these ideas, thank you for sharing 🙂 I love the idea of grilled peaches, and these suggestions would go great with ice-cream or cream x
All of these have my mouth watering! They look so delicious and easy for summer grilling season 🙂 I’m a huge fan of apples & peaches so I’ll probably give those a try first as I’ve got a couple in the fridge right now. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my! Smoked cake? That sounds amazing. Thank you for sharing! xx
These all look delicious but I’m particularly fond of the peach based recipes! Thanks for sharing.
I’ve never tried grilled desserts before but these sound really good. Particularly like the sound of the smores nachoes x
Bring it on! I love grilled desserts. This is an amazing list that will keep me busy all summer!
Wow this looks great. I got a new BBQ for my birthday and cannot wait to try these recipes
already found some that I can try! 🙂
I’ve never tried grilled peaches or pineapples and there are so many ideas here for those. If we ever get any summer here I’m going to be brave and try them out. Loving the idea of the Lemon Blueberry Angel cake recipe too… that I may have to try with or without any warm weather.
So many to choose from! Getting my summer to a great cooking start! Thank you for sharing these recipes.
WARNING: This is not a post you should read on an empty stomach! haha! Seriously though, so many delicious recipes in this collection! Definitely going to try some of these out! Thanks for sharing!
What a fabulous post! Love it and cannot wait to make some of your divine desserts. I have already picked out four that will I will be making this long weekend.
Thank you for sharing.
So many delicious recipes in one spot! Makes your mouth water! The grilling season is hereby opened! 😉
Good lord these desserts are stunning.
I love summer just for grilling alone but I never think about grilling desert. I am definitely pinning for this holiday weekend and for all summer long. I want to try every single one!
I love grilled desserts! Especially anything with peaches. Great list and I’m gonna have a pick a couple for our summer camping trip!