This recipe was originally published by Bruce and Dina Miller on theperksofbeingus.com.

Smoked pineapple is a delicious and unique way to enjoy this tropical fruit. Using Cherry BBQ Cooking Chunks, the smoke imparts amazing flavor and adds a beautiful caramelized color and texture to the fruit. You can smoke a pineapple with the skin on, or remove the stem and outer skin, and get amazing results either way.  Enjoy smoked pineapple as is, or use as a garnish in cocktails, a side dish in tacos, an ingredient in a freshly made salsa, and more!

Ingredients

• 1 Whole Pineapple
  

Instructions

• Slice a whole pineapple down the center, including the fruit crown (spiky leaves)
• Light charcoal. Once coals are ready, add a few pieces of Cherry BBQ Cooking Chunks.  Maintain temperature of 225 degrees F.
• Add place setter and then grill grate
• Add pineapple flesh side down, and cover, allowing it to smoke for 30 minutes.
• Turn pineapple pieces over, cover, and check after another 30 minutes. You are looking for the flesh to be a more golden yellow.  Do not overcook, or it will get mushy.
• Place pineapple skin side down onto a sheet pan, and allow to cool.
• Slice into chunks to use as garnish for drinks, or remove skin to use pineapple in other recipe