Bacon Wrapped Pineapple Recipe 445

Steps:

• Line 2 baking sheets with foil, and set wire racks inside each. Spray racks with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cut the bacon strips in half crosswise. Tightly wrap a strip of bacon around each piece of pineapple and transfer to prepared racks seam-side down. Continue with remaining bacon and pineapple. Place in refrigerator for 20 minutes to chill.
• Preheat grill for cooking over indirect heat or an oven to 450 degrees F.
• Whisk together the honey, mustard, hot sauce and liquid smoke in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Put the baking sheets on the grill over indirect heat or in the oven (in batches if necessary) and cook until bacon starts to get crispy, carefully flipping bites once midway through cooking, 30 minutes per batch. Brush each bite with the honey mustard and let cook until bacon is crispy and glaze has caramelized, an additional 10 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut raw bacon in half and place on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil in single layer. Bake for 3 minutes, flip and bake for another 3 minutes. Let cool for 5-10 minutes. Wrap each piece of bacon around a pineapple chunk. Secure with toothpick and place back on the baking sheet covered with aluminum foil. Place in oven.
• 2. Combine honey, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, ginger, ketchup, pineapple juice and sriracha in small saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes; stirring several times.
• 3. Using brush baste with sauce after they have cooked for 20 minutes. Bake for 10 additional minutes or until bacon is crispy and the pineapple is heated through. Serve promptly with remaining sauce.

Steps:

• 1. Put maple syrup, butter, light brown sugar, and vanilla in a saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring until the butter has melted and it's smooth (only a few minutes). Then set aside.
• 2. Cook bacon until slightly browned but still soft.
• 3. Slice pineapple into 1/2 inch by 2-3 inch strips.
• 4. Wrap pineapple strips with partially cooked bacon and secure with one to two toothpicks.
• 5. Brush bacon-wrapped pineapple with the maple brown sugar glaze.
• 6. Place a sheet of foil on the grill with a folded lip. Heat on low, with the lid up, for a few minutes. Then spray with coconut cooking spray.
• 7. Place bacon-wrapped pineapple glazed side down on the foil. Brush the other side with more glaze. Grill for 3 to 4 minutes with lid up.
• 8. Carefully turn the pineapple over. Grill on the other side for 3-4 minutes or until crispy to your likeness.
• 9. Serve warm.