Summer is here and cookouts and parties come while the weather is nice! If you’re planning to go out to barbeques or even camping and looking to spice up that food a little bit from the same old same old. Buy your ingredients and seasonings from your local shop and get ready to cook your heart out. If you’re looking to make a real crowd-pleaser, trying some new desserts is a great way to do just that. Here are a few desserts that you can try that are a surefire way to make any cookout a hit.
Let’s look at some grilled desserts that you can make while hosting a cookout at your own place. These quick and tasty sweets can really be the difference between an okay cookout and a great one.
Stone Fruit Pouches
These are simple but delicious desserts you can make quickly on coals of a fire pit or on a grill. These delectable treats are great for whoever you have coming to your party because they are all-diet friendly, whether you’re serving vegan or vegetarian friends or a real meat lover. Stone fruit pouches can be made to fit any occasion and anyone. All you need to do is enclose apricots, peaches, and plums in aluminum foil with ginger cookies or graham crackers and grill them. Cinnamon, clove powder, vanilla bean, or brown sugar can all be added to make these really pop with flavor.
Grilled Strawberry and Rhubarb Brown Betty
An easy way to make a bunch of amazing desserts at a cookout is to throw an oven-safe crock or a cast iron pan into a closed grill or an open flame pit. A Brown Betty is a great way to do just that. Brown Bettys are an easy dessert to make since you don’t need to make a shell or crust. All you need to do is add buttered cookie crumbs or bread crumbs into layers with the fruits you’re going to use– in this case, sweet strawberries and tart rhubarb pieces– and toss in a sweetener of your choice or any other seasonings to help bring out the flavors of the fresh fruits. These take little time to cook and definitely can feed quite a few people easily.
Grilled Crispy Treat S’Mores
S’mores are THE summer treat for most people. An easy way to make mouthwatering s’mores treats for everyone versus making them one at a time is to make a grilled s’mores treat. Think a rice crispy treat, but with graham crackers crushed up with chocolate chips and mini marshmallows.
S’mores Icebox Cake
This dessert is a must for those who haven’t tried it– it sits somewhere between a cheesecake, an ice cream sandwich, and a s’more all in one. With little prep work and absolutely no baking, this is a cool dessert that will help bring down the heat from a spicy barbeque meal or a hot summer day out grilling. There are a few different versions of this floating around the internet, so you can find one that fits your dietary needs or one that’s easier for you to make. When you’re headed to the cookout, just remember to have fun and enjoy yourself and the company you have with us. Eat good food and enjoy the weather.