Recipes

Grilled Peaches and Berries on Honey Yogurt

Summer recipes should be fuss free. Here you simply prep the honey-sweetened yogurt and chocolate crunch in advance then barbecue your fruit for a few minutes.

This recipe (and photo) from Foodland Ontario, foodlandontario.ca will inspire you.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Standing Time: 4 hours or overnight

Grilling Time: 5 minutes

Makes 4 servings

 

Ingredients

Honey Yogurt: 

1-1/2 cups (375 mL)  3 to 5% plain unsweetened Ontario yogurt (not Greek) without gelatin

2 tbsp (25 mL) Ontario honey

1/2 tsp (2 mL) vanilla

Pinch each of ground cinnamon and nutmeg

Chocolate Crunch: 

1 oz (30 g) bittersweet or milk chocolate, chopped

3 tbsp (45 mL) large flake rolled oats

2 tbsp (25 mL) each pistachios and pumpkin seeds, coarsely chopped

Scant pinch each salt and cayenne pepper

Fruit: 

3 unpeeled Ontario peaches or nectarines or 3 to 4 plums, or a combination, halved and pitted

1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) vegetable oil

1/2 cup (125 mL) Ontario blueberries or halved Ontario strawberries or a combination of both

Garnish: 

Fresh Ontario mint leaves

Instructions

Honey Yogurt: Line fine-meshed sieve with single layer of paper towel; set over medium bowl. Turn yogurt into sieve. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Discard liquid. Turn yogurt into bowl; stir in honey, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Refrigerate until serving.
Chocolate Crunch: In small glass bowl, melt chocolate in microwave on High in 10-second intervals. Stir in oats, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, salt and cayenne until mixed. Scrape onto small parchment paper-lined plate. Spread into single layer; refrigerate until hardened. Coarsely crumble.
Fruit: Preheat barbecue to medium heat; oil grill. Brush fruit halves lightly with oil. Place on grill for 3 to 5 minutes, turning once, until fruit is grill-marked and tender. Cut fruit into thick wedges.
On each dessert plate, place one-quarter of the yogurt onto centre of plate. With the back of spoon, fan out yogurt into half-moon shape. Equally spoon grilled fruit wedges over top; sprinkle with berries and chocolate crunch. Garnish with mint.