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1. Preheat the Cuisinart
®
Griddler
®
Grill Centro, fitted with the griddle
plate, to Medium.
2. While the grill is preheating (about 10 minutes), combine the flour,
cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and granulated sugar in a
medium bowl. Stir with a whisk to blend.
3. Combine the buttermilk, eggs, 3 tablespoons of melted butter and
vanilla extract. Whisk to combine. Add the buttermilk/egg mixture
to the dry ingredients and stir until just blended. Do not overmix.
4. Using a ¼- to ¹∕
³
-cup measure, drop batter onto the preheated
griddle plate. Cook pancakes until bubbles form, about 3 to 4
minutes; flip and cook until done, about 3½ minutes longer.
5. While the griddle cakes are cooking, prepare the bananas. In a
small mixing bowl, mix the butter and light brown sugar together
until well combined. Add bananas and toss to coat. Thread evenly
onto skewers and fit as instructed on page 5 of the instruction
booklet (these can cook concurrently with griddle cakes.
Start them after the first round of cakes). Cook until just softened,
about 10 to 15 minutes.
6. Slice cooked bananas and serve on top of griddle cakes. For extra
indulgence, dollop some freshly whipped cream and drizzle with
chocolate sauce.
Nutritional information per serving (based on 12 servings):
Calories 172 (39% from fat) • carb. 21g • pro. 5g • fat 8g • sat. fat 4g
• chol. 69mg • sod. 269mg • calc. 38mg • fiber 1g
Grilled Fruit
Grilled fresh fruit makes a wonderful base for vanilla ice cream.
You may drizzle it with a little rum or liqueur and add a sprinkling of
chopped toasted nuts for a grilled fruit sundae.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
½ medium fresh pineapple, peeled, cored,
cut into ½- to ¾-inch slices*
2 bananas, halved and then cut into 4 pieces
1 large peach, pitted and quartered
1 mango, peeled, pitted and cut into 4 pieces
water (enough to cover the fruit)
juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
pinch ground cinnamon
1. Put the fruit into a large mixing bowl. Add enough water to the bowl
to fully cover the fruit. Stir in the lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate
for 20 to 30 minutes.
2. While the fruit is chilling, prepare the cinnamon butter. Stir the
butter and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Reserve.
3. Ten minutes before the fruit has completed soaking, preheat the
Cuisinart
®
Griddler
®
Grill Centro, fitted with the grill plate, to High.
4. Remove the fruit from the lemon water and pat dry. Brush both
sides of the fruit with the cinnamon butter.
5. The peach should take about 2½ to 3½ minutes to grill. The
pineapple and mango should take about 2½ minutes. The bananas
only take about 1 to 1½ minutes. When grilling the fruit, carefully
flip half-way through cooking, As always with fruit, cooking times
vary depending on the ripeness of the fruit.
*Many grocery stores sell peeled and cored pineapples in the produce
section.
Nutritional information per serving (based on 8 servings):
Calories 87 (29% from fat) • carb. 16g • pro. 1g • fat 3g • sat fat 2g
• chol. 8mg • sod. 1mg • calc. 9mg • fiber 2g
Grilled Strawberry Shortcakes
A great dessert for the summer months and it only takes 15 minutes.
Makes 10 servings
1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
pinch sea salt