Grilled Banana Split Sandwiches

Submitted by Chef #368153

"It's like a s'more with grilled pineapple and banana inside"

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 pieces angel food cake (3-inch wide wedges)
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken into 1 oz pieces
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 banana, peeled, quartered
• 2 pineapple rings, 3/4-inch thick, cut into quarters

directions

1. Preheat grill to medium.
2. slice cake wedges 3/4 of the way through to make like a pocket, tuck chocolate inside each pocket, then brush the outside with butter, set aside.
3. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Coat banana chunks with lemon juice, then dredge them and the pineapple in the cinnamon sugar mix. Alternately thread 2 pineapple pieces and 1 banana chunk on each of the 4 skewers.
4. Oil the grill, then arrange fruit skewers on the grill, cover and cook 2-3 minutes. Turn the skewers over and place cake sandwiches on grill; cover and grill 2-3 minutes, flipping the cake after a minute to melt the chocolate.
5. To serve, place a fruit skewer inside each cake pocket, then pull out the skewers.
6. EXTRA: you can top each sandwich with some strawberries.