Keep dessert on the fire. Fire-Grilled Cinnamon-Sugar Plums come off the grate warm and glossy, with fruit that yields to a spoon and cut sides that turn jammy and lacquered from the heat.
On a camp grill, the plums pick up a light smokiness that plays nicely with their natural tartness. Cinnamon and sugar melt into a thin crust that crackles at the edges, then settles into caramel as the juices bubble. That sweet-spice smell tends to drift through camp right about the time everyone starts wandering over “to help.”
It’s a low-fuss, easy-cleanup finish for summer camping: no mixing bowl, no long bake, and you’re using coals that are already going from dinner. Serve them straight from the grate, add a squeeze of lemon to brighten things up, or top with yogurt or vanilla ice cream if the cooler made the trip.
Fire-Grilled Cinnamon-Sugar Plums
Equipment
- Grill grate
- Tongs
- small bowl
Ingredients
- 6 medium ripe plums halved and pitted
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter optional, melted
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint for garnish
Instructions
- Mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Brush cut sides of plums with melted butter if using.
- Sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar.
- Place plums cut side down on a grill grate over medium campfire heat.
- Grill for 3–4 minutes, then flip and grill 2 more minutes until soft and caramelized.
- Serve warm, sprinkled with fresh mint.