Name: Bacon Pineapple Donuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 3 large sweet yellow onions; 1 can sliced pineapple rings; 8 mozzarella string cheese sticks; 24 slices bacon; 1 tablespoon Slap Yo’ Daddy "Love Me Tender" All Purpose Rub; 1/2 cup marinara sauce (for dipping)

This novel treat from the grill of a bacon pineapple donut also includes mozzarella cheese. All these elements are carefully arranged with the bacon wrapping around it to hold everything together and shield the contents from the heat of the charcoal.

The inspiration comes from the family favorite of a Hawaiian pizza with it effectively being a tasty gluten-free version with only the pizza dough missing. This delight is also easily eaten by hand like its pizza cousin.

Although it can take some time to assemble the elements and wrap them it is well worth the effort and will be appreciated by all those who eat them. To help with the wrapping bring the bacon to room temperature before wrapping as it is more valuable when warm.

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Rub being sprinkled over bacon wrapped onion mozarella donuts.

Once the bacon has been wrapped around the pineapple, onion, and mozzarella it is seasoned with barbecue rub.

Bacon, pineapple, and mozzarella donuts sitting on a whiteboard in various stages of constuiction.

Putting all the parts of the donuts together can be a little time consuming but it is well worth the effort.

An onion ring with a ring of pineapple in it with mozarrella sitting along side.

With careful onion ring selection the pineapple sits snuggly inside and then the mozzarella can be fashioned to fit also.

A wire rack with bacon mozarella donuts and a green bowl of marinara dipping sauce.

The bacon mozzarella donuts should be served hot with a side of marinara sauce for dipping.

Bacon pineapple donuts cooking on a grill over charcoal.

The bacon pineapple donuts are cooked until the onions are soft, the bacon is brown, and the cheese melty soft.

Bacon Pineapple Donuts Recipe

Harry Soo

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This recipe is sponsored by Slap Yo’ Daddy.

Bacon donuts are pieces of gooey mozzarella wrapped in salty bacon and perfectly balanced by the fruity sweetness of pineapple. Serve these grilled appetizers with a marinara sauce for dipping.

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Preparation 20

Cook 30

Ready in 50

Servings Servings

CourseAppetizer

InfluenceNorth American

DifficultyExperienced

MethodGrill

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Ingredients

3 large sweet yellow onions
1 can sliced pineapple rings
8 mozzarella string cheese sticks
24 slices bacon
1 tablespoon Slap Yo’ Daddy "Love Me Tender" All Purpose Rub
1/2 cup marinara sauce for dipping

Equipment

grill

Directions

Peel the onions. Cut them into slices 1-inch (2cm) thick.
Drain the juice from the pineapple rings and set aside 8 slices.
Match the onion rings to the size of the pineapple slices—choose rings that have more of a bowl shape to help hold the string cheese in place.
Tear the mozzarella string cheese in half. Place one half of the mozzarella in the onion ring and cut the other half to fill in the remaining gap. Place the cut piece filling in the gap.
Stack the mozzarella-lined onion ring on the pineapple and start wrapping it with bacon slices. Use two to three slices of bacon per ring. Just take it slow and keep it all in place and it will eventually wrap – sometimes it takes some repositioning or re-stuffing of the string cheese into the ring.
Once wrapped, sprinkle each piece with the rub.
Preheat the grill to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
On the indirect side of the grill place the bacon pineapple donuts and cook for 30 minutes, turning occassionally.
Let cool down for a few minutes before serving with your favorite dipping sauce, such as marinara.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 447kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 16gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 741mgPotassium: 424mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 180IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 2mg