Grilled Fruit Skewers with Sweet Yogurt Sauce

Health score
8%
Grilled Fruit Skewers with Sweet Yogurt Sauce
25 min.
4
301kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup brown sugar 
  • teaspoon ground cinnamon 
  • 0.5  juice of orange juiced
  •  mangos peeled cut into 1-inch chucks
  •  nectarines cut into 1-inch chucks
  • 20 ounce pineapple chucks for cocktail canned
  • ounce vanilla yogurt 
  • 0.3 cup water 
  • 40 inch skewers 
  • 40 inch skewers 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • whisk
  • pot
  • grill
  • skewers
  • grill pan
  • wooden skewers

Directions

  1. If you are using wooden skewers, soak them in water for at least 30 minutes.
  2. In a small pot combine the brown sugar with 1/4 cup water, cinnamon and orange zest. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
  3. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.
  4. Preheat the grill or grill pan over low heat.
  5. Thread 2 pieces of each type of fruit onto each skewer. Grill the skewers until the fruit is warm and lightly charred about 6 minutes giving the skewers a quarter turn every 1 1/2 minutes. Make sure to brush with the brown sugar syrup after each turn.
  6. While the fruit is grilling, make the dipping sauce.
  7. Whisk together the yogurt, orange juice, and 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar syrup in a serving bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons for the Online Round 2 recipe Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wraps.
  8. Arrange the skewers on a serving platter and serve with the dipping sauce on the side.

Nutrition Facts

Calories301kcal
Protein6%
Fat3.6%
Carbs90.4%

Properties

Glycemic Index
37.94
Glycemic Load
6.34
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
10.9713042508%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
1.56mg
Delphinidin
0.01mg
Pelargonidin
0.01mg
Catechin
3.01mg
Epicatechin
1.8mg
Eriodictyol
0.01mg
Hesperetin
0.9mg
Naringenin
0.16mg
Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.01mg
Kaempferol
0.03mg
Myricetin
0.03mg
Quercetin
0.51mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:301.09kcal
15.05%
Fat:1.28g
1.97%
Saturated Fat:0.52g
3.25%
Carbohydrates:72.32g
24.11%
Net Carbohydrates:68.3g
24.84%
Sugar:68.05g
75.61%
Cholesterol:2.84mg
0.94%
Sodium:57.15mg
2.48%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:4.8g
9.6%
Vitamin C:38.44mg
46.6%
Vitamin A:907.38IU
18.15%
Fiber:4.02g
16.06%
Calcium:155.85mg
15.59%
Potassium:533.62mg
15.25%
Copper:0.29mg
14.75%
Vitamin B1:0.21mg
14.26%
Phosphorus:114.87mg
11.49%
Magnesium:45.65mg
11.41%
Vitamin B6:0.23mg
11.31%
Vitamin B2:0.19mg
10.88%
Folate:42.39µg
10.6%
Manganese:0.18mg
8.96%
Vitamin B3:1.67mg
8.36%
Vitamin E:0.95mg
6.35%
Vitamin B5:0.6mg
5.99%
Selenium:4.01µg
5.73%
Zinc:0.83mg
5.54%
Iron:0.98mg
5.47%
Vitamin B12:0.3µg
5.01%
Vitamin K:4.81µg
4.58%