These bloomin’ grilled apples are stuffed with maple cream caramel sauce and pecans. Cook on the grill and top with ice cream for a summer dessert!
Now that much of our cooking has moved from the oven in the kitchen to the grill outside the house, it is time for a summer version of the wildly popular Bloomin’ Baked Apples!
These Bloomin’ Grilled Apples are stuffed with maple cream caramel sauce. When topped with vanilla bean ice cream, warm maple pecan caramel sauce and chopped pecans, it is a dessert fit for summer evenings with friends.
How To Make Bloomin’ Grilled Apples
To make these Bloomin’ Grilled Apples, I used small Gala apples that only measured about 2 1/2 inches wide. You can use any variety of apple that is good for baking.
The amount of filling needed and the cooking time will vary depending on the kind of apple and the size. The bigger the apple, the more filling and cooking it will need.
Start by cutting the apples into a bloomin’ shape. Cut off the top fourth of the apples. Scoop out the core.
Use a thin knife to make a deep, circular cut around the center of the apple.
Turn the apple over and make narrow cuts all the way around the apple, leaving the bottom core.
Flip it back over and you can see all of the cuts.
Fill the center of the apples with maple cream caramel sauce (recipe for the sauce is here) and chopped pecans. I used about one tablespoon of maple cream caramel sauce and two teaspoons of chopped pecans for each apple.
Wrap the stuffed apples with heavy duty foil and grill over medium heat for 30 minutes, with the grill lid closed.
If you are “roughing it”, you could shape a foil bowl while unwrapping the dessert, and eat the bloomin’ grilled apples right out of it.
Otherwise, unwrap the maple pecan blooming grilled apple and use tongs to set it on a plate.
Top the bloomin’ grilled apple with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Pour on some warm maple pecan sauce and sprinkle with chopped pecans.
These blooming grilled apples will make your summer nights even sweeter!
- 2 small baking apples
- 4 tbsp maple cream caramel sauce divided
- 6 tsp chopped pecans divided
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
- Cut off the top fourth of the apples.
- Scoop out the core.
- Use a thin knife to make a deep, circular cut around the center of the apple.
- Turn the apple over and make narrow cuts all the way around the apple.
- Fill the center of the apples with maple caramel sauce and chopped pecans. I used about one tablespoon of maple cream sauce and two teaspoons of chopped pecans for each apple.
- Wrap the stuffed apples with heavy duty foil and grill over medium heat for 30 minutes, with the grill lid closed.
- Unwrap the maple pecan blooming grilled apple and use tongs to set it on a plate. If you are “roughing it”, you could shape a foil bowl while unwrapping the dessert, and eat the bloomin’ grilled apples right out of it.
- Top the bloomin’ grilled apples with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.
- Drizzle each one with one tablespoon of warm maple pecan sauce and sprinkle with a teaspoon of chopped pecans.
Here are a few more bloomin’ recipes to try:
Bloomin’ Baked Apples |Bloomin’ Garlic Cheese Biscuits
Bloomin’ Cinnamon Rolls | Bloomin’ Baked Potatoes
Shelby says
Could the blooming grilled apples be made in the oven
Tonia says
Definitely! Here is the recipe: https://www.thegunnysack.com/bloomin-baked-apples-recipe/ Enjoy!
Jill Roberts @ WellnessGeeky says
The colors are so vibrant- your photography is fantastic! These bloomin grilled apples look absolutely fantastic. I look forward to trying this. Thx for sharing!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
Ooooo how fun are these! Love that they are made on the grill for summertime!
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says
I am a HUGE fan of bloomin’ onions but these?! WOAH. They knock those out of the park!
Nutmeg Nanny says
While I love bloomin onions I think I love the idea of apples even better! So sweet and delicious and perfect for dessert!
Lyuba@willcookforsmiles says
This is amazing! I want to fire up the grill just so I can have some 🙂
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says
You are a genius! This sounds so incredible Tonia!
Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files says
Holy moly! This sauce looks absolutely insane. That maple sauce, vanilla ice cream all over a warm apple?! Definitely adding to our next dinner party!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
These bloomin apples are such a great idea, Tonia! Love that they’re grilled too! They look amazing!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
Ohmygosh! I cannot wait to try this! Such a wonderful idea and love your recipe!
Liz says
Looks so pretty and I’m sure delicious. Thank you!
Beth says
I could drool all over my computer right now… 🙂
Mariah @ Mariah's Pleasing Plates says
This looks amazingggggg! Love that you grilled them! These apples are my idea of the perfect summer dessert!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
This is such a unique and wonderful recipe! I love bloomin’ onions and your bloomin’ cinnamon rolls were awesome too, so this is just a natural progression of amazingness!
Melanie (The Party Suite at Bellenza) says
Having the ice cream on top makes all the difference! YUM!
Stacey @ Bake.Eat.Repeat. says
These grilled apples look fantastic! What a great way to make baked apples, making everything on the grill is almost essential this time of year! 🙂
Rhonda says
Yum, yum yum!!!
grace says
incredible! i prefer fruity desserts above all others and this one has it all, including an excuse to grill!