Your New Favorite Summer BBQ Dessert Recipe

Looking for a healthier way to sweeten up your Fourth of July? This grilled summer dessert is light, refreshing and packed with flavor — perfect for hot afternoons and backyard barbecues. Grilling brings out the natural sugars in stone fruits like peaches, nectarines and plums, giving them a warm, caramelized finish. Paired with creamy Greek yogurt and a dash of cinnamon, it’s a guilt-free treat your guests will love.

Sizzle & Swirl: Grilled Fruit Yogurt Parfait

Ingredients:

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• Stone fruit of your choice: nectarines, peaches, plums or apricots.
• Plain, low-fat Greek yogurt (such as FAGE) or low-sugar vanilla Greek yogurt (such as Dannon Light + Fit or Oikos Triple Zero).
• Dash of vanilla extract (optional, if using plain yogurt).
• Ground cinnamon. 
   

Instructions:

1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
2. Cut fruit in half and remove pits/seeds.
3. Place fruit cut-side down on the grill. Grill until grill marks appear and fruit is slightly softened.
4. While fruit grills, stir vanilla extract into plain Greek yogurt, if using. Spoon yogurt into serving bowls.
5. Slice grilled fruit into strips or wedges.
6. Layer the warm fruit over the yogurt.
7. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
8. Serve immediately and enjoy!
    

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