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BBQ Dessert Recipes: Grilled, Smoked & Sweet Treats for Every Cookout

Dessert? On the grilled? You heard that right! You’re guests will be blown away with these perfect endings.
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BBQ Dessert Recipes: Grilled, Smoked & Sweet Treats for Every Cookout

Some of us have never been good at baking. We have a fear of flour. Desserts spelled backwards is stressed. But there are some fun things you can do outdoors like grilled donuts and smoked whipped cream that will put a crown on a great meal.

Banana pudding in glass bowls topped with whipped cream.
Easy
10 minutes
5 from 1 vote
  • Created by: Ray Sheehan
Barbecued ice cream on a platter with fruit and mint.
Moderate
2.68 from 25 votes
  • Created by: Rick Browne
Bowl with several pecan tassies covered in powdered sugar.
Easy
30 minutes
3.23 from 27 votes
  • Created by: Meathead
A whole Concord grape pie in a pie pan.
Moderate
50 minutes
3.12 from 36 votes
  • Created by: Meathead

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Banana pudding in glass bowls topped with whipped cream.
Easy
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5 from 1 vote
  • Created by: Ray Sheehan
Grilled strawberry shortcake with whipped cream and blueberries on a white plate and a flag background.
Easy
25 minutes
2.63 from 32 votes
  • Created by: Clint Cantwell
Grilled marshmallow filled donuts with chocolate sauce.
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2.55 from 31 votes
  • Created by: Dave Joachim
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Jarred smoked chocolate chips on a red background.
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20 minutes
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  • Created by: Clint Cantwell
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Easy
10 minutes
3 from 13 votes
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  • Created by: Meathead
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making pie crust.
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2.60 from 30 votes
  • Created by: Meathead

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  • Created by: Meathead
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