Video tutorial: How to make s'mores dip and a skillet cookie on the grill

Cody Godwin, USA TODAY
·2-min read

Move over hotdogs and hamburgers, the grill isn’t just for meat anymore. The outdoor staple is essentially an oven, so it makes sense that a grill can also help with making breakfast, salads and even desserts.

Consider finishing your meal with a perfectly grilled skillet cookie, topped with ice cream. Or, grab some graham crackers and dive into an ooey-gooey s’mores dip. These simple recipes only need a few ingredients and take minutes to assemble, which makes for an easy cleanup!

Keep reading for some delicious, no fuss recipes that will make firing up the grill well worthwhile.

Watch this video to see how easy it is to grill a delicious dessert.

Yummy dessert recipes

Either dessert can be made in a cast iron skillet or aluminum tin.

To make s’mores dip:

  1. Crush up graham crackers and cover the bottom of an aluminum pie tin.

  2. Add a layer of chocolate.

  3. Add a layer of marshmallows.

  4. Cook over indirect heat with the grill lid closed. To do this, heat one side of the grill and place the tin on the other.

  5. Keep the temperature around 350ºF.

  6. Occasionally check the dip to make sure it cooks evenly. You may need to rotate it throughout the cooking.

  7. It’s ready when the chocolate is melted and the marshmallows are toasted.

  8. Use graham crackers to dip.

  9. Enjoy!

Mix it up and use a variety of miniature chocolates, chocolate chips or peanut butter cups.

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To make a skillet cookie:

  1. Preheat your propane grill by turning on the outer burners and leaving the middle ones off.

  2. Break off pieces of homemade or store-bought cookie dough and fill the skillet.

  3. Put the skillet on the grill over the unheated burners and let it cook over indirect heat with the lid closed.

  4. Cook until the edges are crispy and the middle is gooey but cooked through. You can also cook for longer or cut the cooking time, depending on how you prefer your cookies.

  5. Enjoy!

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dessert on the grill: A yummy recipe to make in cast iron skillet

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