Cookbook:Caramelized Pineapple
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Caramelized Pineapple | |
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Category | Fruit recipes |
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Caramelized pineapple is crispy on the outside, sweet, and fruity.
Ingredients
[edit | edit source]- 2 cups diced pineapple
- ½ cup dark brown sugar, divided
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 3 tbsp dark rum
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
Procedure
[edit | edit source]- Combine vanilla bean and liquid ingredients except rum and ¼ cup brown sugar.
- Heat over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and has thickened slightly, 15–30 minutes.
- Remove vanilla pod and let the sugar mixture sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Dip pineapple into sugar mixture then dredge in remaining sugar, adding more as needed.
- Place pineapple on a greased baking sheet and place under broiler, shaking constantly until well browned.
- Remove pineapple; keep warm.
- Place baking sheet on two burners and heat over high heat. Add rum and ignite. Scrape browned bits off of pan and boil rum until reduced by half.
- Add rum to remaining sugar mixture and stir. Serve pineapple with remaining sugar mixture on the side.