Pineapple in Brown Sugar with Ice Cream

Name: Pineapple in Brown Sugar with Ice Cream
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 2 to 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 1 pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1 1/4-inch cubes; 2 tablespoons rum (optional); 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 pint vanilla ice cream

This is a very sweet dessert to end a hearty meal.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, December/January 1992

Servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 to 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1 1/4-inch cubes
2 tablespoons rum (optional)
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Melt butter in a medium saute pan over low heat. Add sugar and stir until melted. Add pineapple, rum, if desired, and vanilla, and turn heat up to medium high.
2. Cook, stirring, until liquid is reduced and pineapple is glazed, about 15 minutes. Be careful not to burn.
3. Serve in bowls with a scoop of ice cream.