Pineapple Rum Cookies Food

PINEAPPLE BREEZE

Steps:

• Put the pineapple juice, rum, lime juice, Demerara Sugar Simple Syrup and 1 sprig rosemary in a mixing tin and lightly muddle the rosemary. Add ice, shake vigorously and strain into a glass over fresh ice. Garnish with the remaining rosemary sprig and a lime wedge.
• Combine the sugar and 1/2 cup water in a pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer until the sugar dissolves. Let cool completely.

PINEAPPLE RUM CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Start by preheating oven to 350 degrees and spraying a 12 cup bundt pan with nonstick spray or grease pan (make sure you really prepare your pan well to insure no sticking for this cake).
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the butter for 2 minutes on high speed.
• Slowly add the granulated sugar. Mix together for an additional 5 minutes, until very pale yellow and fluffy.
• Add the eggs 1 at a time, combining well after each addition and scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
• Turn your mixer down to its lowest speed and slowly add the flour in 2 batches. Add the salt. Be careful not to overbeat. Add the sour cream, crushed pineapple and vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix the batter until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
• To assemble cake, pour melted butter in the bottom of the sprayed pan then sprinkle the butter with brown sugar.
• Line the bottom of the pan with the pineapple rings and add 1 cherry to the center of each pineapple ring.
• Evenly pour cake batter over pineapples and bake for 70-80 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out mostly clean but still moist.
• Allow cake to rest for 10 minutes then quickly invert cake onto serving plate.
• In a small pot set over medium heat, combine all the ingredients and cook over medium-high heat.
• Reduce mixture by about a third and thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
• Finally poke sides and top of cake and pour syrup over cake and allow to seep in then cool.

PINEAPPLE-RUM COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, stir together pineapple juice, spiced rum, and lime juice. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice, garnished with lime slices.

RUM AND PINEAPPLE JUICE

Steps:

• Fill a highball glass with ice and add rum, pineapple juice and soda. Grate a little nutmeg on top and garnish with a chunk of pineapple.

HOMEMADE PINEAPPLE RUM

Steps:

• Cut top and bottom off pineapple. Peel and core the pineapple. Cut pineapple in half vertically, and then cut one half into 4 spears. 3 of the spears will be used in the infusion.
• Place 3 pineapple spears and rum in a sealable 1 quart glass jar. Allow to infuse for 2 weeks in a cool dark place.
• After 2 weeks, taste the rum and if the pineapple flavor is to your liking, remove pineapple (do not discard; see below) and reseal, storing in a dark cool location.

PINEAPPLE RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. and prepare a 10-inch bundt pan by generously spraying it with a floured baking spray. You can also generously butter it and sprinkle with flour.
• Drain pineapple tidbits in a colander placed over a medium bowl to reserve the juice.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cake mix and instant vanilla pudding mix.
• Place the pineapple into a small bowl and toss with two tablespoons of the cake/pudding mixture. Coat completely.
• Into the cake mix, add the eggs, 1/2 cup pineapple juice, canola oil, and 1/2 cup of rum. Mix completely.
• With a rubber spatula, fold in the coated pineapple tidbits.
• Gently pour batter into pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• Into a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, sugar and pineapple juice. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup of dark rum. Mix well.
• Remove cake from oven and let sit for 5 minutes.
• While still in the pan, poke holes with a skewer all the way around the bottom of the cake. Using 1/3 of the glaze, gently brush the bottom of the cake, allowing the glaze to soak into it.
• Let cake sit for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a cooling rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet.
• Gently brush the remainder of the glaze all over the cake, pausing at times to give the cake time to absorb it. Using two hard spatulas, slowly and gently transfer the cake to a serving plate. Cool completely.
• If serving the next day, cover top with toothpicks and gently cover with a tent of aluminum foil when completely cooled.
• Cake can be frozen for up to a month. Cool completely, wrap in plastic wrap and then in aluminum foil.

HOMEMADE PINEAPPLE RUM

Steps:

• Place the pineapple chunks in a large, air-tight container. Pour the rum over the pineapple, covering it completely. Seal the container.
• Allow the pineapple to soak in the rum for 1-2 weeks. Lightly shake the container and turn it over every day or two.
• After the infusion is complete, drain the liquor from the fruit. Store the infused liquor in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to three months.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH RUM REDUCTION SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the pineapple into 8 wedges, remove core and rind with a knife.
• Place the wedges into a freezer bag with the brown sugar, seal the bag and massage brown sugar onto the wedges.
• Allow the pineapple to macerate in the brown sugar for anywhere from two hours to two days; refrigerate if macerating more than a few hours. The pineapple should release enough juice to dissolve the brown sugar completely.
• Heat the grill to medium heat.
• Add the vanilla and rum to the bag, seal and shake.
• Remove the pineapple from the bag and place it on the grill.
• When the pineapple becomes caramel colored on the bottom side, rotate it. Repeat for each of the 3 sides of each wedge, then remove from the grill.
• Pour the juice from the bag into a saucepan and reduce over medium heat to a thick syrup (be careful of flare-ups during the first minutes since there will be alcohol from the rum and vanilla extract).
• Serve the pineapple alongside a main dish or serve with ice cream and drizzle with the reduction sauce.

FRESH PINEAPPLE RUM

Steps:

• Place pineapple in a large glass container. Pour in rum, covering pineapple completely.
• Store container on a cool, dark shelf, stirring and tasting once a day, until rum reaches desired flavor, at least 1 week but preferably 2.
• Strain out pineapple before serving.

RUM-PINEAPPLE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 12 cup Bundt pan with shortening, dust with flour, and shake out excess. Place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
• Cream together butter and oil in a large mixing bowl until fluffy, about 1 minute. Slowly pour in 1 cup of sugar and continue to beat until fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating for about 10 seconds per egg. Stir in cake mix and blend until smooth. Add the sour cream, evaporated milk, flour, and vanilla; beat together for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth.
• Bake in preheated oven until cake has a golden brown crust and springs back when pressed with a finger, about 60 to 70 minutes. Let cake sit in the pan for 20 minutes while proceeding to the next step.
• Melt 1/2 cup of butter in a small pan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of sugar; bring to a gentle simmer and stir in the rum. Cook until the sugars have dissolved, then remove from heat. Unmold cake onto a serving dish. Gently poke holes into the cake with a fork or cake tester. Pour glaze evenly over cake. Top with toasted coconut.

PINEAPPLE RUM FLAMBé RECIPE

Steps:

• Place brown sugar in a shallow soup bowl. Press each pineapple ring into the brown sugar, coating both sides.
• Heat butter in a large, heavy skillet on medium-low heat. When hot, place pineapple slices in the skillet in a single layer. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until nicely browned. Flip the slices and brown the other side.
• Move skillet far from the heat source, carefully pour in warmed rum , and ignite with a long match or barbecue lighter to flambé. Return to heat and let the alcohol burn off. Remove from heat and let rest for 5 minutes. (Depending on the size of the pineapple, you may need to do this in two skillets.)
• Pineapple slices may be served simply, with the pan sauce, or as a topping for pound cake or over ice cream .

PINEAPPLE RUM COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint with the sugar and lime wedges.
• Add the rum, pineapple juice and Maraschino liqueur to the cocktail shaker. Fill it with ice and shake until cold.
• Strain the drink into a glass. Shake on the bitters if desired. Garnish with mint, a lime wedge and a pineapple slice.

RUM & PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. First, make the topping. Beat the butter and sugar together with an electric whisk until creamy, then mix in the rum. Spread over the base and up the side of a 20cm cake tin (ensure it is not loose-bottomed). Arrange the pineapple rings on top.
• Tip the flour, baking powder, butter, sugar, eggs, rum, black pepper and vanilla into a large bowl, and beat with an electric whisk until the mixture is completely combined, soft and fluffy.
• Spoon the mixture over the pineapple rings and carefully smooth with a spatula, being careful not to disturb the pineapple. Bake for 35-40 mins, then leave to cool in the tin for 5 mins. Meanwhile, for the rum cream, whisk the cream, sugar and rum to soft peaks using an electric whisk. Invert the cake onto a plate and serve warm with the cream. Or, leave to cool completely. Will keep covered at room temperature for up to three days.

PINEAPPLE RUM FLAMBE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the butter and brown sugar over medium heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Place the pineapple in the syrup in a single layer, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until browned on the first side. Turn with a small spatula or tongs and cook on the second side until the pineapples are soft and richly browned. Add rum and flambe. Arrange on dessert plates.

CARAMELIZED PINEAPPLE WITH RUM

Steps:

• Preheat broiler and line a shallow baking pan with foil.
• Trim pineapple leaves to about 2 inches. Quarter pineapple lengthwise, reserving 2 quarters for another use. Cut and discard cores from remaining quarters. With a sharp knife cut fruit from rinds, keeping rinds intact and reserving them. Cut pineapple crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• In a small saucepan cook butter, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and rum over moderate heat, stirring, 1 minute. Add pineapple, stirring to coat, and cook mixture 1 minute.
• Put reserved rinds in baking pan and with a fork and spoon return pineapple pieces to rinds, arranging in original shape. Spoon remaining butter mixture over pineapple and sprinkle tops with remaining tablespoon brown sugar. Broil pineapple about 3 inches from heat until slightly charred and heated through, about 8 minutes.
• Serve caramelized pineapple with ice cream.