Pineapple Rum Ice Cream Food

GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM AND RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the top and bottom off of the pineapple, peel and cut it crosswise into 8 rings, about 1/2-inch each. Use a spoon or apple corer to carve out the center core of each ring.
• Spray a large grill pan with cooking spray and heat over a medium flame. Grill the pineapple, in 2 or 3 batches, for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until it is nicely brown and grill marks have appeared. (You can also grill this on an outdoor grill sprayed with cooking spray before being heated.)
• While the last batch of pineapple cooks, heat the butter, sugar and rum in a small saucepan over a low heat, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce has thickened slightly, about 2 minutes. Remove the sauce from the heat.
• Place a pineapple ring on each plate, scoop 1/4 cup of ice cream into the center of the ring, and drizzle about 2 teaspoons of sauce on top.

RUMMY PINEAPPLE AND CREAM

Steps:

• For the pineapple: Mix together the rum, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Add the pineapple and toss until well coated. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• For the coconut garnish: In a dry saute pan over medium-low heat, toast the coconut flakes until light golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Set a saute pan over medium heat. Add the butter and marinated pineapple, bring to a simmer and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• For the whipped cream: Just before serving, whip the cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until lightly thickened.
• Divide the pineapple between 2 bowls, spooning over the extra sauce. Top each bowl with half of the ice cream, whipped cream and toasted coconut.

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.

PINEAPPLE-RUM ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine cream and milk in heavy large saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to simmer. Remove from heat. Mix in 3/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup rum. Whisk yolks and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl until beginning to thicken. Whisk in pineapple juice, then hot cream mixture. Return to saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 10 minutes (do not boil). Strain mixture into large bowl. Chill until cold, about 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, mix 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup rum and chopped pineapple in medium bowl and chopped pineapple in medium bowl. Let stand 1 hour. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain pineapple. Cool.
• Process custard in ice cream maker until beginning to thicken. Add pineapple; process until semi-firm. Transfer to container; cover and freeze until firm, about 3 hours.

PINEAPPLE WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove pineapple leaves and discard.
• Quarter pineapple lengthwise and cut out and discard cores.
• 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 medium size saucepan, melt butter; add 5 tablespoons brown sugar, rum, lemon juice and bring to a light boil.
• Reduce heat and cook over moderate heat for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
• Add pineapple slices, stir to coat and cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat broiler to HIGH.
• Line a shallow baking pan with aluminum foil.
• Place reserved rinds in prepared pan and with a fork and a spoon return pineapple pieces to rinds, arranging to near original shape.
• Spoon remaining sauce over pineapple.
• Sprinkle top of pineapple with remaining brown sugar.
• Broil pineapple about 3 inches from broiler elements until slightly charred and heated through, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Serve pineapple hot with icecream if desired.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH BUTTER-RUM GLAZE AND VANILLA MASCARPONE

Steps:

• 1. Combine the rum, butter, and sugar in a small saucepan and simmer, whisking often, until the sugar has melted and the mixture is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. (The glaze can be made a few days in advance, cooled, covered, and kept refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before using.)
• 2. Cut the vanilla bean lengthwise in half and scrape out the seeds with the tip of a sharp knife. Whisk the mascarpone and vanilla seeds together. (The mascarpone can be made a day in advance, covered, and kept refrigerated.)
• 3. Heat your grill to high.
• 4. Grill the pineapple slices, brushing frequently with the glaze, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• 5. Remove the pineapple to a platter or serving plates and top each slice with a dollop of vanilla mascarpone. Garnish with a few fresh blueberries. Serve immediately.

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.

WARM PINEAPPLE SUNDAES WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place pineapple in 1-qt. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, rum and ginger; spoon over pineapple. Dot with butter. , Bake, uncovered, until pineapple is lightly browned and sauce is bubbly, 8-10 minutes. Place ice cream in 2 dessert dishes; top with pineapple and sauce. Serve immediately with crushed cookies.