Caramelized Pineapple
Caramelized pineapple is crispy on the outside, sweet, and fruity.
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced pineapple
- ½ cup dark brown sugar, divided
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 3 tbsp dark rum
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
Ingredients for 3 servings (595 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Combine vanilla bean and liquid ingredients except rum and ¼ cup brown sugar.
- 2
Heat over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and has thickened slightly, 15–30 minutes.
Stovetop - 3
Remove vanilla pod and let the sugar mixture sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- 4
Dip pineapple into sugar mixture then dredge in remaining sugar, adding more as needed.
- 5
Place pineapple on a greased baking sheet and place under broiler, shaking constantly until well browned.
Oven - 6
Remove pineapple; keep warm.
- 7
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.
OvenStovetop - 8
Add rum to remaining sugar mixture and stir. Serve pineapple with remaining sugar mixture on the side.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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