Warm Pineapple Sundaes with Rum Sauce

Desserts

Pineapple, rum and sugar have a longstanding and flavorful relationship that takes on new meaning when you add ginger and butter and turn up the heat.

Warm Pineapple Sundaes with Rum Sauce

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
YIELD: 2 servings.

Ingredients

4 fresh pineapple spears (about 8 ounces)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons dark rum
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
4 teaspoons butter, cut into small pieces
2 scoops vanilla ice cream or low-fat frozen yogurt
4 gingersnap cookies, crushed

Instructions

1. Place pineapple in 1-qt. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, rum and ginger; spoon over pineapple. Dot with butter.
2. Bake, uncovered, at 425° 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.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 536 calories, 16g fat (10g saturated fat), 49mg cholesterol, 221mg sodium, 95g carbohydrate (78g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

Tags