Tuesday Tips: Roasted Pineapple

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a tropical flavor.

Take a frying pan and place it on the stove.

Melt between 1 ounce and 2 ounces of sugar in the pan until caramelized.

Add 2 ounces of butter to the caramelized sugar.

Remove the leaves from the pineapple and cut it down the sides of the core.

Insert a vanilla bean into the pineapple.

Place the pineapple back in the frying pan on the stove.

Caramelize the pineapple by turning it in the caramel until it has a beautiful caramel color.

Transfer the pineapple to the oven to roast.

Add more caramel on top of the pineapple before roasting.

Slice around the core of the pineapple after roasting and serve on a plate with garnishes.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary

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