Grilled Pineapple with Pound Cake and Rum-Caramel Sauce

Name: Grilled Pineapple with Pound Cake and Rum-Caramel Sauce
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters canola oil; 177 milliliters dark brown sugar; 2 Tbsps dark rum; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 8 servings Maraschino cherries, optional; 1 small pineapple, peeled and cut in 1/2; 1 store-bought pound cake, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 8 servings Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Grilled Pineapple with Pound Cake and Rum-Caramel Sauce might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 535 calories, 5g of protein, and 24g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes. If you have canolan oil, heavy cream, rum, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July.

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Melt the butter in a small saucepan over high heat, add the brown sugar and rum and cook, whisking until the sugar has melted and the mixture is smooth.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Sugar

Rum

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Whisk

Sauce Pan

Whisk in the heavy cream and cook until heated through and slightly thickened.

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Heavy Cream

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Whisk

Transfer the mixture to a bowl, keep warm.

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Bowl

Heat the grill to high.

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Grill

Brush the pineapple on both sides with the oil and place on the grill. Grill until golden brown and caramelized on both sides, about 6 minutes.

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Pineapple

Cooking Oil

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Grill

Remove from the grill, stack the slices and cut into chunks. While the pineapple is grilling, place the pound cake on the grill until lightly golden brown on both sides, about 20 seconds on each side.

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Pound Cake

Pineapple

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Grill

Remove the pineapple from the grill and, when cool enough to handle, either slice or cut into chunks.

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Pineapple

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Grill

Top each piece of pound cake with some of the pineapple and drizzle with the caramel-rum sauce. Top with more pound cake, vanilla ice cream and a maraschino cherry, if desired.

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Maraschino Cherries