Pineapple Mille Sfoglie with Maraschino Cherry Sauce

Name: Pineapple Mille Sfoglie with Maraschino Cherry Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bag frozen black cherries, thawed; 59 milliliters maraschino cherry juice, from a jar of maraschino cherries; 59 milliliters confectioners sugar; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 4 egg yolks; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 3 maraschino cherries, for garnish; 473 milliliters milk; 4 slices fresh pineapple; 237 milliliters pineapple juice; 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed; 4 Tbsps sugar; 0 teaspoons vanilla; 1 vanilla bean, halved

Pineapple Mille Sfoglie with Maraschino Cherry Sauce is a vegetarian recipe with 3 servings. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 1352 calories, 19g of protein, and 73g of fat. It works well as a main course. If you have sugar, maraschino cherry juice, pineapple juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the confectioners' sugar you could follow this main course with the Sesame Banana Bread as a dessert. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Pineapple Mille Sfoglie with Maraschino Cherry Sauce, Pineapple Millefoglie With Maraschino Cherry Sauce, and Maraschino Cherry Cupcakes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Cut the puff pastry into 9 (3-inch) rings using a ring mold or a sharp paring knife.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

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Knife

Place the rounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Combine the black cherries, pineapple juice, and maraschino cherry juice in a small sauce pan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.

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Maraschino Cherries

Pineapple Juice

Black Cherries

Juice

Sauce

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Sauce Pan

Transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Pass the sauce through a mesh sieve. Set aside to cool.

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Sauce

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Food Processor

Blender

Sieve

To make the pineapple: Dust the pineapple with confectioners' sugar and place in a baking dish. Cook in oven for 15 minutes, or until golden at the edges.

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Powdered Sugar

Pineapple

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Oven

Let cool.

To make the Chantilly cream: Using a whisk, or hand blender, blend the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy and stiff peaks form. Keep the mixture chilled until ready to use.

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Cream

Vanilla

Sugar

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Immersion Blender

Whisk

To make the custard: In a small sauce pan over medium heat, simmer the pineapple juice until its reduced by half. Set aside and let cool. In a separate small sauce pan over low heat, simmer the milk with the vanilla bean until warm. Using a whisk, beat the egg yolks with the sugar, add the flour and stir in the warm milk.

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Pineapple Juice

Vanilla Bean

Egg Yolk

Custard

All Purpose Flour

Sauce

Sugar

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Pour the mixture into a pot and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the cream is smooth, but not too thick. Stir in the pineapple reduction.

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Pineapple

Reduction

Cream

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Transfer the custard to a bowl, cover the surface with plastic wrap and allow to cool. When the custard is cool, transfer to a large pastry bag fitted with a wide round pastry tip.

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Custard

Wrap

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Place a puff pastry disk on the plate. Pipe the custard over the pastry in circles and place a slice of caramelized pineapple on the custard. Cover with another disk of puff pastry and pipe some Chantilly cream on top. Top with one more pastry round and drizzle with cherry maraschino sauce.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

Pineapple

Custard

Cherries