Maui Madness

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 slices fresh pineapple
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 pint coffee ice cream

Instructions

1. Lightly toast the nuts in a small dry skillet over medium heat, stirring, until they are golden and fragrant, about 2 minutes.
2. Immediately remove from skillet to prevent burning.
3. Melt the butter in a medium skillet and cook the pineapple over medium heat, turning once, until tinged with gold, about 2 minutes per side.
4. Stir in the molasses and simmer, spooning the sauce over the fruit, for 3 minutes.
5. Transfer the pineapple to 4 shallow dessert bowls.
6. Add the rum and lemon juice to the skillet and simmer, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
7. Place a scoop of the ice cream on each pineapple slice.
8. Spoon the sauce over the ice cream.
9. Sprinkle with the nuts and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Per serving: 572 Calories; 24g Fat (36.2% calories from fat); 5g Protein;90g Carbohydrate; 7g Dietary Fiber; 46mg Cholesterol; 54mg Sodium

Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 4 Fruit; 4 1/2 Fat; 2 Other Carbohydrates

Attribution

Short & Sweet - Melanie Barnard