Brown Butter & Rum Grilled Pineapple Sundae

Brown Butter and Rum Grilled Pineapple Sundae

David Venable

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Serves: 4 sundaes

Ingredients

  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp dark rum
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4 (1") slices of fresh pineapple, peeled and cored
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pint vanilla ice cream
  • 6 Tbsp chopped toasted pecans
  • 4 maraschino cherries

Preparation

Preheat the grill to medium high heat. Place the pineapple slices on a plate lined with paper towels to remove excess moisture. Set aside.

Meanwhile, add the butter to a medium sauce pot. Melt the butter over medium heat, and continue to cook until the butter is browned, about 2 minutes.

Remove from the heat and stir in the heavy cream, brown sugar, rum, and salt.

Place the pot back on low heat, until the sugar is melted and ingredients are combined, about 1 minute.

Remove from heat and set aside.

Brush each side of the pineapple slices with the olive oil. Place on the grill and cook for 2–3 minutes on each side until you see nice grill marks.

To assemble, place a grilled pineapple ring on a small plate or shallow bowl.

Top the pineapple with a scoop of ice cream. Drizzle with the brown butter rum sauce.

Sprinkle with about 1-1/2 Tbsp chopped pecans and a cherry.

Repeat until all sundaes are made and serve.

Cook's Notes

If you do not have rum, you could use rum extract.