Pineapple Rings Flambe'

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (20 fluid ounce) can pineapple slices in syrup (doles is a good one)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 cup brandy or 1/3 cup cognac
• 2 cups high quality vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 remove 6 rings from can and set aside.
• 2 refrigerate remainder rings for later use unless you will be preparing all of them.
• 3 in a large frying pan, melt butter on medium-high heat.
• 4 add 1/4 cup of granulated sugar and cook until frothy, about 2 minutes, stirring often.
• 5 add 6 pineapple rings to frying pan.
• 6 sprinkle pineapple rings with about 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• 7 cook until lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
• 8 turn pineapple rings over.
• 9 sprinkle pineapple rings with remaining sugar.
• 10 sprinkle pineapple rings with lemon juice.
• 11 continue to fry for another 3 minutes or until lighthly browned.
• 12 in the meantime, measure brandy or cognac into a small saucepan and bring to a light boil.
• 13 when pineapple rings are done, turn down heat.
• 14 being very careful, tilt the saucepan with brandy and ignite using a match.
• 15 pour flaming brandy over pineapple rings in small amounts and let the flames die completely.
• 16 place pineapple rings in serving dishes.
• 17 scoop vanilla ice cream over pineapple.
• 18 serve warm.
• 19 if desired, you may sprinkle some crushed pecans or crushed cashews as a sprinkle.