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caramelized pineapple confit

(2 RATINGS)
289 Pinches 14 Photos
NikiArri avatar
Mililani, HI
Updated on Mar 7, 2025

Serve this over vanilla bean or French vanilla premium ice cream. Yummo!

Blue Ribbon Recipe

If you love fresh pineapple, you must try this caramelized pineapple confit. Rich and super tasty, it would be good on ice cream, pancakes, waffles, or all on its own. Fresh pineapple is baked in the oven and infused with vanilla beans. Then, the rich flavor of the pineapple is brought to another level with a rich rum caramel sauce. A bowl of the pineapple confit is delicious on its own. But, we highly suggest making the caramel sauce.

— The Test Kitchen
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake
yield 3 cup(s)

Ingredients

  • CONFIT
  • 1 large ripe Hawaiian pineapple
  • 3 - vanilla bean pods
  • 3 cups pineapple juice
  • CARAMEL SAUCE (OPTIONAL)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons rum, preferably dark rum

How To Make caramelized pineapple confit

  • Peel the fresh pineapple.
    Step 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Peel the pineapple.
  • Cut into fourths and remove the core.
    Step 2
    Cut into fourths and cut away the core.
  • Place pineapple in a baking dish.
    Step 3
    Place pineapple in a baking dish.
  • Cut the vanilla beans into 12 pieces.
    Step 4
    Split the vanilla beans lengthwise. Cut the split beans in half so you have 12 pieces.
  • Stick vanilla beans into the pineapple.
    Step 5
    Stab or cut slits in the pineapple and insert 3 vanilla beans per fourth.
  • Pour pineapple juice into the baking dish.
    Step 6
    Pour the pineapple juice into the dish.
  • Bake the pineapple basting and rotating every 10 minutes.
    Step 7
    Bake for 30 to 40 minutes; basting every 10 minutes and rotating the pineapple so each side is cooked evenly.
  • Let pineapple cool, remove the vanilla beans, and dice.
    Step 8
    Remove from the oven and allow the pineapple to cool. Remove the vanilla beans and dice the pineapple.
  • Add butter, dark brown sugar, and rum to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
    Step 9
    For the optional caramel sauce, add butter, dark brown sugar, and dark rum to a saucepan. Bring sauce to a slow boil.
  • Add the pineapple and cook until caramelized.
    Step 10
    Add the pineapple and bring the sauce to a slow boil. Cook until caramelized.
  • Serve over vanilla ice cream.
    Step 11
    Serve over premium vanilla bean ice cream.
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Keyword: #pineapple
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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