Pineapple Crumble

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 small pineapple, about 1-1/2 to 2 lb, peeled, quartered, and diced (core chopped and reserved)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon dark rum (or grand marnier)
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch (mixed with 2 tsp water)
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/3-1/2 cup sugar (depending on sweetness of pineapple)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter, cut into fine dice

Recipe

• 1 weight the diced pineapple and reserve 1 lb for the crumble. process enough of the remaining pineapple, including the chopped core, in a food processor or juicer to obtain 1/4 cup juice, saving remaining juice for another use.
• 2 heat butter in a large saucepan and add the reserved 1 lb pineapple, 3 t of the sugar and vanilla. saute over medium heat for 5 minutes. transfer to a bowl. place the reserved 1/4 cup pineapple juice, remaining 1 t sugar, lemon juice, rum and cornstarch mixture in a small saucepan.
• 3 cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and clears. add juice mixture to cooked pineapple and stir well to mix.
• 4 to make crumble topping: combine flour, sugar, vanilla and butter in a food processor. pulse until mixture resembles bread crumbs; do not over mix.
• 5 preheat oven to 350. transfer cooked pineapple mixture into a large dish. sprinkle with the crumb topping and bake until golden brown, about 30 - 40 minutes.
• 6 serve warm.