Dessert Recipes - Pineapple Flambe Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 ripe pineapple

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup butter

• 45 ml/3 tbsp kirsch

• 30 ml/2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 45 ml/3 tbsp brandy

• Whipped cream, to serve

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Method:

1. Cut all the rind off the pineapple and cut the fruit into eight thin slices. Cut out the hard core of each slice.

2. Melt the butter in a large frying pan (skillet) or chafing dish. Add the fruit and sprinkle with the kirsch and sugar. Cook for 2 minutes, then turn over.

3. Add the brandy, ignite and shake the pan until the flames subside. Serve immediately straight from the pan with whipped cream.