Gratineed Pineapple

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Gratineed Pineapple
: Cathy at Noble Pig

Ingredients

½ cup shredded sweetened coconut
½ cup crushed gingersnap cookies
½ cup chopped macadamia nuts
½ cup sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons dark rum
1 large pineapple, leaves intact, halved lengthwise

Instructions

1. Stir together coconut, gingersnap cookies and macadamia nuts. Set aside.
   
2. Whisk together sweetened condensed milk and dark rum. Set aside.
   
3. With a sharp knife slice the pineapple in half with leaves intact. Cut the core from each pineapple half and discard. This does not have to be perfect looking as it will be covered up. Arrange pineapple halves skin side down on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with half of the sweetened condensed milk mixture. Sprinkle with coconut mixture. Drizzle with the remaining milk mixture.
   
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. The longer this is in the oven the better. Keep in until coconut and nuts are browned well but not burned. I baked mine for 25 minutes and I watched it very carefully. I like the pineapple hot and bubbly.
   
5. Serve warm with a knife and fork

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