Maui Madness

Source: Short & Sweet - Melanie Barnard

1/3 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 slices fresh pineapple
1/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons dark rum
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 pint coffee ice cream

Lightly toast the nuts in a small dry skillet over medium heat, stirring, until they are golden and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Immediately remove from skillet to prevent burning.

Melt the butter in a medium skillet and cook the pineapple over medium heat, turning once, until tinged with gold, about 2 minutes per side. Stir in the molasses and simmer, spooning the sauce over the fruit, for 3 minutes. Transfer the pineapple to 4 shallow dessert bowls. Add the rum and lemon juice to the skillet and simmer, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.

Place a scoop of the ice cream on each pineapple slice. Spoon the sauce over the ice cream. Sprinkle with the nuts and serve immediately.

Yields 4 servings.

Per Serving: 572 Calories; 24g Fat (36.2% calories from fat); 5g Protein;90g Carbohydrate; 7g Dietary Fiber; 46mg Cholesterol; 54mg Sodium

Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 4 Fruit; 4 1/2 Fat; 2 Other Carbohydrates