Ananas En Surprise (pineapple Surprise)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large fresh pineapple
• 1 glass rum
• coconut ice cream
• 4 egg whites
• 4 ounces caster sugar
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 halve the pineapple down its length, cutting through the frond of green leaves at the top.
• 2 cut out the tough central "choke" from the two halves.
• 3 scoop out and chop the flesh, being careful not to damage the shell.
• 4 put the flesh and the rum into a freezer bag and put into the freezer for 6 hours or overnight.
• 5 put the shells into a freezer bag and freeze for 6 hours or overnight.
• 6 make a meringue by beating the egg whites with the salt until they form stiff peaks before folding in the sugar.
• 7 heat your oven to its maximum.
• 8 place the pineapple shells on a baking sheet and fill with the pineapple flesh and rum.
• 9 add scoops of coconut ice-cream.
• 10 cover with the meringue being careful to seal it round the edges to the pineapple shells.
• 11 bake for 5 minutes or until the meringue is lightly set and the peaks are just browning.
• 12 if you want to go really over the top you can stick a couple of sparklers in as you serve it!