Name: Grilled Pineapple with Vanilla Tea Crème Anglaise
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon/15 milliliters dark rum; 1 cup/240 milliliters heavy cream; 1 ounce/28 grams aromatic tea leaves, such as vanilla; 1 cup/200 grams granulated sugar; 1 cup/240 milliliters 2 percent milk; Unflavored oil spray, such as canola; ½ cup/120 milliliters pure maple syrup; 1 whole large pineapple, ripe but not overripe, depending on size; Large bowl of ice; 4 large eggs

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking with Tea

By Robert Wemischner and Diana Rosen

Published 2000

About

The sweetness of pineapple is greatly enhanced by the creamy vanilla sauce with just a hint of maple syrup to bridge all the flavors. This is a dessert that simply explodes in the mouth.

Ingredients

Vanilla Tea Crème Anglaise

1 cup/240 milliliters 2 percent milk
1 cup<

Method

Bring the milk and cream to a boil, then add the sugar and tea leaves. Remove from heat and infuse for 30 minutes. Sieve out the solids through a fine-meshed sieve and return liquid to a clean saucepan. Reheat until hot and then remove ½ cup/120