Pineapple Chews

Name: Pineapple Chews
Ingredients: 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing; 300 g/11 oz/1½ cups caster (superfine) sugar; 120 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup full-fat (whole) milk; 185 g/6½ oz Candied Pineapple, chopped, plus 50 g/2 oz Candied Pineapple, cut into 36 small wedges; 25 g/1 oz white chocolate, chopped; 2.5 ml/½ tsp lemon juice; 2.5 ml/½ tsp white rum

Preparation info

Makes
36

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

You can use home-made candied pineapple (see Candied Pineapple) or a good quality store-bought version to make these fruity morsels. The rum adds a lovely depth to the chews and cuts the sweetness.

Be sure to use a white rum, as dark, spiced rum would overwhelm the pineapple flavour.

Ingredients

25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
300

Condiment
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Grease an 18cm/7in square baking tin (pan) and line with baking parchment or waxed paper.
Put the butter, caster sugar and milk in a large, heavy pan. Cook over a moderate heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted.

Energy 61kcal/259kJ; Protein 0.2g; Carbohydrate 13.8g, of which sugars 13.8g; Fat 0.9g, of which saturates 0.6g; Cholesterol 2mg; Calcium 13mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 9mg