Roasted Golden Pineapple with Spiced Whipped Cream

Ingredients

• 1 golden pineapple-sliced into 1/4-inch slices
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup sweet wine (recommended: Gervertztraminer, mascato, rum)
• 1 vanilla bean-scraped
• 3 mint leaves
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup toasted coconut flakes
• 1 9-by-9 inch baking pan
• Aluminum foil

Directions

In a stainless steel mixing bowl, combine pineapple slices, sugar, wine, vanilla bean and mint leaves. Place into baking pan and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Fruit should be slightly caramelized to the bottom of the baking pan and there should be fragrant syrup through out.

Whip cream to soft peaks. Add 1/4 cup sugar and spices. Continue whipping to stiff peak.

Serve slice of pineapple with syrup and dollop of cream. Sprinkle with toasted coconut.