Pineapple-rum Dessert

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup rum
• 1 cup pineapple tidbits, well drained
• 1/2 cup whipping cream, chilled
• 2 tablespoons rum
• maraschino cherry (optional)
• chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix cornstarch and sugar on top of double-broiler (i just set a stainless bowl on top of a saucepan of boiling water).
• 2 gradually stir in eggs and evaporated milk.
• 3 cool mixture stirring constantly until thick and coats a spoon.
• 4 mix in softened butter thoroughly and add rum.
• 5 let cool.
• 6 stir pineapple tidbits into cooled custard.
• 7 pour into individual sundae containers or custard cups (i used 6-6 oz. ramekins).
• 8 whip cream with rum.
• 9 top dessert with cream and garnish with cherries and/or nuts.
• 10 chill before serving.