Vanilla pineapple with star anise
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Dan Jones
Vanilla pineapple with star anise
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
395Kcal
Fat
13gr
Saturates
8gr
Sugars
69gr
Salt
0.2gr
Sarah Randell
Our former Food Director, and previously food editor to Delia Smith, Sarah has written more than 1000 recipes for the magazine. She is also author of Family Baking and Marmalade; A Bittersweet Cookbook among others.
Sarah Randell
Our former Food Director, and previously food editor to Delia Smith, Sarah has written more than 1000 recipes for the magazine. She is also author of Family Baking and Marmalade; A Bittersweet Cookbook among others.
Ingredients
- 800g prepared fresh pineapple chunks
- 4 tbsp light or dark soft brown sugar
- 1 vanilla pod, halved lengthways and seeds removed
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 1 star anise
- 500ml vanilla ice cream, to serve
Step by step
- Preheat the grill to a high setting. Tip the pineapple chunks (and any juice) into a bowl with the sugar.
- Put the vanilla seeds into a small dish with the orange juice and mix together.
- Pour the vanilla liquid into the bowl with the pineapple and add the star anise. Toss together, then tip the whole lot into a shallow ovenproof dish.
- Grill the pineapple for 15 minutes, turning it two or three times and basting it with the sugary juices. Eat warm with the vanilla ice cream.
