Spicy Pineapple Flambe

This is a wonderful recipe that you can cook in just minutes while guests take an after dinner break.

The ingredients are simple to find at any grocery store.

Here is what you'll need:

1 ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and sliced into bite-size pieces

Dark Bacardi rum (I used Captain Morgan Spiced Rum)

1 cup roasted pumpkin seed powder

Chile pepper powder (I skipped this ingredient)

1 cup of honey

Serves 6-8

To make the pumpkin seed powder. Take 1 cup pumpkin seeds and toast in a skillet until warm. Place in a grinder and grind until the seeds turn to powder.

Brush pineapple with rum. In a hot skillet pan grill the pineapple to brown lightly on both sides. Flame pineapple with about 3 tablespoons of rum (I actually skipped this part).

Divide pineapple evenly among 6 to 8 bowls. Drizzle honey on top. Sprinkle with pumpkin seed powder and chile. Serve while warm.

If you want to serve this dessert with fried cheese, here is the recipe.

Queso Frito

1 round of queso panela, cut into half-inch slices

Heat a non-stick pan on medium-high heat. Fry cheese in the pan until it is brown on both sides. Place two pieces of cheese into each bowl of pineapple.