Name: Hot Brandied Fruit in Coconut Shells
Ingredients: 3 tbs butter or margarine; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup pineapple or papaya juice; 1/4 cup orange juice; 2 tbs fresh grated coconut; 8 ounce fresh diced pineapple; 1 banana peeled and sliced; 1 fresh mango, peeled seeded and diced; 1/4 cup brandy; 1 1/2 pint vanilla or coconut ice cream; 1/4 cup salted roasted peanuts; 4 coconut bowls or serving dishes

Hot Brandied Fruit in Coconut Shells

Ingredients

3 tbs butter or margarine
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pineapple or papaya juice
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tbs fresh grated coconut
8 ounces fresh diced pineapple
1 banana peeled and sliced
1 fresh mango, peeled seeded and diced
1/4 cup brandy
1 1/2 pint vanilla or coconut ice cream
1/4 cup salted roasted peanuts
4 coconut bowls or serving dishes

Instructions

Melt butter in skillet. add brown sugar. Mix in juice and cook over medium heat and bring to a boil. Lower heat and add fruit and simmer till warm about 5 minutes. Heat brandy in small pan. Ignite. Be careful doing this. When flames dies out, add to fruit and stir in. Looks wonderful when served in a coconut bowl but also pretty in glass dishes. Top with ice cream and chopped nuts. Note: just stir in some coconut extract into vanilla ice cream for a coconut flavor if you cant find real coconut ice cream. Serves 4 and double if desired.