Pineapple Upside-Down Minis

By Lorena_321

Ingredients

• 2 cans (20 oz. ea.) pineapple slices
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 9 maraschino cherries, cut in half
• 1 pkg yellow or pineapple flavored cake mix

Preparation

Step 1

Drain pineapple; reserve juice. Stir together melted margarine and brown sugar. Evenly divide sugar mixture into 18 (2/3 cup) muffin cups, sprayed with cooking spray. Lightly press well drained pineapple slices into sugar mixture. Place cherries in center of pineapple, slice side up.
Prepare cake mix according to package directions, replacing amount of water called for with reserved juice. Pour 1/3 cup batter into each muffin cup. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Loosen edges and invert onto cookie sheets.