Festive Pineapple Boat

By Totlxtc

Ingredients

• 1 * 1 large fresh ripe pineapple
• 2 * 2 medium firm bananas, sliced
• 2 * 2 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 * 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped pecans
• * Dash ground cinnamon
• * Dash ground nutmeg
• 3 * 3 tablespoons flaked coconut
• * Fresh strawberries, optional

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

* Stand pineapple up and cut about a third off of one side, leaving the top attached. Remove fruit from the piece cut off and discard outer peel. Remove fruit from the remaining pineapple, leaving a 1/2-in. shell intact. Cut pineapple into bite-size pieces; toss with bananas and kiwi. Spoon into "boat".
* Combine brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over fruit. Sprinkle with coconut. Garnish with strawberries if desired. Serve immediately. Yield: 6-8 servings.