Skillet Caramelized Pineapple Sundaes simmered in a cinnamon caramel sauce, served with coconut and macadamia nuts make for the perfect tropical treat! 

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Are you ready for one thousand photos of the most amazingly caramel-y sweet tropical dessert you’ve ever witnessed in your entire lifetime??

Excellent. Let’s get started.

This is something that happened sort of kind of a little bit by accident. Eight a.m. rolled around and I was in the kitchen, excited to make that amazing slow cooker pineapple salsa chicken I shared with you the other day (ohmagosh. that stuff. so good!) but then realized I was missing an integral ingredient. {Hand to forehead.}

So there I was, wanting to make pineapple salsa chicken but instead found myself in a staring contest with a pineapple. A big, juicy, perfectly ripened pineapple and there was no way on this green earth I was about to let that beauty go to waste. Plus I already had my hair in a topnot sooooo yeah. There’s that.

Have you been to a Brazilian grill before? Rodizio’s or Tucanos maybe? I’ve been to both and love them both but I favor Tucanos a little bit. I’m biased though – Tucanos was the location for our wedding luncheon so obviously it wins for having sentimental value.

Anyway. If you’ve been to a grill like that then I have to assume you tried the grilled pineapple. And by tried I mean had no less than seventeen slices because that stuff is mind numbingly delicious.

Well this is a lot like that…. but butter. Because not only does it get the grilled flavor, but the pineapple becomes caramelized in a sweet brown sugar and cinnamon sauce that will make you want to cry tears of joy when you taste it.

After you caramelize the pineapple, you top it with a big scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream and have I mentioned lately how much I love that warm-cold combo in desserts?? Seriously I love it. Ice cream on a warm brownie is one of my favorite things ever ever ever. So cold and creamy vanilla ice cream on a warm, caramelized pineapple??

My personal heaven.

But it gets BETTER. I know. Hard to believe.

But when you top the ice cream with toasted coconut flakes, chopped macadamia nuts, and then drizzle more of that pan sauce right on top you will be in paradise people. Paradise.

Oh did I mention this whole thing just takes 20 minutes (if that!) to whip up?? It’s crazy easy and crazy delicious so pleeeeeease do yourself a ginormous favor and treat yourself and your loved ones to some skillet caramelized pineapple sundaes. You will thank me, I guaran-dang-tee it.

What people are saying about this Skilled Caramelized Pineapple Sundae

“I saw this recipe on Saturday and fell in love instantly. I made it for Easter dessert last night and was amazed at how delicious it was!! I couldn’t get enough! I didn’t have macadamia nuts, but it was still delicious. I will be making this again and again and forever again! If you like ice cream, pineapple, or happiness in general, I recommend you try this!” – Tara

This post was sponsored by Diamond of California Nuts and all opinions are one hundred percent my own. Thank you for letting me work with the brands I truly love.