Branching Out: Brown Sugar Pineapple Pie

One fruit that always says SUMMER to me...

is the PINEAPPLE.

And when I found this recipe by Michelle Branch (of all people)...

remember this song? 

I figured - let's give it a try!

You'll need a little bit of "everything"  :)

Filling

3 large eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon flour

1/4 cup light corn syrup

1/2 stick of unsalted butter that's melted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon rum extract

1 20 oz. can of crushed pineapple (drain the juice)

Topping

1 cup of flour

2/3 cup brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup rolled oats

1/4 cup shredded coconut

10 tablespoons of butter

(Mix "topping" ingredients together until they're crumbly.)

Mix the eggs together in an electric mixer for about 5 minutes,

until they are SUPER light and fluffy!

Add the brown sugar, white sugar - mix.

Then, add the 1 tablespoon of flour, melted butter,

corn syrup, and rum/vanilla extracts - mix.

Next, add the can of crushed pineapple.

Stir in with a spoon.

Pour into a pie pastry.

(I just went to the store and bought one.)

Put the pie in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.

After 40 minutes, take the pie out of the oven - 

and put your "crumble"on top.

Put the pie BACK in the oven for 

another 20-30 minutes 

(until the top is golden brown.)

Serve up with vanilla or coconut ice cream.

It is DELISH!

Super sweet - 

and the crunch of the coconut/nuts on top, gives it a "salty" factor.

For the "back story" on this recipe, 

check out this link.

Who would have thought Michelle Branch was a "pie" artist too?!

Crazy.