Pineapple Pudding

 My friend Anto introduced me to this pudding.  It is a quick one to make and only 3 ingredients are used.

When you are invited to a Christmas party and have to take dessert, this is an easy one to make and share.  It is not too heavy and is refreshing.  Needless to say, it is also a crowd pleaser.

Ingredients:

2 cans pineapple - one cut in chunks and one cut in circles 

1 tin sweetened condensed milk

1 packet pineapple jelly crystals

A few drops of yellow food colour - optional

Method:

Open the can of pineapple chunks.  Drain it and reserve the syrup.

Heat the reserved syrup in a saucepan and dissolve the pineapple jelly crystals in it.

Set aside.

In another saucepan, empty the can of sweetened condensed milk and 1/2 a tin of water.

Mix well and add the pineapple chunks to it.

When this has warmed up, transfer to a serving dish, and add in the jelly that you made earlier.

Mix well. Cover and keep in the fridge to set.

To decorate:

Drain the other can of pineapples and reserve the syrup.

Pour the syrup into a small saucepan with a few drops of yellow food colour.

Boil it down to less than half the quantity, add the pineapple circles in and cook for a minute or so and turn the stove off.

After the pudding has set, place the circles on top and pour the syrup on top.

Note: This recipe is not possible the way I have written it with fresh pineapple.  The jelly will not set if you use fresh pineapple.