Pineapple Pie Pudding Trifle

Make a pineapple pie filling with pineapple juice from a can of pineapple chunks:

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 tablespoons corn starch
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup of pineapple juice
• 2 tsp. butter
• Vanilla wafers and Ginger Snaps
• Pineapple chunks

Directions

Pie Filling

Mix together the sugar, cornstarch; add juice slowly to the dry ingredients, whisking until almost thick; take out about 1/2 cup of mixture and slowly add to egg yolks (tempering technique); add back to pie filling mixture; whisk until thicken; remove from heat and add butter whisking until filling is shiny. Place in a bowl, cover with wax paper directly on top of filling; refrigerate.

To assemble:

Use vanilla wafers and ginger snaps alternately

Place a small amount of pie filling in bottom of trifle bowl; make a ring of gingersnaps, put some pineapple chunks, pie filling, vanilla wafers, pie filling, pineapple chunks.

Alternate the gingersnaps, vanilla wafers; layer up until pie filling is used. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle finely chopped gingersnaps and vanilla wafers on top.

By Jose