••••PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN MINIS••••

••••MAKING THESE FOR DAD FOR FATHERS DAY!!!!

••••BY HIS REQUEST!!

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20 minutes

45 minutes

2.0 Medium

18

190

Ingredients

2 cans (20 oz. each)	DOLE® Pineapple Slices
1/3 cup	butter or margarine, melted
2/3 cup	packed brown sugar
1 package (18.25 oz.)	yellow or pineapple-flavored cake mix
9	maraschino cherries, cut in half

Steps (6)

STEP 12 cans DOLE Pineapple Slices

Drain pineapple; reserve juice.

STEP 21/3 cup butter or margarine, melted

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

9 maraschino cherries, cut in half

Stir together melted butter and brown sugar. Evenly divide sugar mixture into 18 (2/3 cup*) muffin cups. sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.  Lightly press well-drained pineapple slices into sugar mixture.  Place cherries in center of pineapple, slice side up.  

STEP 31 package yellow or pineapple flavored cake mix

Prepare cake mix according to the package directions, replacing amount of water called for with reserved juice.  Pour 1/3 cup batter into each muffin cup.  

STEP 4

Bake at 35o° F. 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  

STEP 5

Cool 5 minutes. Loosen edges and invert onto cookie sheets.

STEP 6

* Note:  If muffin cup is smaller than 2/3 cup, it will not be large enough to hold pineapple slice and batter

(Source: dole.com & photo also)