Ingredients
1/4
cup strained fresh pineapple juice, squeezed with your hands from pineapple rind (reserved from topping for pecan waffles)
1
1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
Directions
1.
Halve vanilla bean and scrape seeds into a 2-quart heavy saucepan, then add pod and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then boil until syrupy and reduced to about 1 1/3 cups, about 20 minutes. Cool to warm and discard vanilla bean pod.
3.
Syrup can be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat over low heat.