Pineapple Banana Puree

4 cups water
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 (2 inch) stick cinnamon
1 large pineapple
4 large bananas
1 tsp orange peel, grated
1 1/2 tbsp lime juice
2 (1 inch) sticks cinnamon

Combine water sugar and large cinnamon stick in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Continue to boil for 20 minutes. When finished there should be about 2 1/2 to 3 cups of syrup. Discard cinnamon stick.

Cut pineapple peel off; dice fruit. Combine 1/3 of pineapple with 1 banana and put in blender. Add about 1 cup of syrup and blend to a course puree. Continue blending with remaining syrup and pineapple.

Add orange peel, lime juice and (small) cinnamon stick to mixture. Place into a 10 inch square baking dish. Cook in a 325° F oven for 5 1/2 hours, stirring every half hour and scraping sides of dish each time.

During last hour of cooking stir every 15 minutes.

Serve cool with dollops of whipped cream.

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