Vanilla Brown Sugar Syrup

• 1/2 vanilla bean
• 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
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

1. Halve vanilla bean and scrape seeds into a 2-quart heavy saucepan, then add pod and remaining ingredients.
2. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then boil until syrupy and reduced to about 1 1/3 cups, about 20 minutes.
3. Cool to warm and discard vanilla bean pod.

vanilla bean, pineapple juice, brown sugar, water, unsalted butter, salt

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/vanilla-brown-sugar-syrup-107784 (may not work)