Oahu Pancakes

I came up with this recipe after eating something similar at Denny's.

Pancakes:

1 1/2 cups Krusteaz buttermilk pancake mix
1 cup crushed pineapple undrained
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoon water
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons white vanilla chips

Mix the wet ingredients first and then add the pancake mix and chips. Cook in a hot griddle stirring the batter every time you are going to make a new batch of pancakes so the pineapple and chips do not stay in the bottom of the pitcher or bowl you are using.

Yield: 12 pancakes

Pineapple Sauce:

1 medium-sized can pineapple chunks in their juice or light syrup
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar or to taste
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water (to dissolve the cornstarch in)
Few drops of imitation rum extract

Cook all this ingredients together until slightly thick.

Serve the pancake with the sauce on top. Garnish with shredded coconut and whipped cream.