Pineapple, Baked

Preheat oven to 325. Pierce 1 peeled ripe pineapple all over with 2 tsp. whole cloves. In a baking dish that fits the pineapple snugly, roll it in a mix of 1 c packed light brown sugar and 1/4 tsp ground pepper. Scatter 6 T unsalted butter in dish. Bake, brushing pineapple with sugar mix in dish occasionally, until very tender, 1-1.25 hours. Transfer pineapple to cutting board. Remove cloves. Place sugar mix from dish in a saucepan w 1/4 c heavy cream. Simmer until thickened slightly, 6-8 min. Quarter pineapple lengthwise. Cut out core of pineapple. Serve with vanilla ice cream, pan sauce and sprinkles of flaky salt and pepper/