3. Pineapple Upside Down Pancake
Pancakes may not sound very exciting, but this caramelized pineapple recipe adds just the right amount of sweetness to this classic breakfast food. Serve with boiled-down pineapple juice and cinnamon.
4. Pineapple Salsa
This bright and refreshing salsa is perfectly salty, sweet, and spicy. Bring it to a potluck or summer barbecue and let the compliments roll in! Find out how to make it here.
5. 2-Ingedient Dole Whip
This Disneyland-style summer treat only requires 2 ingredients: coconut milk and frozen pineapple. That’s it!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups (16oz/450g ) small chunks frozen Pineapple
- 1 cup (8oz/225g) of low fat coconut milk (or milk of choice, almond, regular)
Directions:
- Place the coconut milk and frozen chunks of pineapple into a food processor or high powered blender. (the pineapple has to be frozen)
- Turn on food processor and blend until the consistency becomes creamy.
- You will have to stop several times and scoop down the pineapple.
- Keep blending until all of the pineapple chunks are gone and the mix is smooth.
- Enjoy immediately as it is “soft serve” and should be eaten straight away.
- If you want to freeze a little you can, just know it does freeze solid once frozen and is no longer soft.
6. Tropical Teriyaki Chicken
This recipe looks great when served in a hollowed-out pineapple. It’s best to swap out the canola oil for coconut oil and cut the pineapple into small chunks to add to the rice.
7. Easy Pineapple Cake
This yummy cake can be a little heavy on the calories, so you may want to skip out on the icing and cut the sugar down to half. Instead, top with boiled-down pineapple or raspberries.