What Are Pineapple rings and How Can I Use Them?

Pineapple rings is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 18 recipes to get you started.

Recipes using pineapple rings

There are 18 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Breast of Chicken Aloha

Coconut-crusted chicken breasts fried golden in clarified butter, topped with a rich mushroom sour cream sauce and glazed pineapple rings. A retro Hawaiian-inspired showstopper served over wild rice.

Pineapple Cheese Squares

Pineapple cheese squares baked on buttered bread until the cheese melts around sweet pineapple rings. A fast, kid-friendly snack with only 4 ingredients.

Banana Republic

Enjoy a hot summer day with this delicious drink made from bananas, mango juice and a bit of rum.

Salmon Burgers with Pineapple Rings

Salmon burgers with pineapple rings are fresh teriyaki-spiced salmon patties grilled and topped with sweet caramelized grilled pineapple on a sesame roll. A light, summery burger with tropical island flavor.

Pineapple Teriyaki Burgers

Pineapple teriyaki burgers grill juicy beef patties topped with caramelized pineapple rings and finished with a punchy wasabi-soy mayo. A backyard burger upgrade with sweet, savory, and sinus-clearing heat.

Soothing Cordelia

Blended dried fruit pudding made with peaches, apricots, dates, and pineapple soaked in lemon juice. A naturally sweet no-cook dessert with no added sugar.

Toast Hawaiian Style

Toast Hawaii with ham, pineapple rings, and melted Gouda cheese on white bread, finished with a maraschino cherry. A retro German-style open-faced sandwich baked until bubbly.

Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes

Individual pineapple upside-down cakes baked in small Pyrex dishes with a homemade cinnamon-pineapple syrup and a pineapple ring in each. Buttery, caramelized, and portion-perfect.

Amazing Sweet & Sour Pork

Sweet and sour pork with vinegar-simmered pork shoulder, pineapple, peppers, and onions in a glossy honey-soy sauce. Restaurant takeout, recreated at home with tender meat.

Carob Pineapple Thisbies

Carob pineapple thisbies are no-bake raw cookies made from pureed figs, dates, and carob powder mixed with pineapple, walnuts, and raisins, then rolled in cinnamon coconut.

Tangy Brunch Sausages

Cocktail wieners and sausage slices are combined with a tangy and sweet sauce to create a delicious and flavorful dish for a brunch or other gathering.

Pork Tenderloin with Hawaiian Sauce

Grilled pork tenderloin basted in a Hawaiian-style sauce with brown and yellow mustard, horseradish, honey, brown sugar, and grilled pineapple rings on the side.

Teriyaki Slow-Cook Sandwiches

Beef chuck slow-cooked in soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and garlic until fall-apart tender, then piled onto toasted French rolls with napa cabbage and pineapple. Set it and forget it.

Mom's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

From-scratch pineapple upside-down cake baked in cast-iron skillets with a caramelized brown sugar and Karo syrup topping, pineapple rings, maraschino cherries, and optional pecans. A buttermilk batter with folded egg whites for extra lift.

Pineapple Upside-Down Loaf

Pineapple upside-down loaf made with coffee cake mix, pineapple rings, and maraschino cherries. A retro twist on the classic cake baked in a loaf pan with streusel.

Sweet & Sour Pork (Tiem Shuen Gee Yok)

Try this authentic Chinese dish that has a taste which will help you forget about ordering take-out.

Fat-Free Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Fat-free pineapple upside down cake delivers all the caramelized fruit and tender crumb of the classic without butter or oil. Egg whites and corn syrup do the work, no compromise on flavor.

Pork with Sweet Potatoes & Pineapple

Baked pork chops layered with sweet potatoes and pineapple rings under a brown sugar glaze. A retro tropical-leaning Sunday dinner that bakes in one casserole dish.

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