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12 ways to use up fresh pineapple

Shelves are overflowing with this bright tropical fruit right now — find out all the ways you can use it here.
12 ways to use up fresh pineapple

Photo, Erik Putz.

This prickly, tropical fruit can be used all kinds of ways — from gorgeous fruit platters to sweet desserts or even dinner. From our take on take-out (sweet and sour chicken), to a golden morning smoothie and a decadent 5-minute dessert, these recipes are just a few great ways to use up pineapple at home.

Piña Colada Sheet-Pan Pancakes

"You can make these as individual pancakes if you don’t mind the extra work, but this easier sheet-pan version makes our busy hearts happy." Get Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer's piña colada sheet-pan pancakes recipe.

Sheet-pan pancakes made with rings of fresh pineapple and coconut for a post on an easy sheet-pan Pina colada pancakes recipe(Photography: Rachelle Beatty)

Grilled pineapple with caramel and lime

Turn full rounds into a lush and easy summer dessert with vanilla ice cream and dulce de leche. Get the recipe.

Grilled Pineapple With Vanilla Ice Cream, Caramel and MintPhoto, Erik Putz.

Sweet and sour pineapple chicken

Or, add fresh chunks of this sunny fruit to dinner! Take on take-out at home with our version of sweet and sour chicken. Get the recipe.

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Sweet and sour pineapple chickenPhoto, Roberto Caruso.

Tropical fish tacos (1 cup pineapple)

Add some zest to dinner tonight with a taste of the tropics; full of fresh flavours, these tacos are a family-friendly dish that you’ll come back to again and again. Get the recipe.

12 ways to use up fresh pineapplePhoto, Roberto Caruso.

Sweet and spicy chicken stir-fry (1 cup pineapple)

Ready in 15 minutes! This one-dish wonder is under 200 calories and full of flavour. And the secret ingredient? Red pepper jelly. Get the recipe.

12 ways to use up fresh pineapplePhoto, Erik Putz.

Lolo cool J cocktail (1 cup pineapple)

Soak in the sweet island lifestyle of Toronto’s Lamesa Filipino Kitchen with their tropical pineapple-bourbon cocktail. Get the recipe.

Lolo cool J cocktailPhoto, Sian Richards.

Tropical twist smoothie bowl (1 1/4 cups pineapple)

Simplify your morning with an energizing smoothie bowl that begins with a fruit and yogurt base. Get the recipe.

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Tropical twist smoothie bowlPhoto, Sian Richards.

Upside-Down Cake (2 cups pineapple)

Coffee cakes, upside-down cakes, crisps and cobblers are cozy recipes full of memories. This version takes on a bit of tropical flavour with fresh pineapple and juicy cherries. Get the upside-down pineapple and cherry cake recipe.

Upside-down pineapple and cherry cake made with canned bing or black cherries; butter; brown sugar; fresh pineapple; and rum on a glass cake stand on a marble counter next to a plate with a cake server on it for a post on the best upside-down pineapple and cherry cake recipe(Photo: Angus Fergusson)

Hawaiian-pizza sandwich (1/3 pineapple)

Up the ante on regular grilled cheese by adding some pineapple, bacon and tomato. Get the recipe.

Hawaiian-pizza sandwich—a grilled cheese with bacon, pineapple, lettuce and tomato—on white bread on a piece of parchment paper on a white cutting board, next to a bowl of watercress salad(Photo: Sian Richards)

Chili-cinnamon pork (1/2 pineapple)

Ready in just 30 minutes, this pork tenderloin recipe has a sweet heat you’ll love. Get the recipe.

12 ways to use up fresh pineapplePhoto, John Cullen.

Grilled chicken with salad (1 pineapple)

A fresh and fruity salad alongside zesty chicken is in our regular rotation during the spring and summer. Get the recipe.

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Citrus grilled chicken with pineapple salad.Photo, Erik Putz.

Five-spice pork medallions (1 pineapple)

A two-for-one recipe. Use the the whole pineapple in the salsa — but reserve half for tomorrow’s pork-fried rice. Get the recipe.

Five-Spice Pork Medallions with Pineapple SalsaPhoto, Roberto Caruso.

Pineapple-pork fried rice

Yesterday’s leftovers turn into an easy one-pan dinner tonight with just a handful of new ingredients. Get the recipe.

Pineapple and Pork Fried Rice in white and blue flowered bowlPhoto, Roberto Caruso.

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