What can I do with 6lbs of pineapple chunks?

Question

Somehow I acquired a 6 lb can of pineapple chunks. Most recipes require about a 1/6 of that, but I'm assuming once I open the can I should use the entire thing pretty quickly. Is there something I can do other than make 6 different things in one day?

Answer 1

Drain liquid from can.  Place small amounts of Pineaple in plast ic bags or containers and freeze.  Good for 6 - 8 months.

Answer 2

make a smoothie, pineapple upside down cake, fruit salad, pineapple sorbet, pina coolada  

Answer 3

Use what you want and freeze the rest.  Definitely have some drinks-  pina coladas and daiquiris, your own creation.  Here’s a good Paula Deen recipe, cake recipe, and a smoothie recipe:

Pineapple Casserole from: Paula Deen

Try this recipe, it’s FABULOUS

1 cup sugar

6 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 (20-ounce) cans pineapple chunks, drained, and 6 tablespoons pineapple juice reserved

1 cup cracker crumbs (recommended: Ritz)

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted, plus extra for greasing pan

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease a medium-size casserole dish with butter.

In a large bowl, stir together the sugar and flour. Add the drained pineapple chunks, and stir until ingredients are well combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish.

In another medium bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, melted butter, and reserved pineapple juice, stirring with a rubber spatula until evenly blended. Spread crumb mixture on top of pineapple mixture. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

PINEAPPLE CAKE

2 c. Flour

1 ½  c. Sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

2 eggs

1 can (No. 2) crushed pineapple

½ c. brown sugar

½ c. nuts

Mix dry ingredients, add eggs and pineapple.  Mix well.  Pour into a greased 9X13 baking dish (can use a cookie sheet).  Sprinkle top of cake batter with brown sugar and nuts.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Topping for pineapple cake

1 ½ sticks oleo (butter)

1 c. condensed milk

¾ c. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Boil ingredients for 2 to 3 minutes.  Pour mixture over hot pineapple cake.

Pineapple Smoothie

From Prevention Magazine

This decadently thick drink satisfies my desire for ice cream. Sometimes I vary it by adding coconut flavoring or chunks of strawberries.

Ingredients

1 cup low-fat or light vanilla yogurt  

6 ice cubes  

1 cup pineapple chunks  

Directions

1. In a blender, combine the yogurt and ice cubes. Blend, pulsing as needed, until the ice is in large chunks. Add the pineapple and blend at "whip" speed until smooth.

Answer 4

FREEZE that stuff!!! Pineapple is great so save it, save it, save it!!!  

Answer 5

pineapple jam

Answer 6

Yummy.  Them on a plate with toothpicks in them and put them out in front of your family or friends.  They will be gone in little time!

Answer 7

Have a "Pineapple night" with some friends or family members. Include it in juices, smoothes, ontop of pizzas, in salads etc. Make sure you invite lots of people!

Answer 8

Freeze them- make a smoothie with some frozen pineapple, some fruit juice of your choice, maybe a bit of yoghurt and throw it all in a blender! ( i do this with all types of excess fruit!)  

Answer 9

Make a huge batch of pineapple salsa and have a party!

Answer 10

Jam

Answer 11

Fruit Kabobs

Grilled Fruit Kabobs

1/3 cup dairy sour cream

1/3 cup apricot preserves

1/4 cup A.1. Steak Sauce

1 1/2 cups pineapple chunks

can be fresh or canned

1 cup seedless grapes

1 orange sectioned

1 large banana cut into

12 chunks

1 tablespoon margarine

melted

Soak 12 10 inch wooden skewere in water for at least 30

minutes. In small bowl, combine sour cream, apricot

preserves and 1 tablespoon steak sauce; set aside. Thread

fruit pieces onto skeweres. In small bowl, combine the

remaining 3 tablespoons steak sauce with melted margarine;

brush kabobs with margarine mixture. Grill fruit over

medium heat for 5 minutes or until warm and very lightly

browned, turning and basting with remaining margarine

mixture. Serve warm with sour cream sauce for dipping.

Makes 12 appetizers.

Pineapple Crumble

-----filling-----

1 16 ounces ca unsweetened pineapple -- - crushed and

drained

2 medium pears -- peeled, cored and

-- diced

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 dash nutmeg

-----crumb topping-----

3 tablespoons soy or safflower margarine

2/3 cup matzo meal

1/3 cup ground walnuts

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350F.

Combine filling ingredients in a mixing bowl and pat into a 9-inch square baking pan.

Melt margarine in a skillet and remove from heat.

Stir in the remaining topping ingredients till evenly coated with the margarine.

Sprinkle evenly over the top of the pineapple mixture. Bake 25 to 30 minutes

Tropical Trifle

  

Source: Family Circle

  http://www.bhg.com



     Prep: 15 minutes

Chill: 2 hours

Cook: 5 minutes

  



  



Ingredients

   Pineapple Custard:

1/3  cup sugar

3  tablespoons cornstarch

2  cups half-and-half

1  can (15.25 ounces) crushed pineapple in juice

3  tablespoons light or dark rum

   Trifle:

2  cups heavy cream

2  tablespoons sugar

1   prepared angel food cake (14 ounces), cut into 1-inch cubes

1  tablespoons liquid reserved, and 3 orange pieces reserved for garnish

1-3/4  cups coconut, toasted (see Note)

   Fresh mint leaves, for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Pineapple Custard: In a medium-size saucepan, stir together the sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in the half-and-half until well blended. Heat over medium heat, stirring, until the mixture thickens and comes to boiling; boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the crushed pineapple along with its juice and the rum. Spoon into a bowl. Let stand until cooled to room temperature, stirring occasionally, for about 45 minutes.  

2. Trifle: In large bowl, beat together the heavy cream and sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. In a 14- to 16-cup glass trifle bowl or clear glass dessert bowl, layer one-third of the cake cubes, followed by one-third of the pineapple custard. Sprinkle with one-third of the reserved mandarin orange juice. Then layer on one-third of the orange pieces, one-third of the whipped cream and 1/2 cup of the toasted coconut. Repeat layering 2 more times: cake cubes, custard, orange juice, orange pieces, whipped cream and coconut.  

3. For a garnish, sprinkle the remaining toasted coconut and the reserved orange pieces over the top of the trifle. Cover and refrigerate until the trifle is thoroughly chilled, about 2 hours. Garnish with fresh mint leaves, if desired. Makes 16 servings.  

Note: To toast coconut, spread it evenly on a baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degree F oven until lightly browned, 13 to 15 minutes

Answer 12

i agree with that zoops guy!! and EAT IT its yummy:]

Answer 13

You can freeze some and make a pineapple martini.  I once had a pineapple martini at a restaurant in hawaii.  The martini was so Delicious.  The bartender told me that they soak their vodka with pineapple for several weeks and used the pineapple vodka for their martinis.  It was great!

Answer 14

perfect time to tell you a recipe of mine

Pineapple Burgers : but pinapple on a burger its so good

Answer 15

I'd use the juice for teriyaki  and have a party.  Serve everyone pina coladas.

Answer 16

Use what you want and give the rest to a pizza parlor.

Answer 17

seperate the juice and chunks-serve the juice to your family

make smoothies

make kebobs with steak

pinneapple juice is also a very good in a marinade it makes the meat really tender and juicy

Answer 18

Freeze what you don't use in freezer zip-lock baggies, and use them instead of ice cubes in smoothies or lemonade........

Answer 19

You can make killer salsa with pineapple. Also I like to put the chunks in ice trays and freeze them and then use them for the "ice" in tea or fruit drinks. You can also just put the left overs in zip locks and keep them in the fridge.

Answer 20

Why don't you just make 6 things (like you don't want to do) and then give them to other people, and keep 1 for yourself? 6lbs of pineapple sounds pretty sickening any way you make it (in one dish). You could make pineapple upside down cake, fruit salad, smoothies, etc.  

Answer 21

If you are a drinker, you can make malibu and pineapple or pina colada and put fresh pineapple in the drinks.  Fresh fruit is always good in drinks!  Non-alcoholic, you can make a fruit smoothie.  For an entree, I have made ham and topped it off with pineapple. It's really good! Or like someone else suggested, put some on tooth pics and have friend over and serve them as a snack (along with the pina coladas! :)