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41 Best Pineapple Recipes: Tacos, Cocktails, Desserts, and More

Yes, you can add it to fruit salad. But there’s more to pineapple than that.
41 Best Pineapple Recipes Tacos Cocktails Desserts and More
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson

These pineapple recipes prove how adaptable this fragrant fruit is. It’s delicious on its own—and extra-delicious roasted, sautéed, or grilled, slicked with rum or topped with ice cream. (Or piled on French toast.) But pineapple can shine in savory dishes too: It’s great with seafood, pork, chicken, or pretty much any protein that needs a touch of tangy sweetness. Below, you’ll find our favorite pineapple recipes—breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.

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    Fish Tacos al Pastor

    We couldn't make a list of the best pineapple recipes without including tacos al pastor—but these arefishtacos, not pork. Based on a version at Mexico City restaurant Contramar, these striped bass or halibut fillets shine in a potent chile marinade.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne
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    Piña Colada

    A combination of rums can lend this beachy drink more layers of flavor. Feel free to play around with your favorite bottles, keeping the total amount of spirit the same.

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    Coconut Milk French Toast With Pineapple Syrup

    Trying to cook from your pantry? This brunch recipe will help you use those cans: canned pineapple,canned coconut milk, plus whatever bread you have on hand.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
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    Homemade "Dole Whip"

    迪斯尼公园一样狂热分子可以告诉你,它不是a visit to the Magic Kingdom without a helping of this tropical, dairy-free, soft-serve–like dessert. Now you can make magic at home.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton
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    Fresh Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

    Canned pineapple can be great, but when the fresh fruit is at its ripest this classic cake is absolutely sublime.

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    Jungle Bird

    While we're talking about rum, meet your new favorite pineapple cocktail recipe. It's made with bittersweet Campari, fresh pineapple, lime, and rich blackstrap rum.

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    Frozen Pineapple Mojito

    Pineapple cups make a fun presentation for this frosty summer cocktail, but if you're short on time, just use regular cocktail glasses instead.

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    Coconut Tapioca With Pineapple, Mango, And Lime

    This dessert from chef Joanne Chang features a light and refreshing coconut tapioca, topped with sweetmango, pineapple, and lime zest.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
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    Pineapple-Glazed Ham

    The sweetness of pineapple in this retro ham glaze is balanced with tangy apple cider vinegar and a sneaky dose of hot sauce.

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  • Peden & Munk
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    The Greenest Smoothie

    The matcha in this smoothie will help perk you up; the pineapple and banana serve to sweeten the mix of hardy greens, ginger, almond butter, and almond milk.

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  • Diana Kuan
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    Sweet and Sour Pork

    This pork and pineapple recipe from cookbook author Diana Kuan is sweet, tangy, savory, and luscious.

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    Common Lily

    Fresh blackberries are wonderful with the pineapple in this fruity tequila cocktail, but you can substitute other berries—or even fresh figs when available. The Suze adds a bitterness that keeps this drink refreshing and not too sweet.

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  • Anita Calero
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    Baked Hawaiian Islands

    Classic baked Alaska is turned on its head with these individual desserts from chef Elizabeth Falkner. Coconut, pineapple, passion fruit, and a rum-soaked sorbet lend rich flavor, but if you want to save time, you can use store-bought pineapple sorbet.

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    Bird of Paradise

    Cool off with a cocktail that's tart and fragrant and packed with rum. The pineapple serves as a nice flavor bridge between the citrusy Aperol and high-proof rum.

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    Morning Sunrise Smoothie

    This carrot-pineapple smoothie is like a liquid sunset in a glass.

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    Sautéed Pineapple with Rum Sauce

    If you've never cooked your pineapple, you're missing out. This simple dessert brings out the best in the tropical fruit. Walnuts add a touch of texture; feel free to serve with vanilla ice cream or coconut sorbet.

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    Pan-Fried Hawaiian Pizza

    Some people hate the very idea of pineapple and ham together on a pizza, while other people believe there has never been a better combo. If you're one of the latter, we highly recommend you pan-fry that baby.

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    Blackened Salmon with Pineapple Salsa

    Tame spicy baked salmon with a sweet pineapple–bell pepper salsa. Want to ramp up the heat even more? Leave the seeds in the jalapeño.

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  • Romulo Yanes
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    Pineapple Paletas

    Dessert can be as simple as puréed pineapple with a little sweetener and lime, frozen in ice-pop molds with some extra pineapple chunks.

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    Carrot Cake

    While we love all of the pineapple recipes we've mentioned, we must admit a real soft spot for cakes that include the fruit. Shredded pineapple adds moisture and sweetness to this carrot cake. (Pssst! It's also good in zucchini bread.)

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