Lately I’ve been buying a pineapple a week and eating it while standing up in the kitchen. Most likely in one sitting (standing?).
Oh, and dreaming that I’m in Hawaii, far far away from the cold snow and blustery winds that Colorado has been cooking up for me lately.
I’ve been dreaming of the beach for going on 4 months now and pineapple? Pineapple is this pregnant lady’s vehicle to get there. Well, that and my imagination. Obviously I can’t drive, fly, or ride a pineapple over the Hawaii.
Unless that is you know of a way to do so…then by all means share. I’m not opposed to travel at 8.5 months pregnant!
Anyway, make this today. Pretend you’re on vacation…you and me, hanging out, reading ridiculous celebrity gossip beachside with a Mai Tai in one hand and a plate of pineapple in the other!
FRESH PINEAPPLE CRISP
- 1 whole pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Preheat your oven to 375. In a big bowl toss together the pineapple, 2 Tbsp flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon and stir until the flour is coating all of the pineapple. Pour into a buttered 9×9 baking dish. In another bowl combine the oats, 1/4 cup flour, sugar, butter and salt, and using your fingers press the butter into the ingredients until the final mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle evenly on top of the pineapple. Bake at 375 for 30-45 minutes until the pineapple is bubbly and the top is golden brown. Devour.
You. Me. Beach. Now.
Tonight’s dessert
I don’t have access to really good fresh pineapple, do you think canned in juice will work?
I think it would work just fine, although I would maybe strain it and only add back about 1/2 of the juice. Let me know how it works out, that would be a great way to make it when pineapple isn’t in season!
this looks so good! i totally ate ridiculous amounts of pineapple when I was pregnant with my daughter. totally pinning now.
i did too – apparently it’s supposed to induce labor? i would literally eat a whole pineapple in 1-2 days and people were freaking out. then we had to induce labor 1.5 weeks late, so i’m thinking pineapple doesn’t work 🙂
Love love love that first pineapple picture! I am all over this. A tropical vacation indeed.
This is a dessert that makes me feel like I’m on vacation. Or that I need to take a vacation. Love it!
This looks wonderful – I love that you used fresh pineapple, too. We have been going through pineapple like crazy here, too.
Apple crisp, berry crisp, peach crisp… I think I’ve done it all but pineapple. And why not?! sounds fabulous 🙂
This looks simply delicious. Thanks for posting!
Love this dessert!
Could totally go for some of this right now!
Looks delicious!
Be careful with pineapple if you’re at all at risk for going into pre-term labor. The bromalain in pineapple can trigger contractions. If you’re not at risk for pre-term labor, it shouldn’t be a big deal at all. You’d have to eat a huge amount to really see any effects from it.
wow, thanks Natalie! i had no idea! i’m not at risk for preterm labor, it’s just been a craving i’ve had. i’ll double check with the doctor today though!
I never bake with pineapple, but I think I have been missing out. This looks great!!
Mmmm…I’m just imagining the crisp topping with some coconut. It looks amazing as is, but I do love me some pina colada flavors.
Two servings over here, please!
goodness gracious this looks amazing!
I live in Hawaii so I can just ship some pineapples your way 🙂
Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, YES. Oh God. Yes.
yep – if anything could remind me of Hawaii, this would do it! YUM
Yum! I love upside down pineapple cake….yes, very different, but the whole cinnamon-sugar pineapple thing makes me happy!
I feel ya with the icky weather! It has been cold and snowy here 🙁 I don’t know why I’m surprised every time I leave my apartment. It is winter, after all! lol This looks absolutely delicious. The perfect island escape 😀
This looks wonderful! I’ll send you some Florida sunshine your way through the computer screen. It was 76 here yesterday!
Pineapple crisp!? That is just pure genius! I have never thought to make a crisp with pineapple but it looks so delicious. I definitely want to give this a try. My family loves pineapple.
I bought a fresh pineapple last week and was coming up with all kinds of ideas for what to do with it. I have a post coming up in a few days featuring this luscious fruit. Mmmmm, tropical.
Bravo on the crisp! I definitely didn’t think of trying that!
love pineapple, this looks delish. I hear ya on the cold weather!
We went to Tahiti on our honeymoon and pineapple always makes me think of the beaches there. They had amazing pineapple juice straight from the juicer and it just tasted so much better than making it here at home. I’m convinced it was a secret ingredient even though I’d watch them cut it up and juice it right in front me with nothing else added.
YES PLEASE!
I need to start baking with pineapple! Love this