A sweet and delicious healthier dessert option!
What You Will Need
Pineapple, maple syrup, and cinnamon are the only ingredients you need for this simple recipe. You will need a skillet to fry the pineapple in.
Step By Step Instructions
Place pineapple in a bowl.
Add in maple syrup and cinnamon.
Gently mix pineapple with the cinnamon and maple syrup until well combined.
Heat a skillet on the stovetop and add pineapple. Fry pineapple for about 15 minutes, flipping every few minutes or until brown and caramelized.
While frying the pineapple, add the leftover maple syrup into a small saucepan and heat on low heat, whisking frequently. It should thicken as it cools.
Once the pineapple is brown and caramelized, remove from the skillet.
Drizzle the pineapple with the leftover maple syrup.
Serve and enjoy!
Tips & Advice
You can use sliced pineapple or chunks, it doesn’t matter! You can also slice it fresh or buy it canned, whichever is your preference.
An air fryer could also be used for this recipe.
I use some local pure maple syrup from a farm in Iowa. I highly recommend buying pure maple syrup, even better if you can support local. Pure maple syrup is much thinner than pancake syrup which is why I cook it on the stovetop to thicken it up. If you use pancake syrup, you don’t need to do this step.
Printable Recipe
Fried Pineapple
Ingredients
- 20 oz sliced pineapple *drained
- A few TBSP pure maple syrup
- A couple pinches cinnamon
Instructions
- Place pineapple in a bowl.
- Add in pure maple syrup and cinnamon.
- Gently mix pineapple with the cinnamon and maple syrup until well combined.
- Heat a skillet on the stovetop and add pineapple. Fry pineapple for about 15 minutes, flipping every few minutes or until brown and caramelized.
- While frying the pineapple, add the leftover maple syrup into a small saucepan and heat on low heat, whisking frequently. It should thicken as it cools.
- Once the pineapple is brown and caramelized, remove from the skillet.
- Drizzle the pineapple with the leftover maple syrup.
- Serve and enjoy!
Shelby, I’m drooling all over my keyboard! Adding a teaspoon or two of butter to the frying pan would be tasty! 😋
Definitely! I wanted to add butter, but I was nervous because recently I learned a lesson the hard way not to add too much liquid in the skillet when frying pineapple or else it won’t get that nice golden caramelized layer on the outside. I’ll have to gain my courage back to add in just a little butter next time! Ha!