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What Is Candied pineapple and How Can I Use It?

Candied pineapple is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 45 recipes to get you started.

candied pineapple

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size unknown (100g)
Amount per Serving
Calories 321Calories from Fat 0
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.1g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat ~
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 98mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 82.7g 28%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Sugars 80.6
Protein 0.4g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 2% Iron 1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.

Where found

Candied pineapple is usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Candied pineapple is a member of the Fruits and Fruit Juices US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much does candied pineapple weigh?

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Fruits and Fruit Juices

In Chinese:菠萝蜜饯
British (UK) term:
en français:ananas confit
en español:piña confitada

Recipes using candied pineapple

There are 45 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Classic Panettone

Classic Panettone

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An Italian Christmas is not complete without this high-domed cylinder of fruit-studded sweet bread.

Vegan Christmas Cake

Vegan Christmas Cake

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Vegan Christmas cake packed with candied pineapple, cherries, citrus peel, raisins, and currants, bound without eggs or dairy. A long-baking holiday fruitcake for slicing into thin festive servings.

Christmas Memory Fruitcake

Christmas Memory Fruitcake

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Christmas memory fruitcake steams then bakes a bourbon-soaked, dense old-fashioned fruitcake loaded with Brazil nuts, raisins, candied fruit, figs, and warming spices. Heirloom holiday recipe.

Dark Christmas Cake

Dark Christmas Cake

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Dark Christmas cake is the real, old-fashioned fruitcake: dense with raisins, currants, figs, dates, and almonds, deepened with brown sugar, prune juice, and brandy, then aged in brandy-soaked cheesecloth. Make it now, slice it at Christmas.

Christmas Fruit Cookies

Christmas Fruit Cookies

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Just like little fruitcakes! I soaked my fruit in the bourbon overnight. Easy recipe to put together and great way to use extra fruit from making my fruitcakes.

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Kay's Fruit Cake

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No-egg fruit cake loaded with candied cherries, pineapple, dates, toasted coconut, and nuts, bound with sweetened condensed milk and glazed with orange juice and honey.

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Jeweled Cookies

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Buttery slice-and-bake cookies studded with candied fruit, walnuts, and raisins. Freeze the dough ahead, slice thin, and bake for festive sparkle in every bite.

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Festive Fruitcake with Sweet Apricot Glaze

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Festive holiday fruitcake loaded with pecans, candied pineapple, dates, golden raisins, and candied citrus peel. Laced with orange liqueur and aged up to three weeks.

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Wedding Cake

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Traditional wedding fruitcake with candied cherries, pineapple, dates, raisins, currants, citron, and nuts in a spiced batter. Slow-baked at low heat for a dense, rich loaf.

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In Love with Chocolate

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Heart-shaped chocolate cookies loaded with chocolate chips, topped with melted white chocolate and candied pineapple. A Valentine's Day cookie that's rich, fudgy, and festive.

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Fig Fruit Cake

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Fig fruit cake with dried figs, candied cherries, pineapple, walnuts, brandy, and unsweetened chocolate. A spiced holiday loaf baked low and slow for dense, sliceable richness.

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Curried Fruit & Cream Pizza

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Curried fruit pizza topped with apples, pears, banana, grapes, and candied pineapple simmered in curry cream on crispy pizza dough. Sweet, spicy, and totally unexpected.

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Fruit Cake with O Nuts

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Old-fashioned nut-free fruitcake with candied cherries, pineapple, grape jelly, and warm spices. Baked low and slow in three pans. Safe for nut allergies.

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Kc's Fruitcake Drops

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Fruitcake drop cookies with brandy, candied cherries, dates, candied pineapple, and nuts. All the holiday fruitcake flavor in a bite-sized cookie that bakes in 12 minutes.

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Fantastic Fruitcake

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No-flour fruitcake packed with pecans, walnuts, dates, candied cherries, pineapple, and coconut bound with sweetened condensed milk. Baked low and slow in a tube pan.

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Rich Christmas Cake

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This moist and delicious cake made with currants, raisins and apricots is perfect the for the holiday season!

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White Holiday Fudge

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Old-fashioned white holiday fudge loaded with brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts, candied cherries, and pineapple. A cooked cream fudge that chills overnight and makes over 100 pieces for holiday gift giving.

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English Rocks

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English rocks cookies packed with candied cherries, candied pineapple, dates, and pecans in a spiced brown sugar-buttermilk batter. A dense, fruity holiday cookie baked low and slow.

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Old Fashioned Fruit Cake #4

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Old fashioned fruit cake with blackberry jam, fig preserves, watermelon rind preserves, candied cherries, pecans, and cocoa. Baked low and slow in a cast iron skillet.

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Russian Cheese Babka

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Russian cheese babka (pashka) with cream cheese, cottage cheese, candied fruits, golden raisins, and citrus zest, molded in cheesecloth overnight. A no-bake Russian Easter dessert.

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Larry's Tropical Treats

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Tropical drop cookies loaded with candied papaya, mango, pineapple, dried apricots, macadamia nuts, and white chocolate chunks. The fruitcake reimagined as a chewy island-style cookie.

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White Christmas Fudge

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Old-fashioned white Christmas fudge loaded with pecans, walnuts, candied cherries, and candied pineapple. Cooked to soft ball stage for a creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture.

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Christmas Fudge

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Old-fashioned Christmas fudge packed with candied pineapple, candied cherries, almonds, and pecans. Creamy, fruity, and nutty in every square, this holiday candy makes 80 pieces for gifting.

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Carole's Christmas Cake

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You will be singing Christmas carols after enjoying this decadent cake made with candied cherries and pecans.

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Florentine Triangle Jewels

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Florentine triangle cookies with a buttery shortbread crust, candied cherry and pineapple topping with almonds, and a semi-sweet chocolate drizzle. A stunning holiday cookie.

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