Best Pineapple Loaf Recipes

COCONUT-PINEAPPLE LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread coconut on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, tossing occasionally, 6 to 10 minutes; set aside. Butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch (8-cup) loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low, and alternately add flour mixture in three parts and sour cream in two, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until combined (do not overmix).
• Using a rubber spatula, fold pineapple and 1 cup coconut into batter. Spoon into prepared pan, and smooth top; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup coconut. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 65 to 70 minutes (cover pan with foil halfway through). Let cake cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan, and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

PINEAPPLE LOAF

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the pineapple, reserved juice, egg, milk and butter. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts., Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

PINEAPPLE HAM LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs; add milk, crackers and pepper. Add the ham and pork; mix well. Shape into a 9x4-in. loaf and place in a shallow baking dish. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients; pour over loaf. Bake at 350° until thermometer registers 170°, about 1-1/2 hours, basting frequently.

PINEAPPLE ZUCCHINI LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla together until thick.
• Stir zucchini, pineapple, flour, soda, salt, baking powder, spices, raisins, and walnuts into the egg mixture; blend well.
• Pour batter into two 9x5 inch greased loaf pans. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack.

ZUCCHINI-PINEAPPLE LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees (second lowest rack).
• Grease two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans, or mini loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla, continue beating until thick and foamy with a spoon, then stir in shredded zucchini and pineapple.
• Combine remaining dry ingredients together, then gently stir into zucchini/pineapple mixture just until blended.
• Add the chopped nut and raisins; stir to combine.
• Divide the batter evenly between two greased and floured 9x5 loaf pans.
• Bake for 1 hour or until cake tests done.
• Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing.
• Muffin Variation: follow above recipe except nearly fill paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 24-30 minutes.

PINEAPPLE-GLAZED HAM LOAF

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Crumble ham and pork over mixture; mix well. Press into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Combine brown sugar, vinegar and pineapple; spoon over loaf. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.

GLAZED SUGAR LOAF PINEAPPLE AND LOBSTER SALAD GARNISHED WITH TOASTED COCONUT AND CUBAN STYLE CITRUS GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Mix vanilla seed, sugar, and rum together in a large bowl. Add the pineapple and marinate for 15 minutes. Cook pineapple with melted butter in large pan over medium-high heat in batches until pineapple has caramelized. Cool and cut into small diced pieces. Set aside.
• Cut tails lengthwise and crack shell. Pull out meat but keep tail attached at tail end. Season with Bijol, salt, and pepper. Brush with butter. Roast until cooked, approximately 15 minutes, basting with butter a few times. Cool and dice.
• Combine lobster, pineapple, mango, papaya, water chestnuts, red pepper, carrots, bamboo shoots, chives, and cabbage and mix gently with 1/4 cup of the Lime Mango dressing.
• Preheat a grill: Cut sugar cane into 4 skewers, about 4 to 5 inches long. Season with Bijol, salt, and pepper. Mix butter, zest, and fruit juice then brush shrimp with butter mixture. Grill, basting with butter mixture until shrimp is fully cooked.
• Place 3 to 4 pineapple chips on bottom of plate and place coconut in center of chips. Fill coconut with salad. Garnish with lengthwise chips and pineapple leaves. Spoon a tablespoon of dressing on each plate. Lean shrimp skewer against coconut and plate at an angle.
• Start by adding everything from lime juice to cilantro and blend.using a burr mixer, hand held electric mixer or whisk. Slowly add in oil while continuing to blend. Season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. For the pineapple chips: Peel and cut the pineapple in half width-wise. Cut small wedges out of the pineapple to create thin flower slices. Cut other half lengthwise to remove the core. Dip into simple syrup and place on a silicone mat or parchment paper on a sheet pan at 200 degrees in oven for about 4 hours until dried out to create chips.
• Bring all ingredients to a simmer in a small saucepan. When the sugar is dissolved, remove from the heat and allow to cool. Remove the vanilla bean.

REALLY MOIST PINEAPPLE LOAF

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan (can use mini loaf pans also).
• In a bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg and rind for about 3-4 minutes).
• Add in orange juice concentrate; beat well until combined.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Add to the creamed mixture until combined.
• Stir in the crushed pineapple with juice.
• Add in nuts.
• Transfer to prepared baking pan.
• Bake for about 45 minutes, or until cake tests done.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE- DOWN HAM LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter with brown sugar and place in bottom of 8"x8"x2" pan.
• 2. Place layer of pineapple slices (with a stemless cherry in the middle of each if desired)on top of sugar mixture.
• 3. Mix together remaining ingredients,and spread evenly on top of fruit.
• 4. Bake at 350 for 1&1/2 hours. Turn out onto a platter and cut into squares.

~ MY GLAZED HAM LOAF W/ PINEAPPLE ~

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan, whisk together glaze ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 10 minutes, then cool. It will thicken some as it cools.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Grease a baking dish or small roaster. In a large bowl, mix all ham loaf ingredients until thoroughly blended.
• 3. Pour out meat mixture into prepared baking dish and shape into a loaf as you would a meatloaf. Brush the top of loaf with glaze. Place in oven and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, glazing several times during baking process.
• 4. Remove from oven. sprinkle on the pineapple if using and drizzle with glaze. Place back into oven for another 10 - 15 minutes. I broiled the last 5 minutes.
• 5. Place onto a serving platter and slice. Serve with remaining glaze.

PINEAPPLE LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the egg, sugar and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg; add to egg mixture alternately with pineapple. Beat just until combined., Pour into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over top and sides of cake; sprinkle with walnuts.

ZUCCHINI PINEAPPLE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Beat eggs, oil, and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in zucchini, pineapple, and vanilla.
• In another bowl, measure and combine flour, soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and nuts. Pour all at once into batter. Stir to moisten. Pour into greased loaf pan.
• Bake in 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 1 hour until bread tests done. Cool for 10 minutes. Turn loaf out of pan to cool on rack. Wrap. Cut in thin slices and spread with butter.

PINEAPPLE AND COCONUT BREAD LOAF

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in order given one at a time, mixing well between each addition.
• Pour batter into a greased loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour in a 350 degree oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

PINEAPPLE HAM LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix ground ham, ground pork, eggs, milk, crackers, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; form into a loaf. Transfer loaf to a loaf pan.
• Mix brown sugar, cider vinegar, and dry mustard together; pour over the loaf.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Spread pineapple atop the loaf; continue baking until no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

CONTEST-WINNING PINEAPPLE HAM LOAF

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine eggs, milk, Worcestershire sauce, bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon mustard, salt and pepper. Add ham and pork; mix well. Shape into eight oval patties; set aside. , Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice. Place a pineapple slice between each ham patty. (Refrigerate remaining pineapple and juice for another use.) Carefully place in an ungreased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Pat patties around pineapple to form a loaf. , Combine brown sugar, remaining mustard and reserved juice; pour a small amount over loaf. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until lightly browned and a thermometer reads 160°, basting occasionally with remaining juice mixture.

PINEAPPLE HAM LOAF

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine eggs, milk, Worcestershire sauce, bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon mustard, salt and pepper. Add ham and pork mix well.
• Shape into eight oval patties, set aside.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup of juice. Place a pineapple slice between each ham patty. (Refrigerate remaining pineapple and juice for another use.) Carefully place in an ungreased 9 in x 5 in x 3 in loaf pan.
• Pat patties around pineapple to form a loaf. Combine brown sugar, remaining mustard and reserved juice; pour a small amount over loaf. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 hours or until lightly browned and meat thermometer reads 160 degrees, basting occasionally with remaining juice mixture.

BLUEBERRY PINEAPPLE LOAF

Steps:

• Combine sugar and egg; cream with butter. Add pineapple juice.
• Combine flour, salt, and baking powder, and add to sugar mixture; stir in pineapple, blueberries and nuts.
• Pour into a greased 8x4-inch loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 1 hour.

GLAZED SUGAR LOAF PINEAPPLE AND LOBSTER SALAD GARNISHED WITH TOASTED COCONUT AND CUBAN STYLE CITRUS GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Cuban Shrimp Skewers:
• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Mix vanilla seed, sugar, and rum together in a large bowl. Add the pineapple and marinate for 15 minutes. Cook pineapple with melted butter in large pan over medium-high heat in batches until pineapple has caramelized. Cool and cut into small diced pieces. Set aside.
• Cut tails lengthwise and crack shell. Pull out meat but keep tail attached at tail end. Season with Bijol, salt, and pepper. Brush with butter. Roast until cooked, approximately 15 minutes, basting with butter a few times. Cool and dice.
• Combine lobster, pineapple, mango, papaya, water chestnuts, red pepper, carrots, bamboo shoots, chives, and cabbage and mix gently with 1/4 cup of the Lime Mango dressing.
• Preheat a grill: Cut sugar cane into 4 skewers, about 4 to 5 inches long. Season with Bijol, salt, and pepper. Mix butter, zest, and fruit juice then brush shrimp with butter mixture. Grill, basting with butter mixture until shrimp is fully cooked.
• Place 3 to 4 pineapple chips on bottom of plate and place coconut in center of chips. Fill coconut with salad. Garnish with lengthwise chips and pineapple leaves. Spoon a tablespoon of dressing on each plate. Lean shrimp skewer against coconut and plate at an angle.
• Lime Mango Vinaigrette:
• Start by adding everything from lime juice to cilantro and blend.using a burr mixer, hand held electric mixer or whisk. Slowly add in oil while continuing to blend. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pineapple chips:
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. For the pineapple chips: Peel and cut the pineapple in half width-wise. Cut small wedges out of the pineapple to create thin flower slices. Cut other half lengthwise to remove the core. Dip into simple syrup and place on a silicone mat or parchment paper on a sheet pan at 200 degrees in oven for about 4 hours until dried out to create chips.
• Simple Syrup:
• Bring all ingredients to a simmer in a small saucepan. When the sugar is dissolved, remove from the heat and allow to cool. Remove the vanilla bean.
• Professional Recipe: This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and makes a large quantity. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe in the proportions indicated and therefore cannot make any representation as to the results.
• Cracking Coconuts: Tap with a cleaver, applying pressure around top of coconut. Tap around and around the top of the coconut until the top breaks off. Reserve coconut water.

COCONUT PINEAPPLE LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread coconut on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, tossing occasionally, 6-10 minutes; set aside. Butter and flour a 9 x 5" loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• Using electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and alternately add flour mixture in 3 parts and sour cream in 2, beginning with the flour mixture. Mix just until combined (do not overmix).
• Using rubber spatula, fold pineapple and 1 cup coconut into batter. Spoon into prepared pan and smooth top; sprinkle wiht remaining coconut. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes (cover pan halfway thorugh). Let cake cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. To store, keep at room temperature, wrapped in plastic for up to 2 days.

PINEAPPLE HAM LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Set 1/2 can of crushed pineapple aside. Put the rest in a bowl (including juice). Stir in the bread crumbs, Leave sit.
• 3. Beat the eggs and soy sauce and spices together well in large bowl. Add the green pepper, meats and mix together very well. Add the pineapple and bread mixture. Combine together well.
• 4. Put into a roast pan, form into a loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours.
• 5. While the loaf is baking: Make the topping for the loaf by mixing all ingredients together and set aside until the last 35 minutes of cooking. Spread it over the loaf and return to oven for remaining time.
• 6. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before slicing to serve.
• 7. *** I serve this with mashed potatoes or rice, and with a vegetable mixture