Air Fryer Pineapple
Use the air fryer to cook up a sweet tropical treat - air fryer pineapple is super easy and delicious with yogurt or ice-cream for dessert.
Everyone loves a quick air fryer dessert recipe. And our hot sticky grilled pineapple is just so tasty and really simple to make.
Making Air Fryer Pineapple At Home Is A Good Thing, Here’s Why!
It's a healthy dessert – pineapples are loaded with nutrients and count towards your 5-a-day! You can make this with or without the flavoured sugar.
It's super easy - air fryer pineapple is really easy to make, you can use slices of fresh pineapple or you can just grab a can and use some pineapple rings.
Really tasty - grilled pineapple is delicious, it goes really well with coconut yogurt or vanilla ice-cream for a quick, simple dessert idea.
Equipment Needed For Cooking Pineapple In the Air Fryer
- Air Fryer – we use a Ninja Foodie Max Dual Zone Air Fryer – the 9.5L capacity model
- Chopping board
- Vegetable knife
- Teaspoon
- Tongs
Ingredients For Air Fryer Pineapple
You only need two ingredients to make our delicious grilled pineapple recipe!
- 1 fresh pineapple (you can use a can of pineapple rings if you prefer)
- 2 teaspoon caster sugar
Optional Ingredients
- Pinch cinnamon - mix in with the sugar
- Fresh mint - grind into the sugar using pestle and mortar
How to Cook Pineapple In The Air Fryer
Our tasty hot pineapple dessert it super easy to make!
Step One - peel and slice the pineapple
- Use a sharp knife to peel the outer skin from the pineapple, then slice long pieces off the sides.
Step Two - air fry the pineapple slices
- Lay the sliced pineapple in a single layer in the air fryer basket - you may have to cook this in two batches.
- Sprinkle over some caster sugar.
- Cook on the air fry setting at 200C for 5 minutes. Then flip, and cook on the other side for a further 5 minutes.
Step Three - serve the hot pineapple
- Remove the pineapple from the air fryer basket and serve with either yogurt or ice-cream for a delicious easy dessert.
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Air Fryer Pineapple
Delicious grilled pineapple cooked in the air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 fresh pineapple - peeled and outer flesh sliced off in strips
- 2 teaspoon caster sugar
Instructions
- Use a sharp knife to peel the outer skin from the pineapple, then slice long pieces off the sides.
- Lay the sliced pineapple in a single layer in the air fryer basket – you may have to cook this in two batches.
- Sprinkle over some caster sugar (and if you're using cinnamon or mint, sprinkle that over the pineapple now too)
- Cook on the air fry setting at 200C for 5 minutes. Then flip, and cook on the other side for a further 5 minutes.
- Remove the pineapple from the air fryer basket and serve with either yogurt or ice-cream for a delicious easy dessert.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 29Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 0g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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Wendy is the creator of Daisies & Pie, a UK food blog sharing easy meals and home lifestyle tips since 2012
