Pineapple Casserole
I know exactly how this sounds. Yuck. Yuckity yuck yuck yuck. And I’m here to tell you that wow, this was sooooo yummy! It’s a weird sweet pineapple with crispy butter crackers on top. Basically it’s pineapple pizza without the tomato! The original recipe is twice the amount that I have written, and I kept my halved recipe as I assume that most of these recipes will be made in the home for personal use, I mean I know people are dying but the reality is we don’t actually go to a whole lot of funerals. So, maybe one of these summer days when we finally get to see other humans, you can make this dish for your pals and let them be surprised at how delicious it actually is, and you can let them all know that when you die you hope someone makes this for your funeral!
Ingredients
1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons self-rising flour, although I used all-purpose because I didn’t have self-rising
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
4 oz Daiya cheddar shreds
10-12 vegan ritz type crackers
4 tablespoons Earth Balance butter
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F
Open pineapple can slightly so that you can strain out the juice into a separate container
Dump the drained pineapple into a small bowl and set aside
Mix sugar, flour, and salt in a medium bowl
Add cheddar to the dry ingredients and mix up so that the cheese is completely coated
Take a little over half of the pineapple chunks and give them a mix in a blender to crush them up. The original recipe uses one full can of chunks and one full can of crushed pineapple but since we are making a smaller batch I figure crushing up some chunks would be a good hack!
Add the pineapple to the cheese/flour bowl and mix up.
Grease a medium size casserole bowl and then pour in your pineapple cheese mixture
Melt 4 tablespoons of butter and then add that to 4 tablespoons of the reserved pineapple juice from earlier
Crush up anywhere from 10-12 crackers and dump those into that delicious buttery pineapple juice and then spread on top of your casserole.
You can now cover and refrigerate this for up to one day if you are making this in advance.
When you’re ready, bake your casserole for 20-25 minutes. If you’re feeling extra you can always finish the casserole under the broiler to super crisp up those crackers.
Serve this dish warm and-well-enjoy!