Southern Pineapple Casserole Recipe
If you truly want a Southern casserole recipe, this is it!
If you have never tried it, you will be amazed at how just a small amount of flour with the rest of these ingredients can create such a delightful treat! Your family will beg for you to make it over and over again.
Southern Pineapple Casserole Recipe Ingredients:
- 2 – 20 oz cans of crushed pineapple, drained but reserve the juice
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice (that was reserved)
- 2 cups mild or sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- about 40 buttery crackers, crushed
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
Southern Pineapple Casserole Recipe Instructions:
- First, gather all the ingredients.
- Shred your cheese.
- Drain both cans of crushed pineapple. Reserve about 1/4 cup of juice to use in the recipe.
- In a medium size bowl, combine the shredded cheese, crushed pineapple, sugar, flour and the 1/4 cup of reserved pineapple juice. Mix until well combined.
- Pour the mixed ingredients into a casserole dish that’s about 8 inch square pan or a 10 inch rectangle baking dish. About 1.5 quarts baking dish or as close to it as possible.
- Melt the butter. This will be one full stick or 1/2 cup. It takes about 30 seconds in the microwave to melt the butter fully.
- Crush the crackers to your desired consistency.
- Mix the butter into the crush crackers and top it on your cheese pineapple mixture in the baking dish.
- Bake this for about 30 minutes (or until golden brown) uncovered in the previously preheated oven.
There are some variations to this recipe that some people love. You can use a can of pineapple chunks or even pineapple tidbits in place of one can of the crushed pineapple. I really like the texture of both cans of crushed pineapple instead of chunks because it makes this extra moist! You can also add shreds of sweetened coconut also!
You could also use Splenda in this recipe if you are trying to cut down on the sugar.
Feel free to use Panko topping in place of the crackers in this recipe for an extra crunch.
If you want a hint of heat, you can add jalapeno cheese or jalapeno in the cheese mix. Sweet and spicy mix is also delightful.
Feel free to drink or use the remaining pineapple juice in another recipe.
This recipe pairs perfectly with ham at Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving too! Absolutely delicious. Oh, and it’s lovely for Christmas morning breakfast too.
Here are a few photos we took while making this recipe:
We hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
Southern Pineapple Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 – 20 oz cans of crushed pineapple drained but reserve the juice
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice that was reserved
- 2 cups mild or sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- about 40 buttery crackers crushed
- 1/2 cup butter melted
Instructions
- First, gather all the ingredients.
- Shred your cheese.
- Drain both cans of crushed pineapple. Reserve about 1/4 cup of juice to use in the recipe.
- In a medium size bowl, combine the shredded cheese, crushed pineapple, sugar, flour and the 1/4 cup of reserved pineapple juice. Mix until well combined.
- Pour the mixed ingredients into a casserole dish that’s about 8 inch square pan or a 10 inch rectangle baking dish. About 1.5 quarts baking dish or as close to it as possible.
- Melt the butter. This will be one full stick or 1/2 cup. It takes about 30 seconds in the microwave to melt the butter fully.
- Crush the crackers to your desired consistency.
- Mix the butter into the crush crackers and top it on your cheese pineapple mixture in the baking dish.
- Bake this for about 30 minutes (or until golden brown) uncovered in the previously preheated oven.
Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy.
