November 11, 2008
Tags: bread, easy, holiday, side dish, sweet | Print this recipe
Okay, “Pineapple Stuff” is not the actual name of this recipe, it’s technically called Scalloped Pineapple (think scalloped potatoes, not seafood). But I, in my infinite wisdom as a child dubbed this dish Pineapple Stuff and as thus it will be known forever. I guess you can call this Pineapple Casserole as I think that’s a bit more descriptive. This is probably my favorite recipe in the whole wide world and has been since I was a kid. It was my mom’s signature dish, which she served at all the dinner parties and all the pot lucks and which everyone raved about. I’ve made it a million times at this point, but I don’t think mine has ever tasted as good as when she made it. I guess that’s just how it goes, but that certainly doesn’t stop me from making it.
This is not a dessert, it’s a side dish. My mom always served it with ham because it’s the perfect compliment. Since we had turkey for Thanksgiving, we always had ham for Christmas, so besides being my favorite dish, it also reminds me of Christmas (hmmm…maybe that’s why it’s my favorite dish). It’s sweet and buttery and definitely not for the (literal) faint of heart, but that’s why you serve it on special occasions like Christmas.
The problem with this recipe is that it doesn’t inspire confidence in people when I tell them about it. Even when you are putting all the ingredients together, you may think this is iffy, but you just have to take my word for it that it will turn out delicious. I’ve proved it to my friends and my boyfriend and all the people at the Christmas dinner party a few years ago, who were like “pineapple what?” at the beginning and going back for seconds later.
Besides having to tear up a bunch of bread, this stuff is dead simple to make, doesn’t have many ingredients, and is impossible to mess up. What more could you want in a dish?
Pineapple Stuff
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 4 cups finely torn, and packed down, white bread (I just buy a loaf of the generic white bread at the grocery store)
- 2-3 tbsp. milk
Process
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Cream together butter and sugar.
2. Add crushed pineapple and mix well. Fold in the beaten eggs.
3. Fold in bread and stir with wooden spoon until it’s all incorporated.
4. Pour in greased 13×9 dish. Spread milk over the top to moisten.
5. Bake about an 1 hour, until the edges start to get crispy and the top is a lightly browned. Let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.
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Nicole
This is the second recipe for this type of casserole that I’ve seen lately! Before this year, I had never heard of such a thing. I think it’s something my husband would really enjoy!
November 11, 2008 at 3:37 pm |
allison
Do you drain the can of pineapple?
November 11, 2008 at 4:23 pm |
Emily
Nope, use the full can, juice and everything. It will be pretty wet when you pour it in the dish, but that’s what makes the dish so moist.
November 11, 2008 at 4:31 pm |
bethieofva
I love this stuff!! Your pics makes me want some now.
November 11, 2008 at 4:49 pm |
Pierre
pineapple in syrup of juice? TIA!
November 11, 2008 at 11:40 pm |
FamilyFirst
hmm.. maybe “pineapple bread casserole” would sound nice? thanks for sharing such a personal favourite!
November 12, 2008 at 1:26 am |
Linda
Looks delicious. Can’t wait to have a ham and make this dish to serve with it. Thanks for sharing!!
November 12, 2008 at 10:14 am |
Paula
It sounds like a bread pudding recipe. Is it VERY sweet?
November 12, 2008 at 10:58 am |
Emily
Yeah, it’s pretty sweet. But the sweetness is balanced out by the butter and bread, so it’s not crazy sweet. I don’t think it’s much sweeter than just eating pineapple by itself.
November 12, 2008 at 12:32 pm |
Allison
My family does “pineapple stuff” too, but instead of eggs, ours contains cheddar cheese, and instead of breadcrumbs, we use crushed Ritz crackers dotted with butter.
Pineapple stuff is awesome!
November 13, 2008 at 1:03 am |
margaret
oh my gosh!!! i remember pineapple stuff from way back in the day, and how everybody loved it but me. seriously, i could not understand what was so great about it. i’m sure i’d love it now though – it looks fantastic!
November 13, 2008 at 10:41 am |
Ana
i love this dish- a friend of my grandmother’s used to make it around thankgiving every year, and i would devour it.
it’s even better the next day for breakfast.
November 13, 2008 at 3:36 pm |
Diana
We call this pineapple stuffing in our family, and it’s a must. My grandmother usually makes enough to serve 20 people for this stuff, and there’s never leftovers. This is my favorite!
December 23, 2008 at 3:20 pm |
Mike
I cooked this dish tonight (with ham!) for twelve people using your recipe and got raves from old and young alike. I did cut the sugar down to one cup and found it still to be sufficiently sweet. Thanks for a keeper!
December 28, 2008 at 11:48 pm |
Emily
I’m glad it was successful! I’ve never met anyone who didn’t love the stuff after tasting it.
December 29, 2008 at 3:10 am |
Craving Chronicles
I love pineapple stuff! Just made a batch for Easter and was getting ready to post it on my blog sometime this week
April 13, 2009 at 9:51 am |
debcurlydog
OMG, this is the exact recipe my grandma used to make! I now make it for our potluck meals for church or any get together and it always gets raves and is gone before we go home.
September 3, 2009 at 11:17 pm |
Lilo
This is a tradition in our house too and we also call it Pineapple Stuff! It’s the best!
November 23, 2009 at 2:43 pm |