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Smoked Pineapple

This Smoked Pineapple with brown sugar rub is great for both sweet desserts and as a side for your favorite smoked proteins.
Course Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 10 slices
Calories 54kcal
Author Beth Neels
Cost $3

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add rub ingredients to a small bowl. Mix well.
    2 tablespoons brown sugar, ⅛ teaspoon coarse kosher salt or sea salt, ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper or chili powder
  • Cut the top off using a sharp chef’s knife. Stand pineapple up on board and slice down to remove all of the outer skin.
    With a sharp paring knife, cut out any of the sharp “eyes”.
    1 pineapple
  • Turn pineapple on it’s side. Slice 1-2 inch thick slices. Leave the core in the center for now so the pieces don't break.
  • Rub the dry rub on one side. Let it soak in for about 10 minutes. Flip the slices over and repeat with the second side.
  • Set up smoker using wood chips or pellets for a pellet smoker like our Pit Boss pellet grill / smoker. Place the pineapple slices directly on the rack of the smoker so they get nice grill lines. Smoke at 250°F /120°C for 30 minutes. Flip and continue to smoke another 30 minutes.
    Once they are done, you can cut the fibrous center out with a biscuit cutter, if desired.

Notes

What wood to use
We like a mild wood again for fruit. The fruit woods are great. Apple, cherry, pecan, alder, maple will all work. Even oak, hickory or mesquite will work depending on the flavor profile you are going for.
Serving smoked pineapple
We like to serve smoked fruit as a side dish to go with our main dish that we are smoking. In this case we served it with our Whole Smoked Chicken. It is the perfect accompaniment to our tender, juicy chicken.
It would also be great with pork or fish as a main dish.
Try making a different dessert. Make a smoked pineapple upside down cake, the smoky flavor is incredible.
 
If you don't own a smoker, see article above to learn how to smoke on your grill ore in the oven.

Nutrition

Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.3mg