{"id":1810,"date":"2026-02-15T00:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T00:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1810"},"modified":"2026-02-15T00:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T00:02:28","slug":"pineapple-bake-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/pineapple-bake-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pineapple Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pineapple Bake Sweet &amp; Buttery Southern-Style Side Dish<\/h1>\n<p>This classic <strong>Pineapple Bake<\/strong> is a sweet, buttery casserole that\u2019s perfect for holidays, potlucks, or Sunday dinner. It pairs especially well with baked ham or roasted chicken!<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients (US Measurements)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, <strong>undrained<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons (1\/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 sleeve (about 1 cup) crushed buttery crackers (like Ritz)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons melted butter (for topping)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong> to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C).<br \/>\nGrease an 8&#215;8-inch baking dish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix the filling:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, flour, melted butter, and salt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add pineapple &amp; cheese:<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in the crushed pineapple (with juice) and shredded cheddar cheese. Mix well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pour into dish:<\/strong><br \/>\nSpread mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare topping:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a small bowl, mix crushed crackers with 2 tablespoons melted butter.<br \/>\nSprinkle evenly over the top.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake:<\/strong><br \/>\nBake for 35\u201340 minutes, or until golden brown and set in the center.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cool slightly<\/strong> before serving (about 10 minutes).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For extra crunch, add 1\/4 cup chopped pecans to the topping.<\/li>\n<li>Best served warm.<\/li>\n<li>Pairs perfectly with glazed ham for Easter or Christmas dinner.<\/li>\n<li>Store leftovers in the refrigerator up to 3 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pineapple Bake Sweet &amp; Buttery Southern-Style Side Dish This classic Pineapple Bake is a sweet, buttery casserole that\u2019s perfect for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1812,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1810\/revisions\/1812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}