This southern pineapple casserole recipe is one of those retro dishes that’s still totally delicious. The strange dish features simple ingredients like sweet pineapple and savory cheddar cheese, but it's also got a little bit of flour and sugar to hold it all together. The casserole is topped with buttery cracker crumbs, melted butter, a little bit of pineapple juice. Then it’s baked to golden brown perfection.
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
• 2 20-oz cans Dole Pineapple Tidbits drained, with juice set aside
• ½ cup white sugar, brown sugar, or sugar substitute
• ⅓ cup flour
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 cups Ritz Crackers, crushed
• ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
• ¼ cup reserved pineapple juice saved from the can
Directions:
• Preheat oven to 350º F.
• Drain pineapple tidbits and reserve ¼ cup of the pineapple juice.
• In a large bowl, add flour and sugar and mix so that there are no clumps.
• Add drained pineapple and shredded cheese to the mixing bowl and stir everything together until combined
• Add the mixture to a casserole dish.
• Add the crushed ritz crackers to a medium sized bowl and drizzle with melted butter.
• Add the pineapple juice and stir everything until combined.
• Place the buttery cracker crumbs on top of pineapple mixture and place in the oven.
• Bake 30-40 minutes or until the crushed crackers turn golden brown and the pineapple cheese mixture is bubbling.
• Let rest for a few minutes before serving.
