How to Cut Pineapple
Let me teach you how to cut pineapple without any hassle! Once you learn this method, you can stay stocked up on fresh pineapple for snacking, baking, or adding to smoothies, mixed drinks, savory dishes, and more!
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 453kcal
Cost: 5
Equipment
- Cutting Board
Ingredients
- 1 pineapple
Instructions
- Cutting Pineapple into Chunks: First, slice the crown and base of the pineapple off, and set them aside. Cut away the skin, working around the edge of the pineapple.
- Slice the pineapple in half from top to bottom, then cut each piece in half longways again.
- Slice away the inner core. Dice the pineapple into bite sized pieces or any other shape you'd like.
- To Cut Pineapple into Slices: Slice the crown and base of the pineapple off, then set them aside. Turn the entire pineapple so it’s sitting upright, and then cut away the skin, working around the edge of the pineapple. Be sure to remove all the brown “eyes” (or spots) from the pineapple.
- If you have a pineapple corer: Hold it vertically over the pineapple core, then lower it while adding pressure through the fruit, pushing it all the way through to the bottom. Remove it and pull out the core. Then, hold the pineapple on its side and cut slices in whatever thickness you desire.
- If you do not have a pineapple corer: Turn the pineapple over on its side and slice the pineapple into large circles. Use a small jar, glass, bottle or cookie cutter to cut out the core.
Video
Notes
Kid snack hack: If you want, you can use a cookie cutter to cut pineapple slices into fun shapes. You can cut out stars, flowers, hearts or whatever you want. These are so fun for drinks or snacking with kiddos.
Uncut pineapple: This can last about three days at room temperature, or about a week if you keep it in your fridge’s crisper drawer.
Fresh, cut pineapple: Once you cut pineapple, you can store it in a food-safe, airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. It’s going to be freshest and the best-tasting within the first few days.
See my post for details on how to freeze pineapple!
Nutrition
Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 119g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 986mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 89g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Vitamin C: 433mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 3mg
