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Pineapple brings sweetness, tang and fiber, and it spins into bright, refreshing tubspints. Our pineapple whip blends canned pineapple with coconut milk: the coconut fat coats the ice crystals, so it feels like soft serve with no dairy at all. On the Ninja Swirl, the same idea runs on Fruit Whip.
Canned pineapple is the easy choice. Use pineapple canned in juice or syrup, with the liquid, because that sugar keeps the tubpint soft. Pineapple in water freezes too hard to swirl. If yours is packed in syrup, use half the sugar the recipe asks for.
Keep fresh pineapple away from dairy. An enzyme in raw pineapple breaks down milk protein and turns a milk or yogurt base bitter if it sits. Canned pineapple has been heated, so it is safe. Fresh pineapple only works with dairy if you simmer the fruit for 2 to 3 minutes and cool it first.
Recipes with pineapple
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Questions people ask
Why did my pineapple ice cream taste bitter?
Raw pineapple has an enzyme that breaks down milk protein. Use canned pineapple, or simmer fresh pineapple for 2 to 3 minutes and cool it before it meets milk or yogurt.
Can I make a dairy-free pineapple whip in the CREAMi?
Yes. Blend canned pineapple with coconut milk, sugar and lime juice, freeze it for 24 hours and spin it on Sorbet, or on Fruit Whip on the Ninja Swirl.
Pineapple in juice, syrup or water?
Juice or syrup, with the liquid. The sugar keeps the tubpint soft. Pineapple in water freezes too hard.