This easy homemade pineapple ice cream recipe uses crushed canned pineapple plus an unexpected ingredient topping for extra flavor. Chill the mixed ingredients before churning them to help the ice cream freeze quicker and have a creamier consistency.
Updated Recipe for Pineapple Ice Cream
This recipe for homemade pineapple ice cream has been updated to add extra pineapple flavor. There is twice the crushed pineapple as the old recipe and an unexpected ingredient to enhance the pineapple flavor further.
Pineapple Topping for Pineapple Ice Cream
This ice cream has an entire jar of pineapple ice cream topping in the recipe. I discovered how flavorful this topping is when I created my pineapple salad dressing. It contains pineapple bits and lots of flavor! You can substitute a jar of pineapple preserves for the pineapple topping. However, use preserves without strong spices so it does not change the taste of the ice cream.
Chill the Ice Cream Mix
After you mix all the ingredients, refrigerate the mixture until chilled. Or chill all the separate ingredients before mixing them. Cold ingredients help the ice cream to freeze faster. It also creates a creamier ice cream because the ice crystals will be smaller. In addition, chill the ice cream cylinder if using an old-fashioned one packed with ice and salt for churning.
How Did Pineapples Get Their Name?
Pinecones, in the 14th century, were first called pineapples. It seems that the word “apple” was used by medieval botanists to refer to any foreign “fruit” on a tree. But eventually, pinecones were determined not to be a fruit, and the name was passed to the fruit we know as pineapple today.
Pineapples are Known by Another Name
Before pineapples were called pineapples, they were called ananas and are still called that in many non-English speaking places in the world today. And although ananas (pronounced aa naa naaz) is bananas without the B, the two fruits are not related.
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Passive Time | 30 minutes |
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- 3 cups whipping cream
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 8-ounce cans crushed pineapple in juice (do not drain the juice)
- 1 12-ounce jar pineapple ice cream topping (Smuckers brand used)
Ingredients
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- In a large bowl with a spout, add the whipping cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt.
- Add the canned pineapple with its juice and the pineapple topping. Stir well until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add this mixture to an ice cream freezer and process according to the manufacturer's instructions until ice cream is frozen.
Updated Recipe
This recipe was updated on July 24, 2023.
Adjust the Sugar
If you like less sweet ice cream, reduce the sugar amount to 1 1/3 cups.
Source for Pineapple Topping
Pineapple Topping is usually found with other toppings on the ice cream aisle. You can also find it online. Click here to go to a source.