Pineapple Delight

Pineapple delight is a refreshing, creamy, citrusy layered dessert that’s super easy to make and perfect any time you need a fabulous dessert to feed a crowd. Warm weather calls for desserts that required little to no baking, like this, that is cool and creamy.

It’s perfect for Easter, summer potlucks, picnics, church suppers, or family Sunday suppers. It makes a generous 9X13 inch baking dish, unlike most other recipes for this you’ll find floating around!

I love layered desserts like this pineapple delight recipe. They’re often served on our family table. Try my chocolate delight, cherry delight, and/or my butterscotch delight when you want a great almost no-bake dessert to feed your family and friends!

Pineapple Delight Ingredients

Crust:

• Graham Cracker Crumbs: To make graham cracker crumbs, pulse coarsely broken crackers in a food processor until you reach desired consistency. I like to leave a little texture in the crumbs rather than process them until they’re super fine.
• Sugar: Granulated sugar.
• Butter: I use unsalted but salted will work as well.

Pineapple Filling:

• Cream Cheese: Make sure you set out this earlier than you plan to begin the recipe to soften.
• Butter: Same as above. This needs to be softened.
• Sour Cream: This is best brought to room temperature.
• Pineapple: I like canned crushed pineapple in its own juice the best.
• Confectioners’ Sugar: a.k.a. powdered sugar.
• Vanilla Extract: Use pure vanilla extract, the flavor is so much better than imitation vanilla.
• Frozen Whipped Topping: This is the generic name for Cool Whip. I’ve used the Kroger brand whipped topping with equally good results as I’ve had with Cool Whip. Be sure to thaw overnight in the fridge for best results.

Tips

• Crust: Be sure to completely cool your crust before adding the second layer. The second layer won’t set properly if the crust is still warm.
• Chilling: This delight is really best if it’s made a day ahead and refrigerated overnight.
• Cutting: This is the firmest “delight” recipe I have on the website and cuts the cleanest. That said, it’s still very creamy so follow the cleaning steps below between slices.
• Clean Knife: In between slices, wipe the knife with a wet paper towel to keep the slices neat. My Grandma used to fill a tall glass (like an ice tea glass) with water and dip the knife between cuts then wipe it dry with a towel.

Storing + Freezing + Make-Ahead

• How Long Can You Keep This In The Fridge? This can be stored for 4 days in the fridge. Cover it tightly with plastic wrap. I think hotel wrapping is the best way to do this. Here’s an article on how to do it.
• Can You Freeze This? Yes! This pineapple delight will freeze well for up to three months.
• Make-Ahead Tips: Since this recipe needs to be set, it comes with make-ahead time built in. Letting it refrigerate for at least four hours is best; even better overnight!
• Food safety: If you’d like more food safety info check out this article. I’ve yet to find an article that specifically lists pineapple delight, I use cheesecake food safety as my reference.

What Can I Use Instead Of Cool Whip

If you aren’t a fan of Cool Whip, you can substitute an equal amount of homemade whipped cream.

What To Serve With Pineapple Delight

This is great with a cup of tea or coffee! If you want to add another dessert to your menu I’d add another delightful recipe from the intro above or another layered dessert from the list below.

I’ve also served it alongside my pineapple dump cake, pineapple sheet cake, pig pickin cake, pineapple sunshine cake, fruit cocktail cake, or no-bake eclair cake for really big get-togethers.

How To Make Pineapple Delight

1. Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and granulated sugar.
2. Press into prepared baking dish. Bake
3. Cream together cream cheese, butter, and sour cream
4. Add pineapple and continue to mix
5. Add the confectioner’s sugar and vanilla and beat. Fold in the cool whip
6. Spread pineapple + cream cheese mixture over cooled crust. Refrigerate

See the full instructions below.

More Layers Desserts To Feed A Crowd

• Blueberry Yum Yum
• Pumpkin Lasagna
• Tiramisu (The Italian Classic!!)
• Strawberry Tiramisu
• Chocolate Lasagna
• Oreo Delight
• Lemon Lush

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Pineapple Delight

Pineapple delight is a refreshing, creamy, citrusy layered dessert that's super easy to make & perfect any time you need a fabulous dessert to feed a crowd.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time12 minutes mins

Refrigeration Time4 hours hrs

Total Time4 hours hrs 27 minutes mins

Servings: 12 servings

Author: Kathleen

Ingredients

Crust:

• ▢ 2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• ▢ 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 3/4 cup butter, melted

Cheesecake Layer:

• ▢ 2 8-ounce blocks cream cheese, softened
• ▢ 1/2 cup butter, softened
• ▢ 1/4 cup sour cream
• ▢ 2 (20 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, drained
• ▢ 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 (8-ounce) tub Cool Whip, thawed overnight in the fridge

Topping:

• ▢ pineapple chunks or tidbits

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9X13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs (2 1/2 cups), melted butter (3/4 cup), and granulated sugar (1/4 cup).
  
• Press into the prepared baking dish. Bake in preheated oven until crust edges are golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool completely, on a wire rack, about about 45 minutes.
  
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese (2 blocks), butter (1/2 cup), and sour cream (1/4 cup) with an electric mixer until evenly combined.
  
• Add pineapple (2 cans) and continue to mix until combined.
  
• Add the confectioner's sugar (1 cup) and vanilla (2 teaspoons) and beat for 2 minutes.
  
• Gently fold in the Cool whip (1 tub) until well combined. Do not overmix!
• Spread pineapple + cream cheese mixture over completely cooled crust. Refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours, or better, overnight.
  
• Top decoratively with pineapple tidbits or chunks and serve.

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Notes

1. Crust: Be sure to completely cool your crust before adding the second layer. The second layer won’t set properly if the crust is still warm.
2. Chilling: This delight is really best if it’s made a day ahead and refrigerated overnight.
3. Cutting: This is the firmest “delight” recipe I have on the website and cuts the cleanest. That said, it’s still very creamy so follow the cleaning steps below between slices.
4. Clean Knife: In between slices, wipe the knife with a wet paper towel to keep the slices neat. My Grandma used to fill a tall glass (like an ice tea glass) with water and dip the knife between cuts then wipe it dry with a towel.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 548kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 390mg | Potassium: 239mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 1305IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 1mg

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