Bacon Wrapped Pineapple
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Bacon Wrapped Pineapple is the perfect appetizer recipe for your game day or holiday party!
Bacon Wrapped Pineapple is all the delicious parts of Hawaiian Pizza in one sweet little cube. We do a lot of weekend entertaining, so I’m always looking for a new tasty treat to try on my guests and these were a hit.
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I totally cheated and bought pre-cubed pineapple from the market, so they came together in no time at all and I was able to enjoy time (and food!) with our friends! Serve them with other great appetizers like mango pineapple salsa, stuffed mushrooms, and spinach dip!
Bacon Wrapped Pineapple
Bacon Wrapped Pineapple Ingredients
- Pineapple, cubed – I like to cheat and buy the pre-cut pineapple from my grocery store’s produce section.
- Thick cut bacon, halved – Try a smoked bacon for extra flavor!
- Barbecue sauce – I typically just purchase whatever is on sale, but you can definitely influence the flavor of the dish by trying out different types of bbq sauces!
How Do You Make Bacon Wrapped Pineapple
First, wrap each pineapple cube in a piece of bacon and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Then, baste the top of each cube with barbecue sauce.
Finally, bake for 45 – 55 minutes, until bacon is crispy.
Can we talk about how much I love preparing bacon in the oven? It makes no mess and renders so beautifully. I’m personally a fan of thick cut bacon, but you could use whatever you prefer.
Thick cut takes a little longer to cook, but I’m thinking it’s worth the wait. You could do these on a stovetop, but I can’t imagine why you’d want to.
This recipe is so easy you can totally recruit your kids to help make it. Cut the bacon with a pair of kitchen shears and pick up a container of pre-diced pineapple. Put them to work while you enjoy a cocktail!
Pineapple adds the perfect amount of sweet to offset the deep saltiness of bacon. And then a little peppery barbecue sauce at the finish makes it really (really) hard to stop eating when you’ve had a reasonable amount.
Is there such thing as a reasonable amount of bacon wrapped food? Probably not.
More Appetizer Recipes
More Pineapple Recipes
- Pineapple Margarita
- Dole Whip Popsicles
- Frozen Pineapple Tea
- BBQ Pineapple Pulled Pork
- Mango Pineapple Salsa
- Pineapple Ice Cream Recipe
- See all our recipes with pineapple!
More Bacon Recipes
- Bacon in the Oven
- Bacon Wrapped Crackers
- Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
- Bacon Wrapped Pretzels
- Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts
Suggested Tools
- Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Baking Sheet
- Bamboo Party Appetizer Forks
- Appetizer Plates with Wine Glass Holders
How To Make Bacon Wrapped Pineapple
Bacon Wrapped Pineapple
Ingredients
- pineapple cubed (1/2" - 1" ish cubes)
- thick cut bacon halved
- barbecue sauce
Instructions
- Wrap each pineapple cube in a piece of bacon and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- When all pineapple cubes are wrapped, baste the top of each cube with barbecue sauce.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 55 minutes, until bacon is crispy.
- Enjoy while hot!
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original publish date 03.08.15
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How long do these hold up? Does the pineapple break down the bacon and give it a weird texture? They look fantastic, FYI
Hi Jarrod – We serve them right away, so I'm not sure how long they would hold up. And no, I don't find that the pineapple gives the bacon a weird texture. Just tastes like bacon 😉 Thanks for commenting!
may i ask how many people you served with this recipe?
I have done this and they hold up good. I put a toothpick tru to hold them on and I have eaten them the 2nd & 3rd day cold still good
These look great but what would you suggest serving these with? I keep thinking some kind of bread would be awesome…
we serve them as an appetizer before dinner 🙂
I'm going to a Birthday Party/Halloween Party. And I've been racking my brain on what to bring. then when I seen these "bacon wrapped pineapple bites" and knew what I was bringing to the party. they look yummy.
Made these and im in love with these. My son loved them too so much so he asked if i can make these to go with our christmas dinner and as i was making them my vest friend could not stop picking at them either i had to hide them.
What bbq sauce did you use? Or suggest using?
We’re big fans of Sweet Baby Ray’s, but honestly whatever’s on sale at the market is fine 🙂
Can you use canned pineapple or do you have to use fresh pineapple?
I’ve never tried canned, I would worry that it wouldn’t be firm enough.
Could you place the bacon on the parchment paper, then put some of the BBQ Sauce on each slice before adding & wrapping the pineapple pieces? After wrapping each pineapple, put a toothpick in each one & dip the entire piece into the BBQ Sauce?
You can tell that I like BBQ Sauce!
Thank you!
sure sounds yummy. just watch closely, bbq sauce has a lot of sugar so it will burn faster if there’s too much 🙂
Easiest party appetizer ever! Our guests devoured them.
Easiest appetizer ever. Our guests devoured them!
The sweet/savory combination is perfect in these! So good!
These are the perfect bite.
Easy & delish! We tried both thicker & thinner slices of pineapple. We preferred thinner pineapple chunks to the meatier ones. Easy to assemble & they were gone in minutes!