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How to Make a Pineapple Flower

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An easy DIY for creating your own beautiful pineapple flower! They’re perfect for garnishing desserts and cocktails. It’s all about the details and these add so much charm!

Have you ever heard of pineapple flowers? They are the cutest and easiest garnish for cupcakes, cocktails or cheese platters! We originally made them for a pineapple garden party we hosted and everyone loved them!

After they’re baked and dried overnight, these super-thin pineapple slices come out looking like yellow flowers and they’re just beautiful.

So grab a pineapple and follow along!

Pineapple flowers on a white board

How to Select A Pineapple

  • A pineapple that has a golden yellow color from the top is a nice, ripe pineapple.
  • Choose one with fresh green stems, that has a little give when you squeeze it and smells like a pineapple.
Pineapple flowers on chocolate cupcakes

How to Make Pineapple Flowers

Ingredients + Supplies

You only need a pineapple, knife and cupcake tin to make these pineapple flowers!

Pineapple flowers on a cocktail.

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 225 degrees.
  • Peel the pineapple and take out the center with a melon ball or metal teaspoon.
  • Using a mandolin or a super sharp knife, cut very thin slices.
  • If the pineapple is really juicy, blot paper towels on it to get rid of the moisture.
  • Bake the pineapple slices on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for 30 minutes.
  • Flip and bake for another 30 minutes.
  • Place the slices in a cupcake tin to hold their flower shape and dry overnight.
Pineapple flower

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How to Make Pineapple Flowers

Pineapple flowers are the most beautiful garnishes for cupcakes, cocktails or on cheese platters!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
dry: 8 hours
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 18 servings
Calories: 25kcal
Author: Eden

Ingredients

  • 1 Pineapple

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 225 degrees.
  • Peel the pineapple and take out the center with a melon ball or metal teaspoon.
  • Using a mandolin or a super sharp knife, cut very thin slices.
  • If the pineapple is really juicy, blot paper towels on it to get rid of the moisture.
  • Bake the pineapple slices on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for 30 minutes.
  • Flip and bake for another 30 minutes.
  • Place the slices in a cupcake tin to hold their flower shape and dry overnight.

Nutrition

Calories: 25kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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