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Pineapple Bread

With pineapple, pineapple juice and a delicious glaze, this Pineapple Bread is a tropical explosion in your mouth. The perfect summer quick bread.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time48 minutes
Total Time1 hour 3 minutes
Course: Bread, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 308kcal

Ingredients

Bread:

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup salted butter softened
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt room temperature
  • 3 Tablespoons pineapple juice from the can of pineapple
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple drained very well (reserve all the pineapple juice!)

Soak:

  • 3 Tablespoons pineapple juice

Glaze:

  • 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ Tablespoons reserved pineapple juice

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper with an overhang, for easy removal, then spray with baking spray.
  • In a small mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment cream together the sugar and butter until fluffy, about 4-5 minutes.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla and mix again until well combined.
  • Add the Greek yogurt, pineapple juice, and crushed pineapple and mix until combined.
  • Lastly, add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined, trying not to overmix.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread to even out, if needed.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 50-54 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. If the bread is getting too dark for your preference you can tent it with foil loosely around 40 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and let the bread cool in the pan sitting on a wire cooling rack for 15 minutes.
  • Slide a butterknife around the edges to help loosen up the bread a bit. Lift the cake onto the wire cooling rack, gently with the parchment overhang.
  • While the bread is still warm, use a pastry brush to brush the juice on top of the bread. Let cool completely.
  • Make the glaze by whisking the powdered sugar, vanilla extract and pineapple juice together. You can thin it out slightly by adding another ½ tablespoon of juice, if needed.
  • Drizzle or spread over the cooled bread, slice, and enjoy.

Notes

  1. Make sure you are using crushed pineapple for this recipe.
  2. I prefer using a baking spray with flour in it instead of just plain cooking spray. 
  3. If this bread is baked in a dark colored pan, then your bread will brown faster. 
  4. If baking in a glass pan reduce temperature to 325 F. Your cooking time should be about the same.
  5. If you use unsalted butter add ¼ teaspoon extra salt to the batter. 
  6. You can sub sour cream in place of plain Greek yogurt.
  7. Easily double this recipe to have more on hand or save some for later.
  8. This can be made into a cake or muffins, see above on how to do that.
  9. You can freeze this recipe, see above on how to do that.

Nutrition

Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 177mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 344IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg