A produce bin in winter isn’t the most likely place to find a blast of bright fruit flavor…that is, until you consider pineapple. Lively, tropical, and tartsweet, pineapple delivers a refreshing sunniness that’s so welcome in winter… or any time of year, really.

After years of traveling to Hawaii, I’ve become a bit obsessed by pineapple, experimenting to discover as many ways as I can to include it in desserts. One of my favorite simple ways to serve fresh pineapple is切成薄片，淋上简单的甜点酱。但这也使蛋糕，松饼或Quickbread面糊搅拌出来。更重要的是，菠萝是很棒的烤制，它成为一勺冰淇淋的伴侣shortcake，或浇头tart。

At the market, you’ll see pineapple from Hawaii, as well as from South and Central America. You may see them called by different names, but in terms of flavor, there are two kinds: one is golden tinged and sweeter; the other greenish-yellow and slightly tarter. Both are delicious.

有几种方法可以判断菠萝是否准备就绪。嗅探它：一个成熟的香气没有发酵味（如果您发现发酵味的气味，请移动到下一个菠萝）。挤压它：如果它坚硬，那可能是未成熟的。如果有一点赠与，菠萝可能很好又成熟。另一个线索：多汁的菠萝会使它的尺寸感到沉重，但请检查以确保果汁不会在底部泄漏，这表明水果正在崩溃。颜色不一定是成熟的指标。

如果您将其留在室温下（当我曾经在厨房柜台上放置菠萝太久时，我会学到很难的方法，却发现它已经吃掉了花岗岩台面。）flavor, stash your pineapple in the fridge until you’re ready to eat it.

Make a salad, a salsa, or a smoothie with fresh pineapple

For a delicious blast of tropical flavor, use fresh pineapple in these ways:

• Toss fresh pineapple chunks with blood oranges, ruby grapefruit, bananas, a splash of white wine, and a dash of grated ginger for a simple fruit salad.
• 奶油，蜂蜜和酸橙汁的新鲜菠萝大块，可提供美味的冰沙。
• Drizzle fresh pineapple with raspberry purée or butterscotch sauce.
• Toss chopped pineapple with lime juice, diced red bell pepper, minced red onion, a pinch of salt, minced jalapeño, and chopped fresh cilantro for a terrific sweet-tart salsa.
• Grill fresh pineapple slices (or skewered chunks) and scatter them with toasted coconut or grated white chocolate.

Pineapple partners, from ginger to mint to rum

As you’ll see from the recipes here, the sweet-tart flavor of pineapple works beautifully alongside a wide range of companion flavors and ingredients. Some of my favorites are butter, coconut, rum, vanilla, ginger, mint, tea, cream cheese, almonds, hazelnuts, banana, and white chocolate.

When roasting pineapple taste the fruit first. If it’s especially sweet, you may want to use a bit less sugar. Pineapple is quite juicy, so when you’re using fresh chunks in a recipe like thesnack cake, it’s a good idea to drain them in a strainer and then set them on a few layers of paper towels. The fruit is slippery, too; for the safest way to peel a pineapple, seePeeling & coring a pineapple。

烤菠萝的简单方法

Theroasted pineapplerecipe serves as the filling for the tart and the shortcakes. But it’s also delicious, warm or at room temperature, in other simple preparations:

• Serve chunks or slices with vanilla ice cream.
• Stir diced chunks into your next batch of banana bread or lemon cake.
• Toss some into an apple pie or galette.
• 切碎并用来调味奶油糖霜。
• Chop and then season with a pinch of nutmeg, a little ground cinnamon, and a bit of grated orange zest; use as a cheesecake topping or a turnover filling.
• Chop and toss with a pinch of ground cumin, ground coriander, a splash of balsamic vinegar, and some chopped fresh mint to make a roasted pineapple “chutney.”