Pineapples are one of my favorite fruits. I love them plain, grilled or shoved into a burger. It doesn’t take much to transform the pineapple into something special. When we were couch-surfing in Utrecht last September, our hosts had served pineapple tossed with fresh mint. That’s it. It was a very memorable end to a great evening.
This morning I had a small pineapple that I had found on special for 99 cents in Chinatown. I also had some strawberries that were a little past their prime. So I cut them up and created a boozy syrup out of rum and honey and vanilla. A little shredded coconut sprinkled about and it was perfect! It lifted what could have been a ho-hum fruit salad into the realm of fancy pants-ness. The heady scent of rum, vanilla and coconut is seriously intoxicating without being down-right boozy. It definitely made my Monday morning, but it’s more suited for a light summer dessert or weekend brunch item. This would be great with waffles, scones or pancakes or tossed with a bit of fresh mint or, oooh, even pistachios! Imagine the pineapple possibilities.
pina colada fruit salad
1 small pineapple, diced
1 basket of strawberries, sliced
3 T unsweetened angel flaked coconut
3 T honey (or agave syrup)
4 T amber rum (I used my favorite Appleton Estate from Jamaica)
1 t vanilla extractIn a large bowl, whisk together honey, rum and vanilla. Add fruit and coconut and toss. Serve in small bowls.
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My kind of dessert!
Rum for breakfast?!?!
Heaven!
I LOVE the combination of strawberries and pineapple, since they’re both such juicy, sweet fruits; and your piña colada fruit salad?? I can’t think of a more delicious way to enjoy those fruits together – yum!!!! :0)
Oh yummy! I wish I had this for breakfast.
oh that looks so good! i love pineapple and coconut. Where did you get it larged flaked like that and not totally in small shreds?
I seldom eat fruit unless it’s in a fruit salad or fancied up within a dessert of some kind. This, I can totally get used to – even with the rum!
fancy pants-ness. i love it.
makes me think of summer! pineapple is refreshing. and, it’s also really good for you b/c it’s loaded with vitamins and minerals and an enzyme called bromelain which can help cells heal faster (like after a wound), and can break up blood clots. anyway…enough random trivia! 🙂 i also want to try pineapple with mint, the way your hosts served it–i’d never though of it before but it sounds good.
patricia, this works anytime…not just for dessert!
bodacious, indeed 🙂
veggiegirl, the strawberries and pineapples work great together with the coconut and rum.
thanks rachel. it’s easy enough to whip up anytime!
stacy rae, i got the coconut at the gourmet warehouse on east hastings. it’s so much nicer looking that the small shreds!
bijoux, i think this is something you can get used to easily!
haha, jessica! glad you love it 🙂
wow, bellcurves, glad to know that my breakfast was super healthy and delicious 😉
i’m already thinking of all the ways i could eat this. there are many.
breakfast, however, is not one of them. i have the tolerance of a fly, and a tablespoon is all it takes.
i know. it’s sad.
You are so clearly a girl after my own heart! Here’s to booze for breakfast!!
Well, I know what dessert I’ll be serving when we open up our patio for summer fun in a couple of weekends!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
Just found your blog. Love it. I love the “I am not a blogger whore” line.
eb, i’ve also on occasion had beer for breakfast! shhhhhh.
michelle, i admit that work on monday did leave me a bit flighty! i blame the rum. maybe as an after-dinner dessert, this would have been perfect!
urban eater, thank you 🙂
rachael, i love the idea of summer fun! summer where are you??
wheeler, who doesn’t? drink up!
Heh… I just “happened” to have all the ingredients for this (after a trip to the grocery store), so I made it for breakfast this morning. So YUMMY! Thanks!!!
I love coconut but never remember to put it in anything. Thanks for reminding me.
I’m a big fan of pineapple… and rum for breakfast is fine by me!
wendy, so glad you enjoyed this!
annie, sometimes a reminder is needed. i, however, am a coconut fiend, so i won’t forget 😉
brilynn, glad i’m not the only rum fan for breakfast 😉