Quick Pineapple And Cherry Appetizer Recipes

EASY PINEAPPLE CHERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Pour pineapple chunks and cherry pie filling into the bottom of a 9x11 pan. you can mix them, or leave as they are.
• sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the top.
• cut butter into pats and place on top of the cake mix, spacing them kinda evenly.
• bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. it may take a little longer. (our oven is very old and varies from day to day!).
• serve with ice cream or whipped cream!

CHERRY PINEAPPLE COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly butter a 8x8x2 inch baking dish.
• Combine cherry juice, pineapple juice and water in a jar with a tight fitting lid.
• Add cornstarch and shake until well blended.
• Pour into a med size saucepan.
• Add cherries, pineapple and honey.
• Cook over med heat until thick and bubbly.
• Add vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.
• Add butter, honey, half& half and egg.
• Mix just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Pour cherry mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Place 6 even spoonfuls of dough over fruit.
• Bake for about 25 minutes or until topping is slightly browned.
• Serve topped with whipped cream.

CHERRY / PINEAPPLE CHRISTMAS CHEESE-BALL

Steps:

• 1. soften cream cheese to room temperature, then mix by hand or with mixer
• 2. add 1/2 cup drained, chopped maraschino cherries and gently stir
• 3. add 1 small can pineapple tidbits (chopped finely) and drained
• 4. Mix the above ingredients all together and form a ball. I like to allow enough time to leave in refrigerator overnight.
• 5. When mixture is removed and thoroughly chilled form a nice cheese ball to then be rolled in your choice of coconut or sliced almonds. the preference is yours
• 6. Serve the above cheeseball with your favorite cracker. I like to sit it on a Christmas dish surround by animal cracker (iced or plain) and or graham crackers! Enjoy

QUICK PINEAPPLE-CHERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Grease a loaf pan, 9 x 5 x 3.
• Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large bowl; stir in walnuts and cherries.
• Beat egg well in a medium-size bowl; stir in pineapple and syrup, milk and vegetable oil.
• Add all at once to flour mixture; stir just until evenly moist.
• Spoon into prepared pan; spread top even.
• Bake in a moderate over (350 degrees F) for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes.
• Loosen around edges with a knife; turn out onto a rack.
• Cool completely.
• Wrap loaf in plastic wrap.
• Store overnight to mellow flavors.

PINEAPPLE-CHERRY QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour bottoms only of two 8x4-inch loaf pans. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; mix well. Add oil, vanilla, eggs and pineapple with liquid; mix with electric mixer at low speed until combined. Fold in cherries. Spoon into greased and floured pans.
• Bake at 325°F. for 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; place on wire racks. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. Sprinkle cooled loaves with powdered sugar.

CHERRY-PINEAPPLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Mix flour, icing sugar and butter with hands and press into an 8"square pan.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
• Filling: Put pineapple, its juice, cherries, and white sugar in top of double boiler and when hot add cornstarch mixture.
• Cook until thick and clear, stirring continuously. Remove from heat.
• Add coconut and almond flavouring and spread on top of first mixture.
• Topping: Beat as for meringue and spread on top of filling. Bake slowly for 20 minutes in 300 degree oven.