Smoked Pineapple

Cold smoked fruit on the Traeger picks up such a rich, smoky flavor. This smoked pineapple side dish doubles as a smoker dessert. It’s so tasty and an easy recipe to feed a crowd. Let’s pop some fresh pineapple on the pellet grill and make this dish…

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Why this recipe for pineapple smoked on the Traeger is so good…

• 2-3 ingredients.
• Very little prep work. 
• Results in a big flavor explosion in your mouth!
• Serve it savory, with a protein like smoked spam, chicken, steak or pork.
• Serve it sweet, as a smoked pineapple dessert with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. 
• Learn what main dishes to smoke at the same time as pineapple.
• New to Traeger recipes? See my step by step video for beginners (scroll to bottom of page). 

Ingredients

Here’s what you need to make this smoked fruit recipe.

• Fresh pineapple that’s ripe 
• Cinnamon
• Brown sugar (I find it perfectly sweet WITHOUT brown sugar, but it’s an option)
• Optional: you can always add brown sugar, or spice it up with spicy herbs.

How to check if your pineapple is ripe and ready for smoking 

The key lies on the bottom of the pineapple. The base of the pineapple will have a sweet scent, from the outside of the skin, when it’s ripe enough to smoke.

Time and temperature for smoking pineapple

Smoking pineapple at 225 degrees F

There are so many ways to smoke a pineapple. Here are some versions to try…

• Smoke a whole pineapple at 225 for 60 minutes.
• Smoke a halved pineapple at 225 for 30 minutes cut side down and 30 mins cut side up. (demonstration below)
• Smoke pineapple slices at 225 for 45 minutes. 
• Smoke pineapple chunks at 225 for 30 minutes in a foil boat (opened at the top). 

Smoking pineapple at 250 degrees F

Technically, you can smoke pineapple at 250 degrees vs. 225 degrees, and it will pretty much turn out the same. But at 225 degrees F, you can use the Traeger “super smoke” feature and get a really extra smoky flavor. 

How to smoke a pineapple

Now I’ll walk you through it…

Quick look at smoking pineapple with a pellet grill

1. Preheat the smoker and season halved pineapple with cinnamon. 
2. Smoke pineapple halves at 225 degrees F for 30 min.
3. Flip and smoke 30-45 more minutes (see details below).
4. Cool and enjoy.

Detailed recipe steps

• Preheat Traeger Grills or Masterbuilt or Pitt Boss or whatever pellet grill you’re using to 225 degrees F. 
• Prep pineapple for smoking. Cut pineapple down the center, including the fruit crown (what is the top part of a pineapple called, you know, the green spikey part). 
• Season pineapple halves with cinnamon and brown sugar if desired. Just sprinkle them on the yellow fleshy side of the pineapple, and rub in the spices for a moment to help them stick while cooking on the pellet grill.
• Smoke pineapple at 225 degree F for 30 minutes, CUT SIDE DOWN, directly on the smoker grill grates with the lid closed.
• Flip pineapple so the cut side faces up in the Traeger. Close the lid.
• Continue smoking pineapple for 30 or 45 minutes more, until done. The pineapple will take on more of a golden color and be very, very juicy. You’ll be able to pierce it with a fork, but the texture won’t be mushy.
• Remove smoked pineapple, cool, serve and enjoy! In the Sip Bite Go smoker recipe demonstration, you’ll see it was easy to cut slices and eat it “watermelon style”. You can also easily cut the skin off pineapple after smoking it. It’s really good in mixed smoked cocktails.

Know what other fruits are good smoked? 

Stone fruits like smoked peaches and smoked apples and smoked bananas are some of my favorites because the natural sugars really come out during the smoking process. 

Grilled fruits are good, too. Try this grilled pineapple recipe that’s ready in 5 minutes on the gas or charcoal grill. 

Also see how to make smoked bone-in pork shoulder with pineapple…

FAQs 

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Meat thermometer recommendations

Every home chef needs a reliable meat thermometer to cook food perfectly. 

On Sip Bite Go, you’ll often see me using:

1. Meater thermometer – a fancy wireless thermometer that connects to a phone app – gifted to me from a Traeger partnership.
2. ThermoPro digital thermometer – which has a wire that connects the thermometer to a display box outside the oven/grill. 

It’s like being psychic! The great thing about either of the thermometers above is that I don’t have to take the food out of the oven to know the temperature. 

How to use ‘em… What I do is stick the digital thermometer in steak, pork, chicken, whatever… Then put the food in the oven, on the smoker, or grill.

While the meat cooks, it reads the temperature so I know exactly what temp meat is as it’s cooking. Without having to take it out and check. It’s really difficult to overcook food when you know exactly what temp it is inside!

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Hey home chefs, hope that answers all your questions about making this easy ​​smoked pineapple recipe. 

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