Pin Cupcakes and I are besties and I’d usually not say no if a good cupcake comes my way, especially if it’s chocolate-flavoured. However, this pineapple cupcake recipe is a dream – it’s beginner-friendly, frosting-optional, and uses fruit which is, well, healthy-ish, right? It’s also fail-proof because I have made three batches on three different days with great results every time. Pin The basic pineapple cupcake recipe is from food.com but I have since tweaked the original recipe to suit my taste, including the method of making them because they seem to work just fine even if you get a bit lazy mixing up the batter like I do. I have also tried with fresh as well as canned pineapples and let me tell you canned pineapples churn out better cupcakes. It could be because of their consistent texture but hey, I am not complaining because using canned pineapples to make this pineapple cupcake recipe does eliminate the extra step of having to cook the fresh pineapples before adding to the batter. Pin The last time I made them, I used my mini cupcake pan to test out the same pineapple cupcake recipe and they came out even better! They are mini-sized and so much better for sharing or taking around to work or to a friend’s. Plus, the baking time is much lesser so you are done with the whole process of ingredients to cupcake in lesser time. Anything that gets me quicker to a cupcake has got to be a win! Another interesting thing about this pineapple cupcake recipe is that it uses no butter. The oil and the baking powder + egg combo is enough to make them fluffy and beautiful. If you love cupcakes, here are a few more cupcake and muffin recipes I recommend: Blueberry muffins with yogurt While chocolate pomegranate cupcakes Eggless lemon poppy seed muffins Blueberry streusel muffins (another favourite!) Step by Step Pineapple Cupcake Recipe Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Line muffin pan with paper liners or spray with a non-stick spray. In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and saltPinChop the pineapples into smaller pieces and add 1-2 tbsp of the flour mixture to the pineapple and mix well. This is called dredging and will prevent the pineapple pieces from sinking to the bottom of the cupcakes as they bakePin PinIn a larger bowl, add the oil, sugar, milk, and eggPinWhisk until well combined Add the remaining flour mixture in three additions to the above wet ingredients, whisking gently after each addition. Don’t beat the batter too much, just until the flour disappears into the wet ingredients PinAdd the pineapple pieces and vanilla extract and mix gently to combinePin PinSpoon batter into prepared muffin pansPinBake in preheated oven for 22-25 minutes (for regular-sized cupcakes) or 12-15 minutes (for mini cupcakes). The tops will turn a golden brown and a skewer inserted into the cupcakes should come out with moist crumbs and not sticky batterPinRemove from oven and let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing onto cooling racks. You can frost them if you’d like but these cupcakes are perfectly sweet and delicious without any. Store in airtight containers at room temperature for up to two days or refrigerate up to a week. I took them to work the day after baking them and they were soft and delicious on day 2 as well! Tips and Tricks:
The cupcakes turn out quite sweet if you use 3/4 cup sugar as mentioned in the recipe so keep it that way if you like your desserts sweet. I add a little less (minus 2 tablespoon or so) and that’s perfect If you use fresh pineapples, cook them in a bit of water until soft and then proceed with the recipe. In this case, use the 3/4 cup sugar since canned pineapples are usually sweeter than fresh ones If you want to try an eggless pineapple cupcake recipe, replace the egg with 1 tbsp flax seed powder mixed in 3 tbsp water. This works well, I have tried it once. If you plan to frost the cupcakes, definitely add lesser sugar, around 1/2 cup should suffice You can also bake this batter in a regular 8″ cake pan or even a mini bundt pan
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