Hot Pineapple Casserole

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Fruit Sides, Other Side Dishes, Crackers, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Vegetarian, Healthy
Keywords:	butter, cheese, hot, Casserole, pineapple, jello, sugar, juice, cheddar, ritz, shredded, Jell-O, Water, cornstarch, 100, chunks
Serves:	4 - 8
Prep Time:	20 Min
Cook Time:	45 Min

Ingredients

1 c	water
1 c	sugar
1 sm bx	pineapple jell-o, dry
3 Tbsp	cornstarch
1 - 20 oz can(s)	pineapple chunks in 100% pineapple juice
8 oz	cheddar cheese, shredded
2 sleeves	ritz crackers
1 stk	butter, melted

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Kimmi Knippel (Sweet_Memories)

Cooked to Perfection

Cullowhee, NC (pop. 41,052)

KimmiK

Member Since Apr 2011

Kimmi's Notes:

My cousin's recipe kicked up a notch!

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8" x 8" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

In a medium pot over medium heat, whisk together water, sugar, pineapple jell-o mix & cornstarch until thoroughly combined & you get all the lumps out.

Turn heat up to high & let mixture to come to a boil & thicken. Continue to whisk. Once thickened take off heat & drain pineapple chunks thoroughly, reserve pineapple juice. Add drained pineapple chunks to pot & stir.

While pineapple mixture is cooling, begin making topping. In food processor, finely crush Ritz crackers. Add crackers, melted butter & reserved pineapple juice into a medium bowl & stir until combined.

Add shredded cheese to cooled pineapple mixture & pour into prepared baking dish. Spread cracker topping over pineapple mixture. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Serve warm!