4 Low-calorie Recipes With Fresh Pineapple

Pineapple can be eaten at any time of the year. It has numerous health-promoting properties and, among other things, has a digestive effect. You can eat pineapple as a juice, in salads, or as a dessert.

This fruit is perfect for meat dishes, salads, tasty desserts or just as a juice made from fresh pineapple.

Pineapple is one of the most delicious and healthiest types of fruit there is, this sour taste with a small accent of sweetness gives it a special note that almost everyone likes.

Health-promoting properties of fresh pineapple

Pineapple is a tropical fruit that is widely available these days and can then be bought for a good price depending on the season. Even if it is available in canned and in syrup, we advise you to  prepare all recipes with  fresh pineapple.

Some benefits of fresh pineapple are:

• Pineapple has a diuretic and detoxifying effect.
• Break down toxins.
• Prevents constipation.
• Facilitates digestion.

• Burns fatty acids.
• Is rich in vitamins C, B1, B6, folic acid and potassium.
• Contains the enzyme bromelain, which aids digestion and fights intestinal parasites. 

Fresh pineapple recipes

Chicken salad with pineapple

ingredients

• 1 chicken (cooked or fried)
• 1 fresh pineapple
• a big apple
• 1 lemon
• 1 green salad

sauce

• A few spoons of olive oil
• 2 walnuts
• 2 stalks of celery
• Mustard seeds
• Lemon juice
• pepper

preparation

1. Wash and cut the lettuce, then wash and dice the apple and pineapple.
2. Wash and grate the celery, then drizzle the lemon juice over it and add a little pepper and mustard seeds to taste. Then let this mixture steep for half an hour.
3. Remove the skin and bones from the cooked or fried chicken , then cut the meat into small pieces.
4. Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl: the chicken, the apple, the pineapple, the celery, the nuts, etc. Everything will have a pleasant taste of lemon and mustard, and the colors of the different ingredients will give the salad an appetizing look. You will see, this salad is not only very tasty, but also very healthy.

Pineapple cake (can also be prepared sugar-free)

ingredients

• 1 fresh pineapple
• 200 g shortcrust pastry
• 3 tablespoons of cream, for example pudding; You can also use unsweetened yogurt
• 100 g roasted pine nuts
• 15 raisins

preparation

1. Bake the shortcrust pastry until it turns golden yellow. Then spread the selected cream (pudding, yoghurt) on the cooled dough. You can also use jam. As you wish. Then sprinkle the toasted pine nuts and raisins on top of the cream.
2. Cut the pineapple into thin slices , then place them on top of the cream. Bake the cake for about 10 minutes to lightly brown the pineapple. This simple cake, which you can serve as dessert or with coffee, is ready.

Stuffed pineapple

ingredients

• 1 pineapple
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 spoon of cornmeal
• 3 spoons of sugar
• Kirsch
• 4 bananas
• Whipped meringue
• Pineapple juice

preparation

1. Cut the pineapple lengthways and then carefully hollow it out so that you can later use the bowl as a container for dessert.
2. Then prepare  the cream. Beat the egg yolks, then gradually add 1 spoonful of cornmeal, 3 spoons of sugar and a little cherry liqueur. This mixture is then whipped until it is nice and creamy. Add the pineapple juice and then heat the mixture, stirring constantly, until it thickens.

1. Use the hand blender to puree the banana and the pulp of the hollowed out pineapple to a homogeneous pulp. Then mix the porridge with the warmed cream.
2. Then fill the hollowed out pineapple peel with the cream mixture. This is then followed by the pounded meringue mass. Then everything goes into the oven, put it on grill level and let the filled pineapple gratin until golden. This delicious dessert is ready to serve.

Pineapple juice for weight loss

ingredients

• 2 pineapple slices
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 glass of water

preparation

1. This juice is easy to prepare and then consumed with breakfast. Take two slices of pineapple and then puree them with the hand blender until a thick juice is formed.
2. Then take a glass of water and mix this with the apple cider vinegar, the juice of half a lemon and the pineapple juice. This juice is great for breaking down fat and also for improving digestion. Just give it a try.