Description
A sweet and easy dessert combining bright pineapple sweetness with creamy cream cheese and a buttery topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cans crushed pineapple (about 20 ounces each), do not drain
- 8 ounces cream cheese, cold
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1 to 3 tablespoons sugar, optional
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly butter a 9×13 baking dish.
- Pour in crushed pineapple (with the juice) and spread it out.
- Sprinkle sugar over the pineapple if desired, then add a pinch of salt.
- Cut cream cheese into small cubes and scatter them across the pineapple.
- Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the top without stirring.
- Drizzle melted butter all over the cake mix.
- Bake for about 40 to 50 minutes, until the top is golden and bubbling.
- Let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
For added flavor, a splash of vanilla can be added over the pineapple before topping with cake mix. This dessert is even better the next day.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg