Upside Down Pineapple Muffins
- MAKES
- 2 Dozen
- COOK TIME
- 20 Min
Remember how popular pineapple upside-down cake used to be? Well, here's a twist on that old favorite...yup, muffin style! Upside-down or right side up, they're delicious every time.
What You'll Need
- 2 (20-ounce) cans sliced pineapple, drained
- 1 (8-1/2 ounce) can sliced pineapple, drained
- 24 maraschino cherries
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 (15.25-ounce) package white cake mix
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3 egg whites
- 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained, with juice reserved
What to Do
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 24 muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Place a pineapple ring in bottom of each cup. (Pineapple will come up the sides.) Place a cherry in center of each pineapple ring and sprinkle each with an equal amount of brown sugar; set aside.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat cake mix, oil, egg whites, and reserved pineapple juice until well combined. Stir in crushed pineapple and divide mixture evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool 15 minutes, then invert muffins onto a baking sheet. Allow to cool, then serve, or cover until ready to serve.
Notes
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Make sure to invert the muffins while still warm so they'll easily pop out of the muffin cups.
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Here's another tasty muffin to add to your basket -- Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins!
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mollydodger 390698 3
Jun 07, 2020
I can't see where to add the (8-1/2 ounce can) of sliced pineapple. I want to make this recipe, but I don't want to mess it up.
mollydodger 390698 3
Jun 07, 2020
I've read this recipe and no where does it say anything about where to use the (8-1/2 ounce can) of sliced pineapple.
elvitcb456 0876483
Mar 24, 2025
Put slicez on bottom of greased muffing pan place a cherrie in the middle. After making your mix you pour on top of of each pinapple slice.and bake.
Test Kitchen Team
Jun 08, 2020
Hi! You can see the drections on how to use sliced pineapple in step two. Hope that helps!
DMWG
May 27, 2013
very good. but we have used pinapple cake mix to make ours for years. Yummy!
malibufilly 204773 7
May 10, 2013
y brother adores this cake and is coming 6-l to visit. i will make them and let u know.
sueritter 5183389
May 09, 2013
In addition to the above, I think it would taste awesome to put about a teaspoon of butter in the muffin cup first, then chopped nuts, then brown sugar, then the pineapple ring and cherry before pouring the cake mix in.
iamqtpie12 5885672
May 09, 2013
I you are using pineapple cake mix, do you need the pineapple juice?
TenorsMom
May 09, 2013
Oooo - That sounds awesome! I would expect using the pineapple cake mix and the juice would make this cake even better. Especially if you like pineapple as much as I do.
dshapiro2130 05576 99
May 09, 2013
I would keep the juice from the pineapple rings and freeze for another recipe. I also only have a muffin tin for 6, so I will take another pan and put rest of pineapple rings and layer and bake. also I don't use canola oil, I will use veg. oil. I did not know about the canola oil, so thank you. Happy cooking
stone51
May 09, 2013
Doesn't anyone "read" the recipe?? It does say 2 times once in " what you'll need" & in step 3 "reserved pineapple juice" ...... I guess you should read the recipe & NOT just watch the video!
Gadgetgirl 78
May 09, 2013
You sound very rude, maybe your a nice person it just came across that way!
valley girl
May 09, 2013
Why are you using Canola Oil ? I read that it was not meant for human consumption and can be very toxic.
Bradysmom26 383207 3
May 09, 2013
Canola oil is one of the recommended oils for consumption as is Olive oil......better for you than Vegetable oil......Bobby Flay of the Food Network uses it all of the time. Canola oil being dangerous is an Urban Legend.
Bobbi Jo
May 09, 2013
I have been using Canola Oil for 20 years. I think you have it wrong. It is motor that is not meant for human consumption.
momofASK
Mar 05, 2013
You should note in "What You'll Need" that the pineapple juice should be reserved, not just drained. Lots of people don't read through the recipe or don't notice things like that. They'll get to step #3 and discover that they don't have pineapple juice.
femcon2000 2057944
Mar 06, 2013
The last can on the list of 'crushed pineapple' is the only one that you are suppose to reserved the juice from and it says to do so!
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