Chocolate Pineapple On-a-Stick

Much like our chocolate watermelon phenomenon, chocolate pineapple hasn’t always been high atop my list of Easy Fruits to Turn Into Dessert. After all, there’s just so much juice. And we all know that melted chocolate and liquids often put us on straight on the bus to Crumble Town, USA.

But here’s the deal with chocolate pineapple: It is beyond-your-wildest-dreams delicious.

Take my word for it. I ate the whole pineapple you see in these photos, as in nine spears covered in two types of chocolate. And no, this isn’t one of those “OMG this recipe is so good! I like totally ate the whole thing” confessions. This is not a drill. I ate a whole pineapple.

I’ve never been shy when it comes to dousing foods in chocolate, but I have a recent trip to Disneyland to thank for this particular creation. If you recall, my sister and I took our three kids (all under age 3) to Disneyland and it was a scorcher of a day. The line for the famous Dole Pineapple Whip was much too long for said squirming kids, so I resorted to the next best tropical thing: chocolate pineapple on-a-stick.

It was crunchy. It was sweet. It was juicy. It was tangy. It was perfection. And I had to recreate it in my home kitchen ASAP. So I’ve taken the exact look and setup of the Disneyland creation and gone the DIY route.

How does one get chocolate to stick to a less-than-dry surface? It all comes down to some very thorough blotting on paper towels. You can even freeze the pineapple wedges before dipping them, which will add an extra refreshing element to this dessert-slash-snack.

A final drizzle of white chocolate dresses up the wedges and makes them perfectly presentable for birthday parties, backyard bashes or even little one’s lunch boxes.

Find inspiration with additional chocolate-filled recipes for No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Cups, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip, Chewy Chocolate Brownie Bark and more!

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