Caramelized Pineapple Lassi.
Let’s have a refreshing drink.
And no, not one with booze.
Instead, one that includes fruit which I caramelized in brown sugar and coconut oil and butter and then pureed the heck out of in the blender. That seems like a lot of work for a blended snack. Twenty minutes for a drink? Eh?
By the way, that’s what this is – a snack. Or I guess a meal. I will tell you right now that it’s certainly not dessert in my book.
Fruit and yogurt? Definitely snack. Or breakfast! Wait. Yes yes. Breakfast too.
Last year I jumped on the lassi bandwagon, if you can call it that. I was all about the cantaloupe lassi but… it’s certainly been replaced by this. And it’s quite possible that I have trashed up the lassi as much as one humanly can without adding chocolate or bacon.
Perhaps I should have dyed my lassi blue in honor of the royal baby. Perhaps I should have a royal baby of my own so my hair and legs can look as amazing as Kate Middleton’s 24 hours after birth. I think that must be the secret. Royal baby.
Even though this is just a simple smoothie, the flavors are so complex. At least for this little palette of mine. There is obviously sweetness but also some spice from the cardamom, which I adore. If you’re not a cardamom fan, add a little cinnamon. If you’re not a cinnamon fan, leave it out. If you don’t want to use yogurt, use ice cream. See where this is going? Make it your own. I usually feel like a jerk posting a “recipe” for a shake, especially when it’s not a cocktail, but this.is.so.tasty. I know. You probably hate that word.
You gotta be a fruit freak like I am though to love this. Seriously. <—– fruit freak.
Caramelized Pineapple Lassi
Ingredients
- 5 (1/2 inch) thick fresh pineapple rings
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (14-ounce) can light coconut milk
- 8 ounces Greek yogurt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- a pinch of cinnamon
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add coconut oil and butter. Once melted, add in 4 pineapple rings and sprinkle brown sugar and salt over top. Cook until golden brown and caramely on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Remove and let cool slightly.
- Combine caramelized pineapple, coconut milk, yogurt, cardamom and cinnamon in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into glasses and sprinkle a tiny bit of cardamom on top. Cut the remaining pineapple slice in half and add it to the top of the shake. Serve.
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Oh oh oh you could also cinnamon-sugar the rim. Yes. Do that.
63 Comments on “Caramelized Pineapple Lassi.”
Now this is a different smoothie! I love it! I have to say I never had any kind of Lassi! I feel left out! :( I love the creation of your smoothie, going to give this one a try! Thank you for sharing, can’t wait to make it!!
Yum! Like a pineapple tart tatin in a drink.
Wow…this lassi sounds soooo amazing! I’ve actually never had pineapples made in that way, but boy do they look good!
But I can put booze in here, right? Not that it neeeeeeds it, but i would just want to try it with some rum… you know, just to see how it is. ;-)
obviously!
I love mango lassi but have never thought to do what you did with caramelized pineapple. I wouldnt even be able to get them in the drink – I’d be eating them as fast as I could right out of the skillet. Great idea!
Your brain amazes me. This is such a fabulous creation!
How do you come up with these things?!
Oh yes, fruit freak and cinnamon a-holic right here!! I totally forgot about your canteloupe lassi… might have to try both!
I loooove pineapple. This sounds perfect for my pineapple fix.
I need to have your brain for just one day and make these amazing creations!!! <3
On my word….this looks amazing! I love all things pineapple and I love lassi. How could you go wrong with this, really?
ummm hellooooo gorgeous!
Well, I am surely a fruit freak!! Caramelized pineapple is the best and I do not care if this takes 20 minutes. I am all over it! Yummmm.
this looks amazing… and I’m sure she had a whole host of stylists preping her before she came out. Wouldn’t you if the whole world was watching you.
Awesome!! Adore the addition of cardamom. I want one of these right now–and yes, my mouth basically dropped when I saw how good Kate looked just coming out the hospital. Not. fair.
I love pineapple and this is such an interesting twist!
Smack dab in my face. I would do back flips if this had coconut rum in it, but I realize not everything can be boozy. Even though boozy is so damn good. Now hook an IV up to me and everyting will be irie.
I want this lassi in my life. Nay — I NEED this lassi in my life. Lassi me up, yo!
Wow, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this! It looks so incredibly tasty and I love the way the pineapple looks! So refreshing.
Caramelised fruit is such a great addition to milk shakes and smoothies. I have been doing this with mango all the time! It is common in Australia to grill pineapple so I can not wait to try this
As with pretty much everything you post, I need this in my life! Looks delish, per the usual.
I would make this drink if it took an hour! You got me at caramelized pineapple.
I’m all over this — it looks tremendously good! I love everything in there, and that pineapple on top is the crowning glory!
Soooo we’re gonna caramelize all of our fruit from now on.
This looks incredible!
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pineapple and coconut is one of my favorite combos of all time so obviously i will be making this.
I need one, right now :)
xx
Someone’s gonna get hurt if this doesn’t appear in front of my face right now!! LOL
One word: WHOA!
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How yummy and delightful!!!
Drooling over the photo of the caramelized pineapple rings! This looks incredible and so filling.
i need to make this ASAP – I am drooling right now
This looks so yummy. I love caramelized or grilled pineapple. The flavor is unbelievable. Crazy delicious. This drink looks so awesome. And I’d agree…totally a snack!
I don’t know the difference between a Lassi and a regular smoothie… but I’m willing to do the research to find out.
so creamy and dreamy. I need one of these ASAP!
This drink is what dreams are made of… Making it ASAP…
That looks totally stellar!
Love Lassi! I have an indian market near Arizona State that I love to go to. It’s about 20 minutes away but their $2 softball sized bags of cardamom and $1 bags of ginger are so worth it!
That looks beyond incredible.
Refreshing too!
Amazing! This looks soooooo tasty! :)
I am not currently on the lassi bandwagon but I may just have to jump on. I think the pineapple and coconut combination is perfect!
xo Jackie
This is unbelievably good. If the pics look so good , I can only imagine what the lassi will taste like.
Quick question though – do I need to use coconut oil? Can I just caramalise in the sugar? I’m allergic to coconut oil and don’t want to use a substitute oil to caramalise at all. Thanks.
My favorite Indian place would make this with rum!
i can get behind that. :)
Yummy!
Wow. That’s all I can say. This looks so amazing!
This looks amazing! So doing this (maybe spiked, though).
Also, this may sound odd but I always love your straws! Where do you buy them? I get mine at the grocery store, so they’re plain white. Lame. I think you mentioned Target once upon a time, but I’m not sure…
PS: I’m in love with your blog. I look forward to reading it every day! You’ve inspired me to discover my passion for cooking. Thanks for that. :)
yes target! thank you. :)
Royal Baby = amazing legs… let’s do this!
I love that you trashed up the lassi! Cracks me up. But, if I may, caramelized pineapple is FANCY, not trashy…ok 1950s fancy, but fancy none the less! Add a maraschino cherry!!
DAMN YOU Jessica! You’ve gone and done it again! And you could totally put some alcohol in this. ;)
Oh yes please. I love a good lassi. Adding the caramelized pineapple I can almost imagine how good. I guess I have to make one so I don’t have to imagine.
Holy freaking kamoly. I have a thing with pineapple and Kahlua, so I will probably be a bad girl and add some of that in to this incredible-looking drink… THANK YOU for the inspiration I needed to take the pineapple on my counter to the next level!
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