Have y’all every had a craving for cheesy pineapple-y goodness? I know I have. I’m not the biggest fan of pineapple on pizza, but this takes bread to a different level. This bread is so simple to make and is so so good y’all! Talk about southern staples—it doesn’t get much more southern than this!

A few if not most of these ingredients you probably have on hand which cuts down on time. It’s the perfect Sunday afternoon snack, or breakfast bread! I have a wonderful neighbor that I’m whipping up a batch for this week. Y’all try it out and let me know what you think!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese

2 tablespoons Vegetable oil

 2 eggs

 1 cup canned crushed pineapple with juice

3/4 cup sugar

 2 cups self rising flour

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 teaspoon pineapple extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 °F.

Using a large mixing bowl, sift the flour and sugar and mix together. In a separate bowl, mix the pineapple, eggs, oil and add to the flour mixture, mix well. Fold in the cheese, nuts and pineapple extract. Pour mixture into a greased 9×3-inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool and turn out bread from pan. Allow to cool completely before slicing. Makes 1 loaf.

Variations

Now I know not a lot of folks like walnuts, but almonds would work in the recipe as well. You can switch the recipe up to truly make it your own. It’s super fun because it allows you to make these ahead of time and give them as gifts especially with the holidays rolling around.

Freezer Full?

In the last excerpt I said to make these ahead of time. You can make several batches and wrap them in aluminum foil, place in a plastic bag and freeze for up to 6 months. It will be as fresh as the day you made it.