Snacks & baking

Doce de ananás (dósi di ananás)

A pineapple jam scented with cinnamon, soft and sweet in texture. It goes well with bread or desserts and is often made for celebrations.

1 h
6 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇨🇻 Cape Verde

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Ingredients

Ingredients

1 Ripe pineapple (about 1.2 kg)
300 g Caster sugar
1 Cinnamon stick
100 ml Water

Spices & seasoning

A pinch of ground clove

Optional extras

1 Lemon zest

On the side

Fresh bread

Nutrition facts

281 kcal per serving

Carbohydrates: 67.5 g
of which sugars: 65.6 g
Fiber: 1.8 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Peel the pineapple, remove the fibrous core and cut the flesh into small cubes.
Put the cubes in a saucepan with the water, sugar, cinnamon stick and clove.
Bring to a simmer, then leave to cook gently for 30 to 35 minutes, stirring regularly.
When the syrup coats the spoon and the pieces look translucent, remove the cinnamon stick.
Lightly mash some of the pieces with a fork to give a jammy texture.
Let it cool slightly, then pot it or serve.

Variations and tips

With lemon zest. Add the zest of one lemon at the end of cooking for a brighter note.

Using what's available. Drained tinned pineapple can replace fresh; halve the water in that case.

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Original Ecomely recipe.