Is there a more dramatic-looking piece of produce than the pineapple? With its green spiky top and yellow-dimpled sides, it's truly a shame that we typically use only the juicy inside and toss the inedible parts. To give the tropical its proper due, we've fashioned it as a serving bowl three different ways: as a bowl for ice cream (rainbow sherbet, in fact), a raspberry-strawberry smoothie, and the most delicious fruit mousse you'll ever taste.
To make a pineapple bowl, find the ripest pineapple you can (it's much easier to scoop out the fruit) and halve it lengthwise, leaving the stem intact on one half. Using a knife, score the pineapple as if you're dicing it, then scoop out the fruit with a large spoon. Save for later use.
PINEAPPLE BOWL SUNDAE
A for-sure way to enjoy that bowl of ice cream even more? Put it in a pineapple. Scoop rainbow sherbet into pineapple bowl and grab a spoon. For a fancier version, serve vanilla ice cream topped with toasted coconut.
PINEAPPLE BOWL SMOOTHIE
Smoothie bowls might be trending, but let's be real, they've got nothing on sipping the good stuff from a pineapple.
PINEAPPLE BOWL MOUSSE
Whether you need an easy dessert or a simple snack, this raspberry mousse is heavenly—and better yet, it's only two ingredients: whipped topping (Cool-Whip, truwhip, whichever brand you prefer) and raspberry yogurt. In a bowl, mix together 8 oz. whipped topping and 6 oz. raspberry yogurt. Top with raspberries.
