Crushed pineapple makes this bread super moist and flavorful plus a hint of local lime (calamansi) adds a layer of citrusy tang to this delicious Pineapple Lime Bread! No butter or oil is ever used in the batter so it’s a more wholesome treat!
My family and I spent last year’s Christmas holiday in the Philippines. We all went home not just to enjoy the holidays together but also to celebrate two major milestones – my Mom’s 80th birthday and hubby’s 50th birthday!
Guess what? Their birthday actually fell on the same exact day – December 26! Isn’t that amazing?
Usually, when I go back to the Philippines I don’t just stay for a couple or three weeks, the usual length of stay for the rest of my family. My very kind and super sweet husband actually allows me to stay a bit longer – at least eight weeks in total!
He knows that I truly miss my family from the Philippines and since I don’t get to go home every year (we’d be bankrupt if I do as the fares from the US to the Philippines are pretty expensive!) but when I do I am able to stay much longer.
In fact this time around, I was able to stay up to 3 months so my departure from Manila was not scheduled until the end of February 2020. So glad for such an extended break as I truly needed it. Thankfully, my dear husband didn’t mind being on his own with the kids for that long!
Whenever I’m home with my Filipino family, I make it a habit to cook and bake for my loving parents. You see, except for a stay-at-home maid, they’re on their own.
My siblings don’t get to see them during the week except during certain weekends when their work permit them to visit Mom and Dad. Because of this, I make it a point to spend most of my time with them – and that means lots of time enjoying good food!
My father, in particular, loves sweets! He loves to snack on anything sweet he can lay his hands on. Sadly, when I’m not there – it’s mostly store-bought goodies that he gets – whatever sweet treat they may find in the carinderia or sari-sari store in our village.
There’s nothing wrong with them per se but I just wish someone would be able to regularly bake something yummy for him. So, I bake, bake and bake when I’m home.
When I do bake, I often make use of locally available ingredients. In making this tasty pineapple bread – I made sure to use our local limes called calamansi (not quite like it but similar to key limes) for a citrusy twist on the usual pineapple bread.
These cute little dark green limes are quite tiny (even smaller than key limes) but they surely pack in a lot of tang! It’s a shame that I cannot find them fresh in the US although the juice version is imported so I can readily buy it in any Asian store if I want to. However, fresh is still the best in my opinion. At any rate, if you wish to make this bread simply use either use regular limes or lemons!
Below you can see how calamansi compare to key limes. Oh, how I love to make juice with these little limes!
PHOTO CREDIT: NEW MALAYSIAN KITCHEN
I’m happy to report that my father truly enjoyed this yummy pineapple lime bread that I made it again when we had some guests and they also equally loved it. Naturally, I passed on the recipe to them as they asked for it and hope to replicate it in their own homes. I think they loved the fact that I didn’t use any oil or butter in the bread (my visiting relatives were all senior citizens so they all had to watch their fat intake!) so they were able to truly enjoy something sweet without much fear!
As you can see in the photos, despite the lack of oil or butter the bread still came out so moist and that’s because of the pineapple and lime juice!
INGREDIENTS FOR PINEAPPLE LIME BREAD
- All-purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Sour cream
- Crushed Pineapple (juice included)
- Freshly squeezed lime, key lime or calamansi (Filipino local lime) juice
- Pecans or nuts of choice, chopped (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE PINEAPPLE LIME BREAD
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Combine the eggs, sugar, crushed pineapple, sour cream, and lime juice in another bowl.
Blend well. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture; stir to mix.
Fold in nuts, if using. Spoon the mixture into a greased or parchment paper-lined (or banana leaf-lined) 9×5-inch loaf pan (if making one large loaf) or two (8×4) loaf pans.
Bake for about 30-35 minutes (if using 2 loaf pans) or 60 minutes if using one large loaf tin or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan for 15 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely before adding the lime glaze. Perfect morning bread or for snack time!
For the Lime Glaze
Place the powdered sugar and lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Beat until it reaches a smooth and pourable consistency.
Easy! Let the cake cool completely before you add the glaze.
Is it hard to make? No, not at all! Not very complicated to make at all – it’s simply a matter of mixing the wet and dry ingredients together and then baking them! Easy, right?
So, it would be amiss not to share this delicious bread with you, my dear readers! Even though my pictures aren’t as pretty as I wanted them to be (I didn’t bring my good camera on holiday) I thought it’s still worth sharing because it’s so good! So here it is – made in the Philippines – Pineapple Lime (Calamansi) Bread! Hope you enjoy with your family!
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Pineapple Calamansi (Lime) Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose Flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3 tbsp calamansi, key lime or regular lime juice, freshly squeezed (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 cup pecans or nut of choice, (optional)
For the Lemon Glaze
- 1½ cups confectioner’s sugar (powdered sugar)
- 5 tablespoons Lime (or lemon) juice, adjust to taste depending on the tartness and thickness of the glaze that you prefer
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Combine the eggs, sugar, crushed pineapple, sour cream, and lime juice in another bowl. Blend well. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture; stir to mix.
- Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture; stir to mix.
- Fold in nuts, if using. Spoon the mixture into a greased or parchment paper-lined (or banana leaf-lined) 9×5-inch loaf pan (if making one large loaf) or two (8×4) loaf pans.
- Bake for about 30-35 minutes (if using 2 loaf pans) or 60 minutes if using one large loaf tin or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan for 15 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely before adding the lime glaze. Perfect morning bread or for snack time!
For the Lime Glaze
- Place the powdered sugar and lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Beat until it reaches a smooth and pourable consistency.
- Let the cake cool completely before you add the glaze.
Notes
Nutrition
Last updated on November 2nd, 2023 at 08:36 pm
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How delicious! I’ve never tried pineapple lime bread, but you’ve convinced me. This looks so good!
I love calamansi limes! We ate them all the time in South East Asia. This bread looks so moist and delicious – full of flavor. And absolutely understand you miss your family so it’s great to have a lengthy stay sometimes.
This looks so moist and delicious, especially with the pineapple! So nice that you are able to spend an extended amount of time with your family!
How lovely that you can spend the time with your parents, you must really miss them the rest of the year. Your pineapple and lime bread sounds delicious and I really like that it is fat free. Thanks for sharing.
I am making this asap! It looks so moist and delicious that it’s hard to believe there’s no oil or butter. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for the recipe!
What a great way to use pineapple! I used to have a fruit tree similar to these calamansi limes. We used to make Key Lime pies with them! This bread looks so moist and delish!
This sounds so delicious and the combination of pineapple and lime is one of my favorites!
This pineapple lime bread looks delicious. Really soft and moist. Amazing that your mum and your hubby share a birthday!
I have never tried to make this kind of flavor on bread but it’s interesting. I will definitely try this and hope it will turn good as yours.
What a unique pineapple lime bread recipe. Looks so flavorful too. Thanks for sharing.
What an amazing bread! I love how you added pineapple and lime for such a fresh twist on baking. Making this soon.
Omg I can imagine how flavorful this bread must have been. Pineapple and limes sounds so refreshing together.
Omg, I love these flavors together! Calamansi is such an awesome flavor that I hope more people will try. Thanks for sharing.
We have something like this in Hawaii called calamondin, which is different because they turn yellow, but might be worth a try if my friend has some on his tree. Love how moist this looks and I can imagine how happy your parents are when you bake it for them.
This pineapple lime bread is so flavorful and delicious! The perfect bread for summer months!
This pineapple lime bread looks so moist and packed with flavour. Perfect for summertime eating.
Pineapple and lime sound like a great combination especially in bread! Sometimes it’s great to get away, especially when it’s to see your parents!
I love calamansi and actually have some Filipino friends who grow them so will try this lovely pine-apple calamansi bread when I get some!
WOW! I’ve never tried or made pineapple lime bread before and now I’m inspired to make my own! This looks super moist and very flavoursome. Thank you for sharing, will definitely try this out soon!
Pineapple is one of my favorite fruit to bake with. This pineapple bread with calamansi lime looks so moist and delicious.
This looks lovely and I want to try it but I can’t buy crushed pineapple, do you know approx the weight ratio of the fruit to juice in a tin so I can make my own without spoiling the recipe.
Many Thank
Tricia
Author
The recipe includes the measurement in cups too – please refer to that. It mentions 1 and 1/4 cups of crushed pineapple – so simply puree or blend fresh pineapple and include the juice/liquid with it (meaning the entire puree – do not drain). Hope it works for you. Thanks!
Grabbed two pineapples on “oops-sale” (half price due to being over-ripe; pineapple is not too common a find and extremely expensive over here), and was a bit unsure how to get through it all.
I’m not a skilled or seasoned baker, but I had a thought that “banana bread is nice – I wonder if pineapple bread is a thing?”.
I am so happy I found your recipe – it is absolutely delish, and the sponge is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!
Author
You totally made my day Haldis so I truly appreciate you letting us know about this. Glad you enjoyed this. It’s been such a hard day and this helped brighten it up and inspired me to plod on. Thank you!!!