Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 Tablespoons pineapple Jell-O
- 3 Tablespoons corn starch
- 20 ounce can pineapple tidbits or chunks (in 100% juice) ((not in heavy syrup))
- 1 cup finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 1/2 sleeves (45) Ritz crackers, (crushed)
- 1/2 stick salted butter (1/4 cup), (melted )
- 1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice
Instruction
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium pot over medium heat, whisk together water, sugar, 3 tbsp. pineapple gelatin mix, and 3 Tablespoons corn starch until thoroughly combined and you get all the lumps out.
- Turn heat up to high and let mixture to come to a boil and thicken. Continue to whisk. Once thickened, take off heat.
- Drain pineapple chunks thoroughly, setting aside 1/2 cup of the juice. Add drained pineapple chunks to pot and stir.
- In a large Ziploc bag, finely crush Ritz crackers.
- Add crushed crackers, melted butter and 1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice into a medium bowl and stir until combined.
- Add shredded cheese to cooled pineapple mixture in pan then pour into baking dish.
- Spread Ritz cracker topping over pineapple mixture.
- Bake in oven for about 30-35 minutes (until topping is golden brown.)