Refreshing Pineapple Ginger Cooler Using Pineapple Peel
Try this pineapple ginger cooler, using fresh pineapple peel for a delicious and nourishing beverage with immense wellness benefits that can be enjoyed hot or cold.
This beverage is perfect for a warm spring or summer day. A friend of mine recently mentioned the concept of boiling pineapple peel to make a beverage and I was intrigued and decided to make a version myself.
It turned out that the concept of boiling pineapple peel is not new at all. This beverage can be enjoyed as a cooler or as a warm tea.
We use fresh pineapples around here all the time. It’s a good ideas the next time you cut a pineapple in your home to keep the peel, the core and store them in the freezer. The core of pineapples actually have one of the highest concentrations of bromelain.
Bromelain is a naturally occurring enzyme found in pineapples. The enzyme is highly anti-inflammatory and is even used as a digestive aid, to help with congestion and seasonal allergy relief.
I have to say, that every time I make this pineapple drink, I feel like I am beating the system. This is what you call a “no waste” recipe.
The flesh of the pineapple can be used for making recipes like pineapple chow, and pineapple chutney, while the outer skin and care are used to make this refreshing drink. You can even plant the top of the pineapple to grow a plant of your own.
How to Make Pineapple Ginger Juice
To make pineapple ginger juice, you need: pineapple peel, ginger, whole cloves, cinnamon, water, and sugar.
Keep reading below if you want the complete recipe.
Pineapple Ginger Cooler
Ingredients
- peel of one whole pineapple fresh or frozen
- 8 cups of water
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp chopped ginger
- 2 whole cloves
- 1/4 cup sugar
- mixed frozen tropical fruits
- *mint to garnish
Instructions
- In large pot add pineapple peel, ginger and cinnamon sticks
- Add 8 cups of water to pineapple peel
- Turn the stove to medium.
- Once boiling, simmer on low heat for an hour.
- Add sugar (while warm) and stir well
- Place mixture in the refrigerator until cool (at least 1 hour)
- Strain to serve
- Pour over frozen mixed tropical fruit (or frozen pineapple) and garnish with fresh mint as desired
Nutrition
Originally published April 13, 2013. Updates 8/14/26.
This looks very refreshing. Thank you so much for linking up to Inspire Me Wednesday! Featuring you in this week’s issue.:)
Hip Hip! Sounds fantastic. By the way Mel, I love your blog style.
Wow! I never heard of boiling the peel. Sounds like a great drink to try, plus so frugal because the peel doesn’t get wasted.
Thanks for sharing your recipe at Fabulously Frugal Thursday!
Hi Barb. Always my pleasure.
This sounds so refreshing. I love fresh pineapple, but I never know what to do with the peel. This is a great idea!
Thanks for stopping by Jeni. You are right. It is very refreshing. I hope that you get to give it a try.
Hi! Thanks so much for this tasty recipe! As you know we are featuring it on my blog in the top 50 Spoil Mommy idea round up! Thanks for letting me know that I mislabeled the link. It is all fixed! Keep on rockin over here on your blog!
Crystal & Co
And keep rocking out those crafts and projects on your blog. My daughter loves them!
This looks so good! Happy to find your blog through Create It Thursday at Lambert’s Lately.
I like anything with ginger so this sounds great. It also seems there is potential for a yummy cocktail there.
So many benefits to adding ginger to one’s diet, that’s for sure.
Beautiful! And it sounds delish.
Cheers Jo-Lynne!
I think this is the first time that I have ever seen a recipe that employs the use of the peel of a pineapple. I love to make use of every bit of everything, so I love this idea and will be trying this recipe. Thanks!
Yay! So happy to hear that Pattie.
Delicious pineapple ginger cooler, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop. I am going to try. Pinning and tweeting.
About how much liquid should be left after boiling? I am thinking about making this recipe using an instant pot.
I haven’t tried it in an instant pot, but would estimate between 4-6 cups. Let me know how that turns out!