Pineapple Casserole

By Grace Pilkay

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Every Thanksgiving my Aunt Debbie makes her infamous Pineapple Casserole; my all-time favorite holiday recipe.

Ingredients:

2 (20 oz.) cans of chunk pineapple, unsweetened (drain and reserve juice)

2 c. (8oz.) grated cheddar cheese

1 c. sugar

3 Tbsp. flour

4 Tbsp. pineapple juice

1 stick butter, melted

1 c. Ritz cracker crumbs

Instructions:

Mix sugar and flour together and stir in pineapple juice. Mix pineapple, cheese, melted butter, and sugar mixture together. Bake in a large casserole dish at 350 degrees for 20 minutes; lower temperature to 300 degrees and bake 20 minutes longer. Remove from oven, top with cracker crumbs, and return to oven long enough to heat crumbs. Serve warm.