Low Carb Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Low Carb Pineapple Upside Down Cake? Yes! This tender yellow cake has a sweet pineapple topping and only 3 net carbs per piece! It’s easy to make a healthy sugar-free pineapple upside-down cake from scratch at home. This easy cake recipe is also keto friendly, gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.
Pineapple upside-down cake. Soooo delicious. I have memories of making it with my mom when I was little. Maraschino cherries inside the canned pineapple rings with lots of brown sugar. This is a trickier recipe to make low carb than many others I have done because of the carbs in pineapple. Pineapple is not really a low carb fruit. But by using just a tablespoon or so of fresh pineapple per serving and pineapple extract to boost the flavor you really can have a low carb pineapple cake.
How to Make Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Obviously, you start with pineapple. I used fresh pineapple for this recipe. It has so much more flavor than canned pineapple so you can get away with only using a little bit. If you don’t have access to fresh pineapple frozen pineapple is better than canned pineapple. Many grocery stores sell cubed fresh pineapple in little containers in the fruit department. They are generally much more expensive per pound than a whole pineapple but if you don’t have a use for the remaining pineapple they are perfect for this recipe. I have no problem going through fresh fruit in my house with five kids to gobble it up.
Topping for Pineapple Upside Down Cake
To start you spread softened butter on the bottom of your baking dish. Top that with the fresh pineapple and sprinkle on sweetener that has been mixed with pineapple extract. The pineapple extract helps maximize the pineapple flavor while keeping the carb count down.
Low Carb Pineapple Upside Down Cake Batter
For the cake batter, I use a combination of almond flour, coconut flour, eggs, yogurt, butter, sweetener, baking powder, and more pineapple extract. I really wanted the pineapple flavor to be the star in this cake. This resulting in one of the most tender cakes I have ever made. The cake just melted in your mouth. It was amazing.
Food Processor Cake
My favorite way to mix cake is in my food processor. I have a big stand mixer but more often than not I just toss all the cake ingredients into the food processor and give them a whirl.
Carbs in Pineapple
In a one-cup serving, there are 19 net carbs in pineapple. If you are eating low carb or keto I don’t recommend sitting down with a bowl of fresh pineapple.
Is Pineapple Keto?
Generally, no. Pineapple is not keto. But, can you use a little bit in a recipe? That is up to you but I think so. This cake has 3 net carbs per piece including the pineapple. When you divide one cup of pineapple by 12 pieces of keto pineapple upside down cake each piece has less than a tablespoon. But it is enough to make this taste like a real pineapple upside-down cake.
Tips for a Perfect Keto Pineapple Upside Down Cake
- Don’t underbake it. It should be deep golden brown as in the photo below. The center should feel firm to the touch and not jiggle.
- Cool for at least 20 minutes before trying to invert it. To invert it run a knife around the edges to loosen it. Invert a plate on top and then flip the cake and plate so the cake is on the plate. If any pineapple pieces get stuck just add them back to where they are missing.
- Use flavorful pineapple. If you use pineapple that is not sweet and ripe your cake will be bland. Make sure the pineapple tastes great before using it in a low carb pineapple upside-down cake. That little bit of pineapple needs to go a long way.
Other delicious recipes to try:
Cinnamon Crumb Cake Recipe w/ Pecans
Upside Down Cake with Cranberries
Classic Yellow Keto Birthday Cake with Chocolate Icing
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Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 cup fresh pineapple
- 1/4 cup Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
- 1 tsp pineapple extract
Cake Batter:
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup yogurt
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp pineapple extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spread the softened butter in the bottom of an 8 x 8 baking dish. Put a layer of pineapple on top of the butter. Mix together the 1/4 cup sweetener and the pineapple extract in a small bowl. Sprinkle that on top of the pineapple.
- Add the cake ingredient to a food processor. Process until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls on top of the pineapple. Gently spread to cover all the pineapple.
- Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown and slightly firm to the touch. Cool for 20 minutes and then invert onto a serving platter. Store leftovers in the fridge.
How is this low carb when pineapple is so high in carbs. I am trying to understand
Each piece only has a small amount of pineapple and the other ingredients are low carb. It uses one cup of pineapple (so 8 tablespoons) and has 12 servings. Each serving has less than a tablespoon of pineapple.
I have both the Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet and Super Sweet. My understanding is if I use the gentle sweet it would be the measurement listed in the recipe, but if I use the super sweet it would be half the amount. Is this correct?
Yes
Hi. I can’t wait to try this recipe. I have been missing Pineapple Upside Down cake something fierce! Just wondering why you didn’t use a brown sugar substitute as traditional upside down pineapple cake is made with brown sugar?
I prefer to use my sweetener blend since it is cheaper. You can use a brown sugar sub if you prefer.
can I use just almond flour without the coconut flour and just substitute all almond flour?
Yes, all almond flour should be fine.
I accidentally mixed all the ingredients together except the pineapple, as the cake batter! Oh well.
I bet it will still be delicious!
I would like to use ALL Coconut flour as we have a nut allergy in my home.
How much would I use to replace the Almond Flour?
It is tricky to sub in coconut for almond flour. My suggestion would be to use this batter with the pineapple extract added and the pineapple topping: https://joyfilledeats.com/coconut-flour-muffins/
Oh this was so delicious! Thankyou!
Me again! I came back to add that I’m totally ditching the disgusting food I make (following the keto connect guys). I almost had no hope for delicious food again! Thank you so much. I’ve done this recipe also with marbled cake batter (part chocolate) and cherries at the bottom. delish! thanks again