Moist pineapple cupcakes are soft, sweet, buttery, and packed with tropical pineapple flavor. The classic recipe will turn anyone into a pineapple lover!

Fluffy pineapple cupcakes

These cupcakes are great for tropical theme parties, picnics, summer barbecues, tea parties, birthdays, or as a sweet and simple weeknight dessert.

And there’s no boxed cake mix here.

Making your own pineapple cupcakes from scratch is surprisingly easy, and the results are well worth the extra time.

Top them with pineapple buttercream frosting and watch them all disappear!

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Pineapple cupcake ingredients

You need crushed pineapple, pure vanilla extract, optional egg or flax, white or apple cider vinegar, flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and optional oil.
Look for crushed canned pineapple at most regular grocery stores. Or make your own crushed pineapple at home by chopping or slicing fresh pineapple and then pureeing the pieces in a blender or a food processor.

Choose spelt flour, white flour, or gluten free all purpose flour. Oat flour works if you do not mind a dense texture. We have not tried whole wheat flour or pastry flour and do not recommend coconut flour, rice flour, or almond flour in this recipe.

Regular sugar or unrefined coconut sugar are great options for the cupcakes. You may also use granulated xylitol for a sugar free option. If you wish to experiment with pure maple s...