Pineapple in Kool Aid is My New Go To Treat

I recently saw an Instagram reel that piqued my interest. My algorithm on Instagram is dogs and food. I get a ton of puppy videos and a lot of chef and cook videos. Lately a bunch of my "cooking" videos have been people like me just trying stuff with different food items. One such video I saw was a person putting packets of kool aid mix with pineapple spears. Lets discuss.

I love pineapple and I love kool aid. And when I say kool aid I'm talking about the old school kool aid with the kool aid man on the cover. This person was using pre sliced spears of pineapple in their own juice and then mixing the kool aid with it. I was so intrigued that I decided I was going to try this myself. But, instead of buying pre sliced spears, I bought two full pineapples and sliced them myself. As much as I love pineapple, pineapple in its own juices is far too sweet for me. I just can't get over how cloying it tastes. So, as I said, I bought my own. I read up on some other people who have been trying the same thing, or similar things, and they all said that you can use coconut water as a replacement for pineapple in its own juices. Some people, and this got me fired up, said that it makes it taste more tropical. I love, love, love tropical anything, so this was great for me.

So, this past Monday I got my groceries, two full pineapples included, and proceeded to do my own version of what I saw on Instagram. The pineapple was speared, I added it to the tupperware, added the coconut water to cover the spears and added the kool aid packet. After sealing the product, I shook it up to mix. Everyone said to let it sit for 24 hours, which I did. Then I got to try it. I was hyped for this part. So, when I pulled the spears out of the tupperware, and saw that the cherry kool aid pineapple was dark red, and the watermelon kool aid pineapple was a vibrant pink, I got even more pumped up.

Right off the bat, it was very tasty. I was very happy with what came from this mix. The cherry pineapple was tart and sweet and had this distinct sourness. There were some bites that I would characterize as too sour, but for the most part, it was solid. I loved the watermelon pineapple spears. The mix here was just right. It was sweet, but not too sweet. The color was great. The pineapple flavor came through, and when you got the watermelon flavor, that was the cherry on top. I was so happy with this flavor that I drank the coconut kool aid mix after the pineapple was gone, and that was great. I did try this with the cherry and it was too sour for me. My son loves the flavor, but it just wasn't for me.

With how this turned out, this is a recipe I will definitely return too. I want to try all kinds of different flavors. I think grape will work. I wonder how fruit punch or their tropical flavor will taste. I will have to try it with pineapple in the juice, as long as I can get it in a small can. I knew this was going to work, I just didn't know how well. So far it has been a hit rate, minus the sourness from the cherry. I recommend this if you enjoy pineapple. It adds a very good, very sweet flavor to my favorite fruit. I'm a fan. 

Ty

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