Simple Recipes 1st anniversary…I cannot believe that has been a whole year since I started this site. I want to thank you all for the support that I have been receiving daily…it has been a year full of new experiences and joys. It has been really fun to meet and get to “talk” to people all around the world and learn a little bit of you life, things that you like, things that you don’t like…
To celebrate my blog anniversary I want to share a special recipe for cheesecake. This pineapple cheesecake is light and you just cannot have enough of it…actually I made 3 of them!!! Moreover, with the drained pineapple juice from the crushed pineapple cans I made pina colada by adding Malibu to the juice and marinated chicken, which I’ll post next week…
Ingredients:
3 8oz cream cheese
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 20oz crushed pineapple (no sugar added), drained
Ground cinnamon to taste
2 16oz sour cream
10 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ready made pie crusts
Method:
Whip the cream cheese until light and fluffy, add the eggs one at the time by continuous beating. Once the eggs are added to the cream cheese, add the sugar and the vanilla extract. Mix for 1 more minute and fold the crushed pineapple into the cream cheese mix.
Pour the cream cheese mixture into the ready made crust and bake for 25~30 minutes at 350F.
Remove the cheesecake from the oven and let them cool down. Sprinkle the cakes with cinnamon. In the meantime mix the sour cream with the sugar and vanilla extract.
Pour on top of the cheesecake and bake for 5 minutes at 375F.
Let it cool and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
Now the award…I will be brief, I don’t want to get you bored…
This Happy 101 award was sent to me by Shaz at Test with Skewer and Kristy at My Little Space, I feel very flattered for receiving this award and really appreciate 
I am passing this award to 10 bloggers friends, random order:
1. Anna at Chef Wanabe
2. Sook at My Fabulous Recipes
3. Joanne at Eats Well with Others
4. Mimi at Mimi’s Kitchen
5. Erica at Itzy’s Kitchen
6. Doggybloggy at Chez What?
6. Peachkins at The Peach Kitchen
7. Barbara at Moveable Feasts
8. Blond Duck at A Duck in Her Pond
9. Gloria at Canela Kitchen Recipes
10. Zita at Simplicious
Did you know that pineapple was first discovered by the Spaniels in Brazil? The original name of pineapple, ananas came from the Tupi language (used by the Brazilian indigenous). Now pineapple is spread throughout South America, Caribbean, Philippines, Hawaii, Zimbabwe (former Republic of Rhodesia, Africa) and Guam (South Pacific Island).
Thank you for stopping by Simple Recipes and have a great week!
First thank you so much for the award, its lovely that you thought about me. Now to the pineapple cheesecake, that looks delicious. I love desserts that are a bit sour.
Looks very yummy, Happy Anniversary. Oh and Congrats on your award.
Thank you so much for the award!
how did you know how much I love cheese cake – and it looks like you made enough for me to have one – well freeze it solid and drop it in the mail – I will know what to do.
awwwwwww! Thank you so much for the award and happy blog birthday! What a fabulous recipe to celebrate with! I love pineapple anything so I’m in!
Happy First Blogiversary!!! How exciting is that?
And thank you for the award! I love getting awards! I already had this one, but I added your name to the award in my side column.
Now. Your cheesecake. I love it because it’s so easy and quick to make. Perfect when you are in a rush and need something really elegant looking! I used to have a pineapple recipe for a kind of pudding-like square. I’m thinking it had whipped cream in it and a graham cracker crust. Not nearly as good as your cheesecake, but your recipe reminded me of it. Think it was called Pineapple Delight. Have to dig around and see if I can find it. I have always loved pineapple desserts!
Happy Anniversary! Congrats!
What a gorgeous cheesecake! So tempting!
Cheers,
Rosa
Oh, man, does this cheesecake look good! I love pineapple. Interesting bit on the history of it. The name in French is ananas, closer to the original one. I wonder how we got to pineapple?
Happy anniversary!
Happy blog bday! A great way to celebrate!
oh wow great cheesecake Happy Bloggy Birthday lol Rebecca
Congratulations on your awatd and the first anniversary of your blod. They are both special events. Your cheesecake looks sublime. I’m sure it tastes every bit as good as it looks. Have a wonderful day. Blessings…Mary
Congratulations on your blogiversary! The pineapple cheesecake looks outstanding, a perfect treat to celebrate with!
Happy Anniversary!!! This yummy cheesecake is the perfect way to celebrate! Congrats on your award!
Happy Anniversary!
I love that there are little chunks of pineapple in the cheesecake!
Happy Blogiversary! This scrumptious cheesecake is a great way to celebrate! Irresistible!
Ooh I forgot to say Happy Bloggerversary!
Happy 1st Anniversary!! May you have many,many more
And this cheeesekcae looks absolutely divine! 
Congrats and happy bloggerversary! What a great recipe to celebrate – cheesecake, one of my fave tea time snack =)
What a way to celebrate too!!!! That pineapple cheesecake has my name on it!!!! Congratulations!!!
Happy Bloggy Anniversary! I love your blog! I always enjoy reading your curiosity corner and finding out fun foodie facts.
The pineapple cheesecake looks completely scrumptious!
Happy Blog 1st anniversary!
Happy 1st Blogiversary! I haven’t tried pineapple cheesecake but it looks absolutely gorgeous!
I will grab the award later!
congrats on hitting one year–keep up the awesome work!
now, about this cheesecake. i’ve seen many varieties of the treat, but never a pineapple version. it must be MAGNIFICENT.
happy anniversary
Happy Anniversary… always love good pineapple dessert, your cake looks absolutely scrumptious… thank you for the award, I’m very honoured
HAppy Bloganniversary dear Juliana and this Pineapple dessert is absolutely georgeus and nice, I love the pictures and thanks a lot by think in me in the Award, Im very honoured and happy, besoos, gloria
Happy anniversary!
I love pineapple desserts.
This pie looks absolutely divine! Happy anniversary! What a wonderful way to celebrate!
You made THREE cheesecakes? Where’s mine? heehee
Congrats on your milestone!
Wow. This cheesecake looks absolutely amazing! Congrats on your anniversary and thanks so much for the award. You always have the best food…I can’t wait to see what the future brings.
That cake looks divine. Congrats on your first anniversary! Thanks so much for the award–I’m tickled and honored!
Happy 1st Anniversary! What a lovely and delicious looking cheesecake.:)
One year? How quickly it goes. Seems like you made the perfect dish to celebrate – well, three in fact, amazing! Sure sounds delicious. Great combination of flavours.
Happy Blog Anniversary. Beautiful and delicious cheesecakes!!
Congrats to you on your first year…. here’s to many more!
Your cheesecake sounds wonderful. I’ve never tried this flavor, but I’ll bet I would like it.
Happy 1st anniversary and lovely cheesecake!
Thanks for the delightful pineapple cheesecake recipe and congratulations on your first blog anniversary and award!
Happy Anniversary! Congrats on your award and thanks for sharing with me, it is an honor. The cheesecake looks so light and refreshing.
Mimi
What a delicious way to celebrate your blogoversary! May you have many more!
Waw!! Your 3 cheese cakes look awesomely delicious!!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM,…Congrats on you award!!! Hip Hip Hoeray for your 1st blog anniversary!! I wish you a lot of inspiration & fab food!
Juliana, How are you? I make the post with Awards and a recipe if you want stopping by to see it! huggs gloria
Pineapple cheesecake and pina coladas? That must be what heaven is like! Hehe. Happy blogaversary and I hope you have a lot more. I am loving your blog
congratulations on 1 year! That’s awesome. Pineapple cheesecake sounds delicious!
Happy bloggerversary! This post makes me think of summer – which I cannot be more ready for!
I am not usually fond of cheesecake but I like it best when paired with pineapple; I noticed that the recipe only calls for 1 cup of sugar, which tells me it is not too sweet, thank God!
Congratulations on your 1st anniversary and thanks for the great recipe!
Congratulations on your award and on a wonderful first year! The pie does look creamy and delicious!
Congratulations! Lovely cake as well!
Happy BlogAnniversary! Cheesecake and pina coladas sound like a fantastic way to celebrate. I like the soudn of that sour cream topping, and the step by step pics are great.
Happy Blog Anniversary!! Well done. This cheesecake reminds me of warmer months!!
Julianana, those cheesecakes look absolutely divine. I prefer a pineapple cheesecake, fruit wise, to any other. Also, congrats on your award – more than well deserved!
Your cheesecake sounds scrumptious and it’s definitely mouthwatering. In Greece pineapple is called ananas.
P.S. Got carried away with that delicious cheesecake I forgot to wish you Happy Blogoversary, with many more delicious recipes.
Congrats on the year blogging!! It has been a wonderful year. I’m coming up to my first year too
I love pineapples…how lovely to make them into a cheesecake!
Happy 1st Anniversary! You’ve created a wonderful site and I wish you many more years of happy blogging. Now, this cheesecakes is just the treat to make me forget the wintry weather – the pineapple brings to mind tropical breezes and bright blue skies! Delicious!!
Happy Blogiversary!! Love this unique cheesecake – we’re huge pineapple fans!
Congratulations on your first anniversary! The pineapple cheesecake looks lovely. I have a friend who loves cheesecake. He’s got a birthday coming up, maybe I’ll make this for him!
Happy, happy anniversary! I never met a cheesecake I didn’t like (love). How wonderfully sweet it is!
This looks divine and what a great presentation. Thank you for sharing and Happy Valentines Day!!
Reminds me of my ambrosia cheesecake. Add coconut, mandarin orange, cherries, and nuts.
Looks tasty.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, what an exotic addition to a cheesecake, you rarely see it paired with pineapple!
Congratulations on the blogoversary, and here’s wishing you many more!
Happy blogiversary! Wishing you many more years of blogging!
Congratulations on your anniversary!!!
I love your pineapple cheesecake… i could taste the pineapple goodness!!! i love pineapple either way: fresh or canned, cooked or fresh, in a dessert or in a dish! just love it!
Congrats on the anniversary!
Splitting the pineapple and its juice for use in two recipes are just brilliant.
I mean it is especially brilliant in using the pineapple in these two recipes, the cheese cake and the grilled chicken.
A belated blog anniversary. I look forward to more delicious postings from you.
Happy blogoversary to you! A cheesecake is the perfect way to share the celebration.
Congratulations on your award!
This cheesecake sounds scrumptious
Congrats on 1 year! I started blogging around the same time last year as well
Can’t wait to try making your pineapple cheesecake. Looks luscious!
Great recipe, I love your site & recipes! I subscribe by rss & also have a food blog. I’m diabetic so I have to switch it out to splenda,fat free cream cheese & lite pineapple but it still tasted heavenly!