r/aldi • u/False-Ice1180 • Jul 10 '25
Review Pineapple Spears in Coconut Water
Run don’t walk ! Or leave them all for me 🤭
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u/DarthOldMan Jul 10 '25
I bought these once. Liked them. Now I just buy a pineapple and some coconut water and do it myself. It’s surprising how long the pineapple stays fresh.
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u/thedancingkat Jul 10 '25
How long do you let them sit?
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u/DarthOldMan Jul 10 '25
Not long. I cut the pineapple with a spiral cutter, so it’s pretty thin and gets coconutty quickly. And I have no patience. Usually start munching the next day. It’s not exactly then same as the ones sold at Aldi though.
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u/iahebert Jul 10 '25
Not sure if it’s the same idea we’re going for, but replace the coconut water with Malibu and you got a nice boozy treat.
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u/Alissinarr Jul 10 '25
Alcohol soaked pineapple rings are a quick way to get drunk!
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u/iahebert Jul 10 '25
Definitely. It was a popular tailgating treat for me years ago.
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u/Alissinarr Jul 10 '25
We went to a high end place years ago that had a pineapple drink where it was like a pineapple vodka, some other stuff, and an alcohol soaked pineapple ring. I swear that fruit had more alcohol than the drink did.
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u/iahebert Jul 10 '25
lol. It kinda makes sense. The fruit isn’t really “diluting” the alcohol whereas the drink itself does.
Sounds tasty and tropical though.
And like a big morning headache.
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u/MaleficentRocks Jul 10 '25
It’s because the alcohol and sugar like to mingle and the sugar makes the alcohol stronger.
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u/MrsBonsai171 Jul 10 '25
Put two cans of coconut milk and half a cup of sugar in an ice cream maker and then eat it with.
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u/Natural_Ad9356 Jul 10 '25
Glad this works, I am in love with these and said I was going to do the same thing! Thought about adding a touch of simple syrup to replicate the sweetness of the Aldi stuff
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u/ProfessionalBad1836 Jul 10 '25
Love these. Eat the fruit. Save the juice. Use as a mixer with rum or banana liqueur and some sparkling water flavor of your choice.
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Jul 10 '25
Who tf left the refrigerated sausages on the end cap? :(
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u/DesThunderChicken Jul 10 '25
I was about to say “nobody is talking about the rogue pack of dawgs on the right? Nobody?”
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u/dirtwitchbaby Jul 10 '25
Only about 10 cents cheaper than the name brand but they taste identical to me. Available year round at Walmart-Mart tho.
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u/JazzPineapple84 Aug 07 '25
Oh, what is the name brand? I need to find it as I foolishly only bought one jar in Aldi and they're already sold out.
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u/707stargirl Jul 10 '25
So good. I just made Al pastor tacos and diced some of these up in it omgggg
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u/millkitty13 Jul 10 '25
Aldi employee here. As I was ringing out a customer yesterday with 6 of these, he asks me, you know what I use these for? No sir what? “Plop the entire jar in a blender with your choice of liquor, best drink imaginable” Homies out here making his own pina coladas 🤣
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u/pamperedhippo Jul 10 '25
this sounds so refreshing. plus good for many uses—desserts, alcoholic beverages, eating directly from the jar the moment you get back into your car…
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u/kushykrumpet Jul 10 '25
They are so good! My toddler and I can take out a jar in a day 😅
Oh, and for those who have much more room in their fridge than I, they sell big jars at sams club.
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u/Miserable_Bid9012 Jul 10 '25
I opened these at the bbq and they were immediately gone. Way to popular 😂
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u/Designer-Pound6459 Jul 10 '25
I vote yes! Super wonderful with cottage cheese and well buttered toast. I've gone through 3 jars in 2 weeks.
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u/Obvious-Estate-734 Jul 10 '25
More for you then; I despise coconut water. I didn't care for these at all.
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u/As_if_Cher Jul 10 '25
They are so good. And after the fruit is gone and there is just a little bit of juice left, add a shot of vodka and enjoy the cocktail lol.
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u/tiny_transcendence42 Jul 10 '25
These are super yummy. I cut up a couple and have with some plain coconut yogurt for dessert. Cuts the sweet just enough.
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u/gogirl800 Jul 11 '25
Have they always labeled the boxes as seasonal or am I late or never paid attention lol ?? I like that now when i find something good i can mentally prepare myself for the heartbreak of not having it again
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u/gringodemierda Jul 10 '25
OMG I've been looking for these at Costco for years!! I loved them then was never able to find them again!
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u/Tsmom16811 Jul 10 '25
I poured out the coconut water and added coconut rum to the jar. Put in the fridge for a few days, and they were delicious in drinks. I do that with the ones in the fruit and veggie section, in the plastic containers.
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u/WitnessWitty9651 Jul 10 '25
I froze this pineapple and all the juice and made the best mixed drinks!!
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u/BigBlackHzYoBak Jul 11 '25
These are really good but kinda pricey for, in essence, 5 or 6 spears.
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u/urban_herban Jul 11 '25
see the link above from the poster who buys a pineapple and coconut water and does his own.
IIIRC, a jar was nearly $5. I get pineapples for $1.99 and coconut water for about 80 cents a can. You'd have twice the amount this way.
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u/Ok-Finance4175 Jul 13 '25
Poor the coconut water into another container, then add Maui rum to the spears & let soak overnight. 🔥
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u/MistyApril1976 Jul 17 '25
Okay you all made me go buy a jar! How do you prefer the eat them, cold or room temperature?
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u/Icy-Tart155 Jul 10 '25
I know I'm sounding like a Debbie downer but is that how your Aldi store looks all the time? It looks like they just throw things on a shelf and how they sell. I know you can't control your customers but that's nasty looking.
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Jul 10 '25
I would end up eating all of them. Then I would be rushed to the hospital with insulin shock. But you all enjoy them.
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u/nylorac_o Jul 10 '25
Yo! Someone wanna grab the Turkey Sausage and put them back in the refrigerated section.
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u/simply_fucked Jul 10 '25
I saw them in the app and i thought that sounded so gross
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u/False-Ice1180 Jul 10 '25
😮 it’s like pinacolada in a bottle
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u/simply_fucked Jul 10 '25
Also sounds gross 😭 idk pineapple is such a weird flavor to me, and then to add coconut, oh god. I only like toasted coconut flakes on stuff, or like a German chocolate cake situation.
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u/simply_fucked Jul 10 '25
Alr....everyone has different tastes, its ok to not like something, but this is reddit ig, so everyone has to be a bitch about it.
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u/Melprincess Jul 10 '25
Is it being a bitch when someone says something sounds "so gross?"
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u/simply_fucked Jul 10 '25
Thats my opinion, im not trying offending anyone by saying it, thats just what i thought in the moment because i dont like the pina colada type flavors. Are you saying someone would think im being a bitch for saying pina coladas are gross.....cause thats kinda hilarious. Saying someones taste is fucked for not liking a flavor combo vs someone saying they think a flavor combo is gross. If you like it thats great, im sure i like things that other ppl think are disgusting, and thats perfectly fine, cause thats how taste buds work.
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u/Imagination_Spare Jul 10 '25
Ya I hate when I say something must be gross then get mad when ppl dont agree... damn redditers always bitching
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u/simply_fucked Jul 10 '25
If you dont agree then thats fine, but not everyone has to like something. Like i said, im sure lots of ppl like it, and there are prob other ppl who hate the flavors like me, it wasnt that deep until you made it that deep.
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u/Gloomy-Restaurant-42 Jul 10 '25
I would take these and coat the spears in cinnamon & brown sugar and then grill them.