Best Substitutes for Pineapple

Out of Pineapple? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.

🍶

Original Ingredient

Pineapple

Other Bright, tropical nose with juicy pineapple sweetness, citrus tang, and mild acidity. Palate is sweet-tart with bromelain enzyme tingle and sunshine character. Fresh, tropical finish.

Recommended Substitutes

🔄

Mango

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

🔄

Papaya

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

🔄

Apple

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

General Substitution Tips

  • Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
  • For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
  • Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
  • For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.