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Fruit cocktail and pineapple: dessert ideas that sell

From trifles to breakfast bowls, canned fruit gives a dessert menu colour and consistency all year round.

Fresh fruit is lovely, but it is seasonal, costly and quick to spoil. Canned fruit gives desserts the same bright colour in every month of the year.

Desserts that carry themselves

Fruit trifles, ice cream sundaes, fruit custard, pineapple upside-down cake and layered parfaits all come together in minutes from a can.

Beyond dessert

Pineapple chunks lift pizzas, fried rice and grills. Fruit cocktail turns up in breakfast bowls, yogurt cups and party buffets.

Serve it well

Drain, chill and fold in gently so the pieces keep their shape. Keep the syrup for glazes and drinks so nothing goes to waste.

Rootin Fruit Cocktail and Pineapple Chunks are packed for kitchens that need the same sweet result every service.

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