Pinap Juice

Pinap juice (Pineapple Juice from Pokémon Sun/Moon)

Recipe from Jammy Cooks. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSgWZ5MHeY

Pokémon Moon was the first mainline Pokémon game I played. The first time I played it was all the way back in 2016 when it came out. Since then, I’ve played it three times, and it remains my favorite mainline Pokémon game, featuring my favorite starter Pokémon, Popplio. In the game, you can get a few different drinks from a cafe in Pokémon Centers, things like moomoo milk, tapu cocoa, lemonade, and of course, pinap juice. Drinking these in the cafe doesn’t give you any in-game effects, and you don’t get them as items; it’s just a fun little thing you can do. Sadly, this is the only way (that I know) that you can get Pinap juice in the game, but at least you can make it yourself if you want it. In the Anime, Mallow’s family runs a restaurant where they sell their specialty, which is pinap juice.

But back to the games, sometimes you get a bonus with your drink at the cafe from different regions. It changes depending on the day, for Sunday you get a sweet heart from Unova and 12 red plan poke beans, Monday you get a Lumiose Galette from Kalos and 12 indigo plain poke beans, Tuesday a rage candy bar from Johto and 12 blue plain poke beans, Wednesday we have a Casteliacone from Unova and 12 green plain poke beans, Thursday Old Gateau from Sinnoh and 12 yellow plain poke beans, Friday a Shalour sable from kalos and 12 violet plain beans, and finely for Saturday a lava cookie from Hoenn and 12 orange plain poke beans.

I specified plain poke beans because there are three types: plain, patterned, and rainbow. You can feed these to your Pokémon to raise their affection. The plain ones give you +3 affection points, the patterned ones give you +5, and the rainbow ones vary. The main way to get poke beans is from Poke Pelago’s Isle Abeens, where the bean will drop them on the ground. Other than giving them to your Pokémon, you can send them in bottles or use them to upgrade Poke Pelago. Upgrading them will get you new islands and let you get better items from Isle Aphun, more room for berries from Isle Aplenny, and other benefits.

I hope you enjoy this recipe, and you have an incredible Pokémon journey filled with good food, fun battles, and adventures with friends of Pokémon or human variety. If you’re a fan of Pokémon recipes, don’t worry – I have lots more planned through the end of the year. If not, that’s fine; I also have plenty of non-Pokémon recipes lined up. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups pineapple, diced
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons water
• 1/4 teaspoon Tajin, optional (a mild blend of chili peppers, lime, and sea salt, which I did not add to mine)
• Seltzer and mint, to serve optional

Instructions:

• Place diced pineapple on a parchment-lined sheet. Freeze until stiff, about four hours (it took me less time for it to completely freeze). In the meantime, place sugar and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Place it in the fridge while the pineapple (pinap berry) freezes, or leave it on the stove (with the flame off) if it’s still hot!! You don’t want to put it in the fridge when it’s hot or even warm because it could melt something.
• In a food processor, place diced pineapple. Drizzle on your sugar syrup and optional Tajin chili powder. Pulse your fruit until smooth. Once it looks like sorbet, place it in a sealable container and freeze until stiff, about two hours.
• To make a Pinap Juice: Scoop a few dollops of sorbet into a glass. Top with cold seltzer or sparkling water and finish with a sprig of mint. Serve immediately.