Tropical Cowboy Candy is a homemade condiment for people who love hot peppers with just a little bit of sweetness. It’s great tossed on top of your favorite burger, onto a grilled hot dog, tossed into a fajita or burrito, as a topper on nachos, etc. The guys in my family love hot peppers and use Cowboy Candy all sorts of different ways. To knock the heat down a little bit…you’ll want to toss in fresh or canned pineapples. I’ve actually caught my husband just snacking on it a few times too!

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The recipe that I used is from the Just A Pinch blog. I don’t steal other people’s recipes and content…always giving credit where credit is due. You’ll want to head to Just A Pinch to learn how to make Tropical Cowboy Candy and how to use it. Below you’ll find my personal variations that I used.

1. I used a combination of fresh jalapenos, banana peppers and sweet bell peppers from our backyard garden. It was getting toward’s the end of the growing season…so I mixed all 3 together for the recipe. It cut down the “heat” perfectly and made the perfect combination of peppers!

2. Instead of using fresh pineapple…I used canned pineapple chunks. I added 5-6 pineapple chunks in the bottom of each jar. This saved me time since I didn’t have fresh on-hand.

3. I processed the mason jars in a water bath canner. I used pint-sized glass mason jars.

4. Prep ahead of time. Get out all of your canning supplies ahead of time! Wash everything and lay them out so you can see them. This saves time during the recipe preparation.

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Banana bread is one of my favorite sweet breads to make at home. It’s always a family favorite. With that said, I found a way to sneak in some healthier ingredients like freshly shredded zucchini and crushed pineapple to the batter to make it even better! The results are fantastic! You’ll get a very flavorful and moist sweet bread! You can bake it in loaf pans or bake it in fun glass mason jars like I did. I like to use pint size, wide mouth glass mason jars for baking mini loaves of bread.

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Here’s the recipe and how you can bake the bread using pint size wide mouth glass mason jars. You ONLY want to use wide mouth jars which makes it a lot easier to pour the batter in and to get your baked bread out!

Prepare your wide mouth glass mason jars by washing them in warm, soapy water. Rinse with clean water and let them dry. Before you start mixing up the bread batter…lightly spray the inside of each jar with non-stick baking spray. I like using the spices from Selefina. They’re always high-quality and really affordable. Check out their website to learn more about Selefina and to do your shopping. I highly recommend Selefina for all of your spices!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Zucchini Pineapple Banana Bread Recipe Baked in Glass Mason Jars

3 medium eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups shredded, peeled zucchini
8 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
1-2 overly-ripe bananas, mashed
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. Selefina ground cinnamon
1 tsp. Selefina ground nutmeg
1 tsp. salt

In a large mixing bowl beat together the medium eggs, vegetable oil, granulated sugar and vanilla extract. In another mixing bowl combine together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg and the salt. Pour those ingredients into the first bowl, stirring to combine everything together. Next, stir in the shredded zucchini, crushed pineapple and mashed bananas until combined. .

Pour the bread batter into the prepared glass mason jars filling them 70% of the way full. You need to allow space for the bread to expand during the baking process.  Fill up a large roasting pan or baking dish with about 2″ of water. Place all of the jars into the roasting pan and then place the entire baking pan into your preheated oven.  Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the center of the bread is done. It should bounce back and the tops of the loaves should be a light golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool in the jars.

Once they’re cool place new or gently used lids onto the jars. This is NOT canning! These will not keep for months on a shelf. You can store them in your refrigerator or on the counter-top. You need to eat them up within 4-6 days…just like a normally baked batch of Zucchini  or Banana Bread. If you’re making the bread to give out as foodie holiday gifts…make sure you let people know that it’s NOT shelf-stable for months at a time…that it needs to be eaten within a few days.

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