You know it's a good day when you're eating a bowl of Pineapples Foster over vanilla ice cream and giving away a set of Le Creuset cookware! Yes, two of my favorite things are all wrapped up in this one post and I'm pretty excited about it.
For years, I have loved Le Creuset cookware. Their dutch oven is a staple kitchen item that lasts a lifetime and always gets put to good use. When Le Creuset asked if I would share their newest color of cookware, Palm, and give away a couple of pieces to one Freutcake reader, I was more than happy to oblige!
Any good giveaway of cookware should really have a recipe to accompany it, am I right? The new color Palm is a lush green inspired by the fringe of palm fronds so a tropical recipe like caramelized pineapples with dark rum caramel seemed very appropriate. (Plus I really just wanted an excuse to make and eat this recipe.)
Bananas Foster is an old favorite combining bananas, sugar, butter and rum but have you ever tried Pineapples Foster? Pineapple spears coated in sugar and browned in a skilled of butter then finished off with dark rum make a carmelized, sweet, and tropical dessert perfect for topping vanilla ice cream.
It tastes like an island vacation and makes your whole kitchen smell like sweet pineapple-caramel sauce. There is nothing, I mean nothing, wrong with that.
But enough about this dreamy island dessert, let's get back to the giveaway! Le Creuset is generously giving away their Signature Skillet and a 3.5 qt Round French Oven both in Palm to one winner.
Here's how to enter:
1. Follow Freutcake & Le Creuset on Instagram.
2. Check out Le Creuset's new color Palm and leave a comment on this post telling us what you would make in your new cookware.
3. Bonus: For an extra entry share this giveaway on Instagram "I want to win this @freutcake & @lecreuset cookware giveaway! #freutcakegiveaway"
Note: This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Tabitha Blue!
Oh, and don't forget to try my recipe for Pineapples Foster, you'll be glad you did!
Photos by Leah Bergman
Pineapples Foster
1- Pineapple peeled, cored and cut into spears
½ cup granulated sugar
2 Tbs butter
2 Tbs dark rum
pinch of salt
vanilla ice cream
Directions:
1. In a heavy bottom skillet, melt butter on high heat.
2. Prepare pineapple and dip all sides of each spear in granulated sugar. Add pineapple to the pan and allow to caramelize turning once (about 7-10 minutes) or until pineapple is soft and sugar is beginning to brown. Shake the pan frequently to prevent burning.
3. Remove pineapple from the pan, turn off the heat and add in rum. Return to heat and cook an additional couple of minutes until caramel sauce is thick. Season with a pinch of salt.
4. Serve pineapple spears over vanilla ice cream and drizzle with rum-caramel sauce. Enjoy!
Carla S says
I love this color. I would make chicken and dumplings,vegetable omelets,chili,jamaican jerk chicken,fritatas,pancit,chicken orzo, and cheddar broccoli soup.
Carla S says
I follow both pages on instagram (username shroomfrog).I don't know if we're supposed to make a comment for that,too.
Brandy says
I'd make my grandma's peach cobbler!
Shannon says
I have never had pineapple foster, but that looks incredible! I really love the new Le Creuset cookware too! How PRETTY is that color?! I would definitely make soups and stews in there (sounds really good with this cold, cold weather in Wisconsin).
Thanks for the chance to win!
themadething says
That looks so delicious! I currently own two Easter purple Le Creuset baking vessels and four matching ramekins I got on a super, super sale after Easter one year and am in love with them. I would love to add palm colored cast iron to the mix!
If I had a Le Creuset dutch oven I'd make cassoulet as my first dish because I've always thought about owning a Le Creuset dutch oven and making that dish in it the first time!
Annie P says
I would get my friend's recipe for pork roast! She made it for me a long time ago and served it with cilantro over rice. Delish!
Emma @ Bevy Richmond says
Bananas foster is one of my favorite desserts! How creative to try it with pineapple - yum!
I would be making braised short rib ragu allll the time if I had any sort of Le Creuset cookware! It's my favorite.
Jacquelyn | lark & linen says
Followed and followed and omg I would marry Le Creuset if it were socially acceptable
Jackie {York Avenue} says
I'm folliowing Freutcake and Le Creuset. I would love to use their cookware to make this delicious looking Pineapples Foster recipe! Yum.
elizabeth says
Following both! I would make some skillet cornbread!
kelsey says
oh my goodness, i'd make a dutch baby! followed on instagram!
ladies in navy
Kim says
Following both on IG. I'm craving some good, homemade wheat bread. I think that would be the first order of business in a new Le Creuset set.
Rhonda Grisham says
This looks amazing! Following both on IG @trrg12. I would do my best to *try* to make your Pineapples Foster recipe!
Julie says
Love the new color -- it's so Spring-y! And I would love to try your recipe!
alexia says
I'd make everything!!
Adetra Quay Martin says
I love my le creuset collection. I would make a delicious peach cobbler.
Tiffany says
Oh what a pretty colour - I LOVE IT!!! I was actually fortunate to find two le creuset dutch ovens at a Bible for Missions (thrift store) while I was a student for a whopping $6 - probably my best thrift find EVER! I am not sure what I would make...but I will definitely be trying your recipe for pineapple foster!!!
followed you both (apettyquarrel)
morgan says
I'm following both on Insta and love love this new color! In a dutch oven, I would definitely make a whole roasted chicken with root veggies and in a skillet, buttery crispy cornbread.
Courtney says
Yum!! I would make brussel sprouts with pancetta and beer! It's a family favorite and I'd love to finally have a cooking set of my own 🙂 Followed you and Le Creuset!
Joan says
Beautiful new color! I just pinned a recipe for spaghetti squash carbonara that NEEDS this pan!
Molly {Dreams in HD} says
oh my gosh what a gorgeous color! i would love to make coq au vin in my le creuset, a french classic 🙂
Lauren Cooper says
I have been wanting a Le Creuset dutch oven FOREVER. My Latvian grandmother who is constantly in the kitchen is always telling me what a gem Le Creuset is and that I should invest in one. Lovin' this color too!! I would start practicing all those Latvian recipes she has handed down.
Jamie says
I adore this color! My mom has a set in the blue color, but as I am just starting to furnish my own apartment on a limited budget these are still a dream purchase.
I would love to make a minestrone or tomato soup, as we just got more 6 more inches of snow, and nothing is better than warm soup in a cold night!
Sofie Tai says
Deep dish pizza
Ingrid says
I would make the Pineapple Foster featured on this blog post! It looks SOOOO good!
Ryan Foy says
That new color is awesome! I will be making this dessert immediately, because I hate bananas, but love pineapple!
Bri Reagan says
I follow both on Instagram already!
Lindsey Fostinis says
Hi Leah!! I would love to use this everyday, to make my new husbands favorite kale and heart of palm dip! He'd probably want to try and make it himself in such gorgeous cookware. 🙂
Bri Reagan says
What a refreshing yet bold color, I love it! I am really craving a delicious soup, so maybe I'd make a refreshing a bold gazpacho to complement my new le creuset cookware!
Laura Deschamps says
I would absolutely try your recipe for pineapple foster! I just made bananas foster the other night and your recipe sounds like a great twist on an old favorite. Thank you for hosting!
Bri Reagan says
I tweeted from @brireagan.
Ruth says
I would use it to cook our first meal in our new home my hubby is building us!! Best house warming gift ever!
Alison says
Love, love, love that color - first, I'd make a Tarte Tatin. I don't have a cast iron pan, so this would be perfect.
lee says
Your Pineapples Foster!!
Rebecca Beasley says
We love sweets in our household so I would definitely have to go with apple crumble cobbler...with a side of vanilla icecream of course 🙂
Joanne Schurtz says
I love this! I would leave to sear scallops in this! But, if I won, I would probably give it to my mom. This is her favorite color!
Nel Reynolds says
Since I'm new to the south I would try corn bread in the skillet. And of course cassoulet in the French oven!
Pamela says
I love the new color! I absolutely love baking in dutch ovens. Breads, cakes and cobblers!
Liz D says
First and foremost I would try the pineapple foster recipe! Looks delicious! The new Le Creuset color is beautiful too! I am just now learning to cook and this would make my new cooking adventures so much for fun!
Emily Fruit says
The new "Palm Collection" is so beautiful!
Since Spring is hopefully right around the corner, Moscato-Poached pears and peaches would be made in the Dutch Oven. For the skillet, which the possibilities are endless for, you can't go wrong with a peach cobbler. Thanks so much for this awesome giveaway Freutcake and Le Creuset! Y'all are awesome!
Kasey Kitzmiller says
I would love to put the gorgeous dutch oven to use by making one of our household faves - Beef Bourguignon!
Lauren Nolan (@lakeshore_lady) says
Totally in love with this color!! I grew up using my mom and Nana's Le Creuset cookware and I've been dying for one of my own! I'd use the skillet for brussels sprouts and I'd use the pot for a nice big comforting batch of tomato sauce!!
xo,
lauren at http://www.lakeshorelady.com
Elizabeth Wible says
Mmm sweet potatoes, bacon, and onions sautéed and drizzled with maple syrup!
Erin Phraner (@erinphraner) says
GORGEOUS!!! Must try!
Natalie Mattson says
This color is so springy, which is the season I'm longing for right now! I love everything Le Creuset and would be delighted to bring this color into my kitchen. I'm going to try this recipe ASAP and I'm dying to try making Pho in a dutch oven as they work great for stews 😉 I follow you and Le Creuset on instragram, and shared this giveaway on instagram.
MaryJane Carney says
Oh my!! I would make all of the things in my le creuset cookware! I would make soup with grilled cheese! And I'd make beef Bourgignon. And I'd sauté mahi mahi with a little olive oil and salt and pepper. I'd fry eggs. I'd make paella. I'd make this pineapple foster! I'd make it all! Great giveaway!
Allie E. says
I would have my husband make his delicious bolognese!! 🙂
Joni says
A friend just gave me a recipe for cornbread you make in a skillet!!
scott markman says
I've been on a chili kick lately, so I would try to perfect my delicious chili in that pot.
Lauren terlecki says
I love this new color! Following you both and I have to say I love making Mediterranean linguine.. Yum!
Francesca Gill says
I love this new color - so fresh! I would obviously make the Pineapple Foster in the skillet and a delicious Sunday Soup in the dutch oven. Following both Freutcake & Le Creuset on IG.
Carolyn duggan says
Just love this color! So fresh and wonderful.
Jaime Lopez says
I would make a delicious bowl of minestrone soup to warm up with all this cold weather.
- Jaime
maaquino says
I would definitely try making a no-knead bread! I've never tried it in a french oven before, but I've heard wonderful things. Also, I'd make an awesome pasta e fagioli to go with it 🙂
Cate says
It's cold and snowy here in Rhode Island (gosh, I miss sunny Pasadena!), so I'm thinking a warm stew would be the perfect dish to whip up. Crossing my fingers. My cooking dreams are filled with Le Creuset! Thanks!
Kimly Phamvan says
Mmm... I spied a recipe for grilled pork chops that would be amazing!
Vicki says
I love the color! it would fit perfectly in my kitchen 🙂
I would make coconut-coated bananas with a vanilla bean and rum syrup for my boyfriend as he loves this 🙂
Xo Vicki
BrookeB says
my mom's homemade peach cobbler for sure! YUM <3
vintagezest says
I am following both and I would love to make a one-pot chicken stew and this for dessert!
jane says
i would make beef stew!
Rin says
The palm color is such a burst of freshness! I don't have a dutch oven yet, but if I do I want to make the no knead bread in it (so far I've been using a stainless steel pot for it). As for the pan, I want to make frittatas!
Amanda Gisler says
Hi Leah + Le Creuset! I love the new Palm color- it is so dreamy and would look perfect in my bright yellow kitchen in Florida 🙂 As for what I what cook using this cookwear? How about: breakfast, lunch and dinner. All day, every day. Please pick me!
Kelly D says
I follow both on Instagram(Kellywcu) and I would cook a bean and pasta stew.
Gardenias and Mint says
first of all, the bananas foster looks AMAZING and 2nd, the palm color is too cute! I am following on both of my instragrams (chrrrista_ct & gardeniasandmint) and I would make skillet pizza, so delish!
xo
Christa
http://www.gardeniasandmint.wordpress.com
Tanya says
This creation of yours Is mouthwatering!!! If I won this giveaway the first thing I would make is mustard glazed pork chops my fav!!!
I follow both on Instagram:)))
Hope I win!!!!
Lindsay says
following you both on IG 🙂 I have always dreamed of owning some Le Creuset pieces! I would basically plan to use it for everything I make! My husband and I cook 6 out of the 7 nights a week and love making homemade soups and my mom's famous sauce for pasta. Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
Tish from Luv and Kiwi says
I love the new color (but that's no surprise considering green is my signature color.) If I won I'd use my lovely green dish to make a spin off of bananas foster. It involves macademia nut cookies. My green loving fingers are crossed!
Gwynne says
I would make a roast chicken.
Jess Gerrow says
Jumped at this chance when I saw your beautiful pineapple dish on Instagram! I'd christen my most-coveted Le Creuset with a slow cooked fennel pasta dish native to the little Mediterranean island I currently call home.
raizy says
Ooohh pretty! I'd definitely make beef bourginion in my new Dutch oven!
lexi (@glitterinclexi) says
Pineapples foster sounds SO good! I would probably whip up a few hearty stews to finish off winter, though I just saw that you can make Apple Tarte Tatin in the dutch oven - yum!
xx Lexi, Glitter, Inc.
Emily DeLanzo says
Now that I am out in the real world on my own, I finally have an opportunity to embrace my love of cooking. I have a few pieces of Le Creuset that my parents have given me over the past few holidays to help encourage my love! I absolutely adore this palm color! I'm also an avid Instagram user (@emilydelanzo) and love to post pictures of my creations! I'm following both the Le Creuset IG Freut Cake IG. Currently, I have really been enjoying cooking risottos, and I feel like this would be the ultimate dutch oven (and an appropriate size for myself!) to experiment with a baked mushroom risotto. I'd even go back to my southern routes and create my mamaw's broccoli and squash casseroles.
Chantal says
What a beautiful color! I'm constantly amazed by the quality of LeCreuset cook ware. My passion lies in the kitchen and would promise to use these pieces everyday and someday pass them down to my family. The first thing I'd make would be my favorite caldo from my grandmothers recipe, and probably some baked eggs in the skillet. Oh what love for LeCreuset & Freutcake
Kallie B says
Wonderful! My favorite Le Creuset meal is when my husband cooks pork shoulder with his dutch oven. The leftovers last for days, and it's just so good every time.
Melinda says
I love this new color! The first thing I would make in the skillet is this recipe! It sounds delicious!
Kendall says
I think I could get by in the kitchen with just these two items! I love sautéing as well as roasting in cast iron skillets, but being able to sear meat and then place it directly in the oven is so convenient and produces a fabulous flavor as well. I have a recipe for a delicious parmesan black pepper bread that bakes in a Dutch oven that I would love to make in a Le Creuset! Thanks Leah!
Emily says
Wow this color blows me away! I would cook so many soups and stews I've been dying to try in a Le Creuset!!
Jordan says
I would make carrot soup and a big pot of gravy!
Lana says
I love this color and it would match my kitchen beautifully. The first thing I would make is this special ukrainian/russian dish with rice, and then would try the pineapple recipe given above for sure.
andrea1626 says
I'd love a Dutch oven to make soups and stews! I've also always wanted a cast iron skillet and love this Palm color!
Desiree says
Looooove the new color. I would make some apple butter and pancakes 🙂
I follow you both on IG (@ducksta)
Emily Geary says
I'd make my favorite breakfast skillets including Caprese Skillet Eggs which is my favorite!
Tammy says
Oh my gosh! I would make a minestrone soup since it's rainy & dreary here…followed up by this dessert! I think it would make things feel much more like spring is just around the corner!
Emily Anderson says
Oh, I love Le Creuset! Now that I'm getting ready to come home from Peace Corps, these pieces would be amazing to have for my first kitchen! I would definitely cook my grandpop's Italian sausage and pasta bake in the oven, and ALL THE BREAKFAST FOODS in the skillet.
Caitlin Ahearn says
I would make all of the pancakes! This color is absolutely gorgeous!
Audrinajulia says
Wow these are a perfect advance mother's day gift! Le creuset cookware is on my wishlist this year and visiting their sites means endless list of a must-have items! This is a lovely color palette, great for outdoor most especially summer days is coming. Would love to cook our favorite beef stew on the casserole and some dessert toppings on the skillet, maybe for kids crepe or pancakes. Oh i'm so excited! These is just a pefect give away. Thanks to you and Le Creuset for making it possible!:)
Love,
Angie
Ashley says
Absolutely love the new palm color of the le creuset!It would match perfectly inmy 1930s Art Deco/Spanish style kitchen. The first thing I would make is hop n' John to start the New Years off right!
Ji says
Oh gosh! what a great giveaway!!! I must make my very first beef bourguignon 🙂 - crossing my fingers I win. Thanks Leah!
Macy says
I love the new color. I would love the opportunity to own a set of real cookware. I will use this to make pho for my sweet boys and husband. One of our favorite foods!
Maysee Vue says
Love the color! I would use this to make pho for my family 🙂
Nicole says
I love this green! I'd love to make my split pea soup, skillet lasagna, & anything else I can come up with
Maureen Sutherland Weiser says
Following you both on Instagram (as baltimorebiscuitco). I would make a Strawberry upside down cake if I won a skillet and my delicious pork and green chile stew if it was a dutch oven! Hope I win!!
Kearsley says
I follow freutcake and le creuset on instagram (@Tipsy_Skipper). I love the new shade - I would think of palm trees and summer each time I used the skillet and french oven! I would use the french oven to make Asian Ginger Short Ribs, and I definitely need to try the bananas foster recipe. That looks too delicious! Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!
Kearsley says
I meant pineapple foster! creature of habit....
lizhamp says
I would make a skillet chocolate chip cookie!
Sean C says
Follow both on instagram (username: seanrconn)
Sean C says
Love the color of this cookware. GORGEOUS. I'd make beef stew.
Alina says
Follow both Freutcake and Le Creuset on instagram as alinapicazo
Alina says
Lovely color! The first thing I'd make would be my famous eggs in a skillet for a Sunday breakfast with the family.
Julie Wallace says
I'm loving the new Palm colour! I would make a delicious apple crisp 🙂
followed both on IG
Annemarie says
What a great, bright and "spring-y" color! I've never owned a French Oven, but I think something like a ragu or bolognese sauce would be a perfect recipe for the last (hopefully!) days of winter 🙂
Brooke says
Your recipe looks fantastic! I would probably make soup!
Tabitha Blue says
Following you both!
Tabitha Blue says
I would totally make this recipe, looks and sounds amaaaazing!!
huntfortheverybest says
this looks amazing!
jackie radu says
following you both on instagram! (username: jaclynleightorres) 🙂
jackie radu says
if i won this giveaway, the first thing i'd make is a beef stew with skillet cornbread. yum!
jackie radu says
i shared this giveaway on instagram (username: jaclynleightorres)
blessnel says
I follow you both on instagram as blessnel
blessnel says
I would make a smooth creamy cauliflower soup!
Anna says
After making the pineapple foster (yum!) I would make a fig and almond buttermilk skillet cake. Thank you!
Nick T. says
I would make Dr.Pepper pulled pork - perfect for a dutch oven! Thanks for the chance to win!
catherinejameson says
Ooh, I've always wanted to make a skillet cookie--one of those big, thick messes of chocolate with ice cream melting in the middle made for 10 friends to dig in with 10 spoons.
Bianca says
i would make a big skillet cookie!!
odile says
I would make a ton of soup! Like my butternut squash and coconut milk potage! Following both on IG
Libbie says
I love Le Creuset, but don't have any pieces of my own...yet! And you're absolutely right, they do last a lifetime! My parents house burned down two years ago and one of the only things they were able to salvage was their Le Creuset Dutch oven. They still use it today! I would love a Dutch oven of my own to make soup during this brutal winter! And the palm color is gorgeous and would match my teal and lime green kitchen perfectly!
Tamra says
I would make the pineapples foster first thing. 🙂
Laurin says
This new Creuset color scheme makes me think of inside-out avocados, as weird as that is. I cook almost everything in cast iron, but my favorites are soups and stews for dutch ovens and grilled sandwiches and quick potato fry-ups for skillets.
Stephanie says
For some time now, I have been wanting to take a stab at homemade mole. It is labor-intensive, but worth it. And in this gorgeous cookware (which matches my kitchen nicely) it would both look and taste great! Fingers crossed.
Rachel Wilkerson (@the_rewm) says
I love Le Creuset and green is my favorite color! I'm a big breakfast person so I'd definitely make bacon and eggs in that skillet.
Anabela says
I would make the pineapples foster..it looks so good
Stacey L says
I would make short ribs! This winter weather makes me want to do a slow braise! I also followed both you and Le Creuset on Instagram!
Rachel says
I would make a brisket with a peach cobbler for dessert--I love LeCreuset!
Heather says
One last hearty braise before spring arrives -- lamb?
Annalise says
Lots and lots of soup...and chili
Kym B. says
I'm following both (@sincerelykymberly). I'm a busy Mom so I'm big on cooking dinners in one big dish (the cleanup is easier on me!) first dish that comes to mine is baked zitti. I could use the new dish too because my husband has a strict gluten free diet so I tend to mimic meals for him just with a twist. Thank you for the opportunity!
Dawn R. says
I would make a jambalaya! Love this new color from LeCreuset 🙂
rusthawk says
LOVE this new palm color! I am following you both on instagram ...and I would make seafood gumbo in my new cookware!
Stephanie P. says
Love the Palm! I'd make some cider braised pork chops in the French oven & glazed carrots in the skillet.
Margot C says
I follow you both on instagram where I am @margotcore
Margot C says
I think this set just cries out to make a Louisiana Jambalaya! It would look so pretty in the pot you could take it to the table.
Leidy says
Following you both on instagram as neiddyruiz. I love the color!!! It matches perfectly with the colors of my kitchen. Thank you for the chance to win!