Coconut Pineapple Rhubarb Bars Recipes

COCONUT-PINEAPPLE RHUBARB BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, combine rhubarb, pineapple, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon water and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until rhubarb is tender, 4-5 minutes., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; stir into rhubarb mixture. Return to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat; if desired, stir in extract., In a large bowl, mix oats, flour, coconut, brown sugar and salt; stir in melted butter until crumbly. Press 3 cups crumb mixture onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Spread with rhubarb mixture. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture., Bake until golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

COCONUT-PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). In medium bowl, stir cake mix, butter and cinnamon until crumbly. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, press mixture evenly.
• Sprinkle raisins and pineapple over mixture in pan. Sprinkle with coconut. Pour sweetened condensed milk over coconut; top with almonds.
• Bake 24 to 29 minutes or until set and almonds are light golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In large bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups flour, coconut, brown sugar, and baking soda.
• Using a pastry blender, cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture for topping.
• Press remaining crumb mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat remaining 1/2 cup butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Gradually beat in remaining 1 cup flour.
• Stir in pineapple.
• Spread mixture evenly over baked layer.
• Sprinkle evenly with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
• Garnish with toasted flaked coconut, if desired.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 13 x 9 pan with Bakers Joy or lightly grease and flour.
• In a large bowl combine the cake mix, oatmeal, butter, and egg until mixture is crumbly.
• Set aside 1 1/2 cups of crumb mixture.
• Press rest of crumb mixture in to bottom of pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, condensed milk, pineapple, and nutmeg.
• Mix well.
• Pour over crust.
• In a medium bowl combine chopped nuts, coconut and white chips and reserved crumb mixture.
• Mix well.
• Sprinkle evenly over filling.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool completely.
• Cut in bars.
• Store in refrigerator.