Fruit Cocktail Bars Recipes

FRUIT COCKTAIL SQUARES

Steps:

• Drain the fruit cocktail and reserve 1/3 cup of the syrup. Add the 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry syrup to the reserved fruit cocktail syrup. Chop the drained fruit, and set it aside.
• Stir together in a bowl the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
• Add the flour mixture, alternating with the syrups, to the creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in the chopped fruit, the coconut and the cherries.
• Spread dough into a greased 9 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool. Sprinkle sifted confectioners' sugar over the top if desired. Cut into squares.

FRUIT COCKTAIL BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat sugar and eggs until blended. Beat in fruit cocktail and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture until well blended. , Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with coconut and walnuts. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes. , In a small saucepan, bring the sugar, butter and milk to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Drizzle over cake. Cool. Cut into bars.

FRUIT COCKTAIL BARS

Steps:

• Bars:.
• Beat eggs and sugar. Add the rest of ingredients and mix well.
• Spread in greased,13x9 pan.
• Sprinkle batter with the walnuts and 1 1/2 cup coconut.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Glaze:.
• Mix all the glaze ingredients together in a small saucepan, boil 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and pour over the still warm bars.

FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x9 inch square baking pan.
• Combine the flour, white sugar, egg, baking soda, vanilla and undrained fruit cocktail. Mix until blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the top with the brown sugar.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes or until golden brown and firm.

FRUIT COCKTAIL LUNCH BOX BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and lightly grease a 13 x 9" pan.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, lemon extract and cloves; beat in eggs and sifted mixture.
• Fold in fruit cocktail and raisins.
• Turn into pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Mix glaze ingredients together and brush on; cool and cut into bars.
• Store in pan tightly covered with aluminum foil.

FRUIT COCKTAIL BARS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and eggs. Add fruit cocktail and vanilla mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with coconut and walnuts. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool for 10 minutes. In a saucepan, bring sugar, butter and milk to a boil. Remove from the heat add vanilla and mix well. Drizzle over cake. Cool. Cut into bars.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997

HOLIDAY FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir base ingredients until soft dough forms. Press half of dough in bottom of pan.
• Spread pie filling over dough. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth. If necessary, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over warm bars. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.