Fruitful Party Squares 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.

GRECIAN PARTY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Flatten crescent rolls onto a baking sheet and press seams together. Bake 10-12 minutes; set aside. Combine soup mix, mayonnaise, and sour cream. Add spinach, artichoke hearts, water chestnuts, garlic, and feta cheese. Spread mixture over crescent roll dough. Top with parmesan cheese. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cut into squares with a pizza cutter and serve hot.

PARTY SQUARES

Steps:

• Melt butter and peanut butter in a microwave-safe dish.
• Add the mini-mallows and microwave until smooth, stirring frequently.
• In a separate, large mixing bowl, combine the M&M's, Chex, and pretzels.
• Pour the mallow mixture over the Chex mixture, and stir to coat (will be a little messy and gooey!) Pour (or rather, plop) entire works into a 9x13 pan and spread it so it is even.
• I spray the pan with Pam so they're easier to remove later.
• Let cool, cut into squares, and enjoy!

BETTY'S FRUIT COCKTAIL SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Base: in a bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
• In another bowl, mix together, sugar, egg and fruit cocktail. Blend in flour mixture. Spread evenly in prepared pan.
• Topping: in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over top of cake.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until golden brown.
• Place pan on a rack to cool completely, then cut into squares.

FRUIT COCKTAIL SQUARES

Steps:

• Beat eggs and sugar together well.
• Add fruit and juice.
• Stir to combine.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and vanilla. Spread in gresed 9x13 inch pan.
• Sprinkle walnuts and brown sugar over batter in pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes or until set.
• Glaze: Bring all 5 ingredients to a boil in a saucepan while stirring.
• Pour over warm bars.
• Cool.
• Cuts into 54 squares.

LEMON FRUIT SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, butter, 1/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of the lemon peel, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until coarse crumbs form. Press mixture evenly on bottom of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crust is dry and light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream, 3 tablespoons powdered sugar and remaining 1 tablespoon lemon peel with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently stir in yogurt. Spoon over crust. Top with nectarines and blackberries. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until serving.
• For serving pieces, cut into 5 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

PARTY DREAM SQUARES

Steps:

• BASE- whisk flour and icing sugar in bowl, cut in butter or margarine and press into a greased 9x9 pan.
• Bake base in a 300 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• TOPPING- Beat eggs, blend in sugar and beat together.
• Add the vanilla and the dry ingredients.
• Add the coconut, cherries and the walnuts.
• Spread filling on the prepared base and bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or until top nicely golden brown.
• Cool until set before cutting.

FRUIT COCKTAIL SQUARES

Steps:

• Mix graham cracker crumbs with butter. Press into an 8 x 8 pan and bake for 15 minutes @ 300°F.
• Combine fruit cocktail, sweetened condensed milk, and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly.
• Spread fruit cocktail mixture over graham wafer crust.
• Bake @ 350F for 15 minutes (or until firm).
• Cool and top with whipped cream (if desired).