Pineapple Bars Recipes

PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Pineapple Filling:
• Mix 1 cup crushed pineapple and juice (8 1/4-ounce can), 1 cup sugar, 2 1/2 Tablespoons cornstarch, 1 Tablespoon butter, and 1 cup water in saucepan.
• Cook until thickened, cool.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cream together shortening and sugar thoroughly.
• Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
• Mix in rolled oats.
• Press and flatten half of the mixture over bottom of a 13 x 9 1/2 x 2 inch greased pan.
• Spread with cooled filling.
• Top with remaining crumb mixture, patting lightly.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• While warm cut into bars and remove from pan.

PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease your 9 x 13 baking pan with butter or use non-stick cooking spray.

PINEAPPLE CHEESECAKE BAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, sugar, and butter until mixture is crumbly. Spread evenly into a 13 by 9-inch baking pan with raised sides. Press down until an 1/8 of an inch thick and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• Mix cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar until frosting texture. Add egg, sugar, crushed pineapple and vanilla extract, mix thoroughly. Fold 1/4 cup white chocolate chips and 1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts reserving 1/4 cup of each. Bake for additional 15 to 20 minutes or until batter is set. Remove from oven, melt reserved white chocolate chips and drizzle on top and sprinkle with 1/4 cup reserved chopped macadamia nuts. Let stand for 1 hour and cut into bars.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 9 inch square baking pan.
• In large mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs, pineapple and rum, mix well. In separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add to egg mixture and beat until well blended. Blend in coconut and spread batter evenly in bottom of pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on wire rack before cutting into bars.

PINEAPPLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or your hands until coarse crumbs form.
• Whisk milk, egg, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Add to flour mixture and knead until just combined, adding a little more flour if too wet or a little more milk if too dry. Divide the dough into thirds; 2/3 will be for the bottom, save 1/3 for the top.
• Roll 2/3 the dough out onto a lightly floured surface into an 11x15-inch rectangle. Place dough into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan, making sure it comes at least halfway up the sides.
• Combine pineapple and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, pour reserved pineapple juice into a bowl and add cornstarch; stir until dissolved. Add to the saucepan and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and let filling cool in the refrigerator, about 15 minutes.
• Scrape filling onto the bottom dough in the baking pan and smooth out.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll remaining 1/3 dough out onto a lightly floured surface into a 9x13-inch rectangle. Roll the dough onto the rolling pin and unroll on top of the pineapple filling, making sure edges of the dough reach the edges of the pan.
• Combine flour and sugar in a small bowl. Add vanilla extract and cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle streusel topping over dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack. Cut into 24 squares.

FLAKY PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Cut butter or margarine into flour with pastry blender or two knives.
• Add sour cream and vanilla.
• Mix well and refrigerate 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook pineapple, sugar, and cornstarch over medium heat stirring constantly until thick and clear.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Roll out half of the dough and place in the bottom of a jellyroll pan.
• Add cooled filling and spread over dough.
• Cover with remaining rolled out dough.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 55 minutes or until golden brown.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
• Cut in 70 squares.
• Refrigerate if not used within a short period of time.

CHERRY PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and butter. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with the cherries, pineapple, vanilla chips, coconut and walnuts; drizzle with condensed milk. , Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Cut into bars.