Tropical Dream Bars Bring Some Sunshine In Your Life Recipes

TROPICAL PARADISE BARS

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Make and share this Tropical Paradise Bars recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dale7793

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 57m

Yield 1 pan

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup margarine
1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1 (19 ounce) can crushed pineapple
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 large egg
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Steps:

For crust: Chop 1/4 cup (50 mL) nuts.
Mix with flour, margarine and brown sugar.
Press into bottom of a 9-inch (23 cm) square baking pan.
Bake in preheated 350° F (180° C) oven 12 minutes.
For Filling: Drain pineapple well.
Beat cream cheese, egg, sugar, vanilla and drained pineapple.
Pour over partially baked crust.
Top with remaining walnuts and coconut.
Bake about 35 minutes until golden brown.
Cool on wire rack.

MACADAMIA SUNSHINE BARS

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Your guests will be delighted with my bars. They are packed with nuts and dried fruit. I think that when you take a bite of this treat it's like a mini-vacation to a Polynesian paradise. -Jeanne Holt, Mendota Heights, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 package lemon cake mix (regular size)
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 large eggs, room temperature
4-1/2 teaspoons thawed pineapple-orange juice concentrate
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 jars (3 ounces each) macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
2/3 cup coarsely chopped shelled pistachios
2/3 cup chopped dried pineapple
2/3 cup chopped dried mangoes
1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
GLAZE:
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons thawed pineapple-orange juice concentrate
4 to 5 teaspoons water

Steps:

In large bowl, combine the cake mix, brown sugar and spice powder. Add the butter, eggs, juice concentrate, orange and lemon zests and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in the nuts, dried fruits and coconut., Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., Combine the confectioners' sugar, juice concentrate and enough water to reach desired consistency; drizzle over top. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290 calories, Fat 15g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 244mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

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