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Coconut Pineapple Bars - Recipe

Delicious dessert with a tropical twist.
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Coconut Pineapple Bars Recipe
Directions
  • Heat oven to 350°.
  • Grease bottom and side of a 9x13 pan.
  • Drain pineapple, reserve juice.
  • In a medium bowl mix flour, butter and powdered sugar until well combine and crumbly.
  • Press in the pan and bake for 10 minutes.
  • In same bowl, beat eggs with a wire whisk until blended.
  • Stir in pinapple, nuts, coconut, 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, cream cheese, salt and rum extract.
  • Spread over partially baked crust.
  • Return to the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Cool completely before frosting.
  • In a small bowl, mix frosting ingredients until smooth.
  • You can thin it out with more pineapple juice if you want it to be more like a glaze and not as thick as a frosting.
  • Glaze or frost the bars and allow to set before serving.
 
 
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Container: medium bowl, small bowl, 9x13 pan
Servings: 20
Ingredients
- BARS:
-20 ounces can crushed pineapple, drained - reserve juice
-2 cups flour
-1 cup butter or margarine - softened
-6 tablespoons powdered sugar
-4 eggs
-2 cups sugar
-1 cup pine nuts - toasted and chopped, can also use macadamia nuts
-1 cup flaked coconut
-1/2 cup flour
-1 teaspoon baking powder
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1/2 teaspoon rum extract
-4 ounces cream cheese - softened and chunked
- FROSTING:
-1/2 cup powdered sugar
-7 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice - or more if desired
-4 ounces cream cheese - softened
-1/2 teaspoon rum extract