Pineapple Almond Bars Recipes

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 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 COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In large bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups flour, coconut, brown sugar, and baking soda.
• Using a pastry blender, cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture for topping.
• Press remaining crumb mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat remaining 1/2 cup butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Gradually beat in remaining 1 cup flour.
• Stir in pineapple.
• Spread mixture evenly over baked layer.
• Sprinkle evenly with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
• Garnish with toasted flaked coconut, if desired.