Pineapple Bars

 

Pineapple Bars - only a few ingredients and super easy to make. I topped with optional Coconut Drizzle...they are good with or without!

Author: Kathi @ laughingspatula

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

• Crust and Topping
• 1½ cups all purpose flour
• ½ cup sugar
• pinch salt
• 1½ sticks cold butter (cubed)
• Filling
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• ⅓ cup all purpose flour
• ½ cup sour cream
• pinch salt
• 1 16 oz can crushed pineapple - drained
• Coconut Drizzle
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 2 tablespoons half and half
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract

Instructions

1. Spray 9×13 glass baking dish with non stick spray.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Add flour, sugar, salt and cubed butter to mixing bowl, beat until combined and crumbly.
4. Take 1 cup of the topping mixture and set aside.
5. Take remaining mixture and firmly press into your baking dish, covering the bottom. Bake 15 minutes.
6. While crust is baking- whisk eggs in a large bowl.
7. Add sugar, sour cream, flour and salt.
8. Gently fold in pineapple
9. When crust is ready – remove from oven and add filling. Gently spooning over the top of the crust.
10. Sprinkle with remaining crust mixture you had set aside.
11. Bake 1 hour or until top is lightly browned.
12. Cool for 15 minutes.
13. Using a fork - drizzle glaze mixture over bars.

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