Thursday, June 7, 2012

Pineapple Nut Bars


Base:
1 cups of flour 
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 cup butter

Filling:
8 oz cream cheese softened
2 T sugar
2 T milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 eggs
8 oz crushed pineapple, drained or canned tropical fruit
1 cups coconut 
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 T melted butter

Glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3-4 tsp milk
1/4 tsp vanilla extract 

Heat oven to 350F. Combined flour and sugar. Cut in 1 cup butter until crumbly. Press in bottom of 9 inch square pan. Bake at 350F for 10 mins. Combine cream cheese and 2 T sugar, 2T milk, vanilla and egg. Beat until smooth. Stir in fruit. Spread over base. Combine coconut, nuts and 1 T melted butter. Sprinkle evenly over fruit. Return to oven and bake 18-20 mins or until coconut is golden brown and filling appears set. Cool. Combine glaze ingreds. Drizzle over bars. Refrigerate. 

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