Pineapple Dream Bars
After one taste, you’ll be dreaming of these bars all the time!
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup Butter or margarine softened
1 cup Dark brown sugar, packed
1 1/3 cup Flour
8 1/4 oz Canned crushed pineapple
2 large Eggs
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Rum extract
1 1/2 cup Flaked coconut
1 cup Chopped walnuts
1/2 cup Chopped maraschino cherries
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350. In medium mixer bowl, beat butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar.
2. Blend in 1 cup flour until mixture is crumbly. Pat into bottom of 13×9-inch baking pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 mintues or until golden.
4. Keep oven hot, but remove the pan to cool.
5. Drain pineapple well, pressing out excess liquid with back of spoon. In large bowl, combine remaining 2/3 cup brown sugar until thick.
6. In small bowl, combine remaining 1/3 cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
7. Stir dry ingredients and extract into egg mixture. Fold in pineapple, coconut, nuts and cherries.
8. Spread over baked crust. Bake 30 minutes longer or until set. Cool slightly on wire rack before cutting into bars
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes
Serves: 18