Pineapple Coconut Bars (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Crust
01 -
½ cup butter, very soft or melted
02 -
½ cup light brown sugar
03 -
1 cup all-purpose flour
→ Filling
04 -
2 eggs
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
06 -
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
07 -
⅓ cup light brown sugar
08 -
¼ cup all-purpose flour
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¼ teaspoon kosher salt
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1 cup pineapple tidbits in 100% juice, drained
11 -
1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
→ Topping
12 -
1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
# Instructions:
01 -
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine crust ingredients and press mixture into the bottom of a well-greased or parchment lined 10-inch square pan. Bake for 12 minutes, then remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
02 -
Place pineapple and 1 cup of shredded coconut in a bowl. Sprinkle with flour, brown sugar and salt. Stir to coat. Mix together eggs, vanilla, and lime juice, then stir into the pineapple mixture.
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Pour filling over cooled crust and top with the remaining coconut. Bake for 25-27 minutes, until coconut turns golden brown. Let cool completely before slicing.
# Notes:
01 -
Recipe can be doubled to fill a 9x13 pan (bake crust for 15 minutes if doubled)
02 -
Allow to cool completely for easiest slicing