Pineapple Coconut Bars Recipe
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Pineapple Coconut Bars

By: Dennis 
"Pineapple and coconut make this a special tropical treat. Serve them at your next luau"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (14)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
  • 1/2 teaspoon rum
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup flaked coconut

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 9 inch square baking pan.
  2. In large mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs, pineapple and rum, mix well. In separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add to egg mixture and beat until well blended. Blend in coconut and spread batter evenly in bottom of pan.
  3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on wire rack before cutting into bars.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 109 | Total Fat: 5.4g | Cholesterol: 18mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2006 by Melisagal   view full review
I made a few changes. Drained crushed pineapple ( I put in the big can of crushed pineapple )...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2007 by BFREE   view full review
I tripled this recipe for a dessert for a Jamaican party. I used 2 -20 oz cans of drained...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2004 by VALERIE5704   view full review
I didn't like this recipe.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2010 by SevenSisters   view full review
I rated this four stars only because I made a few changes: I doubled the recipe and used 1/2...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2009 by deeschu   view full review
I made this dish for a graduation party and it was a rave! People loved the light, refreshing...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2008 by Amber   view full review
I used fresh pineapple and it was a disaster. Too wet to get out of the pan. So heavy. One...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2010 by Brianne   view full review
really good. I added extra pineapple to make them even chewier.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2009 by kj   view full review
It was way too sweet for us. But I used coconut oil and it worked good, just need to reduce...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 9, 2012 by Donna123   view full review
Don't give a recipe a bad review when you jack it up with your own substitutions!!! I have...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2010 by aabagby04   view full review
I made this because I happened to have some crushed pineapple left over from another recipe. ...

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