Best 4 Creamy Pineapple Pecan Dessert Squares Recipes

PINEAPPLE DELIGHT BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Lightly grease a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan or spray with baking spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and dash of salt.
• With a pastry blender or fork, cut in the 12 tablespoons of butter until crumbly.
• Spread evenly over the bottom of the prepared pan and press with hands to form a crust layer.
• Bake the crust in the preheated oven for 12 minutes.
• Drain pineapple well in a colander; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla, and eggs; beat until smooth.
• Spread evenly over the baked crust, then sprinkle the drained crushed pineapple evenly over the top.
• In another bowl, combine the coconut, pecans, and 4 tablespoons melted butter ; sprinkle evenly over the pineapple and cream cheese layer.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until coconut is browned and filling is set.
• Chill thoroughly before cutting into squares.
• Serve and enjoy!

PINEAPPLE DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar. Combine flour and baking powder; add to butter mixture. Add egg; mix until well blended and crumbly. Add milk and blend until dough forms a soft ball., Pat dough onto bottom and 1-1/2 in. up sides of a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Place pineapple in a sieve over a 4-cup glass measure; press with the back of a spoon to squeeze dry. Spread pineapple evenly over bottom crust, reserving juice in glass measure; set aside., In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and flour. Add the egg yolks, lemon juice and vanilla; mix well. Add enough milk to reserved pineapple juice to measure 2-1/2 cups. Stir milk mixture into cream cheese mixture until well combined., In a large bowl, beat egg whites on high until stiff. Fold filling mixture into egg whites. Gently pour into crust. Sprinkle with cinnamon. , Bake at 325° for 55 minutes or until filling is set. Cool completely on wire rack. Chill until serving.

CREAMY PINEAPPLE-PECAN DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• In large bowl, pour boiling water over gelatin; stir about 2 minutes or until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in pineapple juice. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until mixture is syrupy and just beginning to thicken.
• Meanwhile, in 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, toss cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, the coconut, pecans and melted butter until well mixed. Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture in bottom of dish.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream and 1/4 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth; set aside.
• Beat gelatin mixture with electric mixer on low speed until foamy; beat on high speed until light and fluffy (mixture will look like beaten egg whites). Beat in cream cheese mixture just until mixed. Gently stir in pineapple (with juice). Pour into crust-lined dish; smooth top. Sprinkle reserved 1/2 cup crumb mixture over top. Refrigerate about 4 hours or until set. For 18 servings, cut into 6 rows by 3 rows.

PINEAPPLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or your hands until coarse crumbs form.
• Whisk milk, egg, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Add to flour mixture and knead until just combined, adding a little more flour if too wet or a little more milk if too dry. Divide the dough into thirds; 2/3 will be for the bottom, save 1/3 for the top.
• Roll 2/3 the dough out onto a lightly floured surface into an 11x15-inch rectangle. Place dough into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan, making sure it comes at least halfway up the sides.
• Combine pineapple and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, pour reserved pineapple juice into a bowl and add cornstarch; stir until dissolved. Add to the saucepan and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and let filling cool in the refrigerator, about 15 minutes.
• Scrape filling onto the bottom dough in the baking pan and smooth out.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll remaining 1/3 dough out onto a lightly floured surface into a 9x13-inch rectangle. Roll the dough onto the rolling pin and unroll on top of the pineapple filling, making sure edges of the dough reach the edges of the pan.
• Combine flour and sugar in a small bowl. Add vanilla extract and cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle streusel topping over dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack. Cut into 24 squares.