Best 5 Easy Pineapple Coconut Squares Recipes

PINEAPPLE COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 9 inch square baking pan.
• 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.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on wire rack before cutting into bars.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT SQUARES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar. Beat in egg. Combine flour and baking powder; stir into egg mixture. Press into a 9-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spread pineapple over crust; set aside., For topping, in a small bowl, beat butter and sugar until blended. Beat in eggs. Stir in coconut. Spread over pineapple. Bake at 325° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.

PINEAPPLE-COCONUT SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place pineapple in a strainer over a bowl.
• Reserve juice for another use.
• In a medium bowl beat the butter and sugar together until well blended.
• Stir in flour and salt until combined.
• Press into an ungreased 8 inch square baking pan.
• Press pineapple with a spoon to remove the remaining juice.
• Sprinkle pineapple evenly over crust.
• In a medium bowl beat the egg with brown sugar, coconut, vanilla and salt.
• Gently spread coconut mixture over pineapple, keeping pineapple in place as best as you can.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
• Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cut into squares.

EASY PINEAPPLE-COCONUT SQUARES

Steps:

• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease a 9-inch square pan.
• In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar; beat in egg.
• Combine flour and baking powder; stir into egg mixture.
• Press lightly into a prepared baking dish.
• Spread pineapple over crust; set aside.
• For topping: In a mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar.
• Beat in eggs, then stir in the coconut.
• Spread over pineapple in the baking dish.
• Bake for 30-35 mins, or until golden brown.

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.