Pineapple Cream Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, sugar, and butter until mixture is crumbly. Spread evenly into a 13 by 9-inch baking pan with raised sides. Press down until an 1/8 of an inch thick and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• Mix cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar until frosting texture. Add egg, sugar, crushed pineapple and vanilla extract, mix thoroughly. Fold 1/4 cup white chocolate chips and 1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts reserving 1/4 cup of each. Bake for additional 15 to 20 minutes or until batter is set. Remove from oven, melt reserved white chocolate chips and drizzle on top and sprinkle with 1/4 cup reserved chopped macadamia nuts. Let stand for 1 hour and cut into bars.

Steps:

• Add the pineapple chunks and salt into a food processor; process until smooth, about 1 minute; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar and milk together.
• Place pan over low heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the milk comes to a boil.
• Beat the hot milk into the egg yolks in a bowl.
• Pour the entire mixture back into the saucepan and place over low heat.
• Stir constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon until the custard thickens slightly (don't let the mixture boil or the eggs will scramble).
• Remove pan from heat and pour the hot custard through a strainer into a large clean bowl.
• Allow the custard to cool slightly, then stir in the pineapple puree, cream, and vanilla.
• Cover and refrigerate until cold or overnight.
• Stir the chilled custard; then freeze in 1-2 batches in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions.
• When finished, the ice cream will be soft but ready to eat.
• For firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze several hours.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Press into an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 325° for 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. , For filling, drain pineapple, reserving the juice; set pineapple and juice aside. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and flour. Add egg; beat on low just until combined. Add pineapple juice. Gradually add milk and vanilla. Sprinkle pineapple over crust. Slowly pour filling over pineapple. Sprinkle with cinnamon. , Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour. Store in the refrigerator.