Pineapple Dessert Squares 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:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Grease an 8 x 8-inch square baking dish.
• Combine graham wafer crumbs with 1/2 cup melted butter.
• Pat into bottom of prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 10 minutes; cool.
• In a bowl, cream 1/2 cup softened butter with icing sugar for about 3 minutes.
• Add in eggs, beat well until combined.
• Transfer the mixture into cooled crust.
• In a bowl, combine/fold the whipped cream with VERY well drained crushed pineapple.
• Spread over the egg mixture.
• Sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

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.

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.

Steps:

• Cover bottom of 13x9-inch pan with graham wafers.
• Add milk to dry pudding in large bowl. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Stir in pineapple and yogurt; spoon over wafers. Top evenly with whipped topping; cover.
• PINA COLADA SQUARES: Prepare as directed. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup toasted shredded coconut just before serving.
• SUBSTITUTE: 1 can (398ml) pineapple tidbits in juice, well drained, for the chopped fresh pineapple.

Steps:

• Cover bottom of 13x9-inch pan with graham crackers, breaking as necessary to fit.
• Beat pudding mix and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in pineapple and yogurt; spoon over crackers. Spread gently to completely cover crackers; top with COOL WHIP. Cover.
• Refrigerate 4 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix first 3 ingredients until well blended; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 8 min.; cool.
• Beat cream cheese, marshmallow creme and vanilla in medium bowl with mixer until well blended. Whisk in COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mixes; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in pineapple. Refrigerate 30 min. or until slightly thickened. Spoon over dessert. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.

Steps:

• Mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter and set aside 1/4 of the mixture.
• Put the rest in 2 quart oblong pan and press down on bottom and sides.
• Blend together cream cheese and sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add lemon juice and vanilla.
• Pour over crumb crust.
• Bake at 350°F degrees for 30 minute.
• Meanwhile, mix the drained pineapple with the 1/2 teas. vanilla and the sour cream.
• When cake comes out of oven cover cake with the pineapple sour cream mixture.
• Sprinkle top with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake another 5-10 minute.
• Refrigerate when cool.

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add boiling water into gelatin mixes in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add reserved pineapple juice and ice cubes; stir until slightly thickened. Remove and discard any unmelted ice.
• Pour 1-1/2 cups of the gelatin into medium bowl. Stir in pineapple; set aside at room temperature until ready to use.
• Refrigerate remaining gelatin 15 min. or until slightly thickened. Add COOL WHIP; whisk until blended. Pour into 8-inch square pan sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 10 min. or until set but not firm.
• Pour pineapple gelatin mixture over creamy gelatin layer in pan.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

Steps:

• BASE: Mix all ingredients together., Press into a 7x9-inch pan. Bake 12-15 minutes at 350°F.
• MIDDLE: Mix all ingredients together and cook and stir until mixture is thickened. Pour over base,.
• TOPPING: Beat ingredients until thickened. Spread over middle and cook at 350F until brown.,.

Steps:

• Mix melted butter and crushed graham wafer crumbs together in 8x8-inch baking pan; reserve 2 tablespoons for top of dessert.
• Spread remaining crumb mixture evenly in pan. Bake at 350F 10-15 minutes; cool.
• Mix softened butter, icing sugar and egg yolks together in bowl; mix until smooth and creamy. Spread evenly over cooled crumb base.
• Mix together pineapple and whipped cream. Spread over above layer. Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top of dessert.
• Refrigerate at least 1/2 hour before serving.

Steps:

• Base:.
• Mix ingredients as for pastry - pat into 9 x9 x 2 inch pan.
• Topping:.
• Mix topping ingredients together.
• Pour over pastry.
• Bake @ 350 40 - 45 minute.

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix gelatin and boiling water until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• In 2 cup measuring cup, mix reserved pineapple liquid and enough cold water to make 2 cups. Stir into gelatin mixture.
• Refrigerate until thickened but not set; about 45 minutes.
• Stir pineapple into thickened gelatin mixture. With rubber spatula, fold in 3 cups of the whipped topping.
• Tear angel food cake into 1-inch pieces, placing half of the pieces in ungreased 13x9-inch glass baking dish.
• Spoon half of gelatin mixture evenly over cake pieces. Repeat layers.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap, refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
• Cut dessert into serving pieces; place on dessert plates. Top each with about 2 tablespoons strawberries and about 1 tablespoon remaining whipped topping.

Steps:

• Place filling ingredients in a large saucepot. Allow to reach boiling point. Reduce heat and let simmer 5 minutes, mixing often. Remove from heat and let cool completely. May be done earlier in the day or day before.
• Dough:.
• In a large bowl work the flour and the butter (or margarine) as you would for pie crust.
• Add the sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and mix well.
• Add vanilla, eggs and milk, adding a little at a time until dough comes together. Depending on the flour you may have to add a little more.
• Dough should be pliable enough to be able to roll out on a floured surface. Divide into 2 pieces.
• Take one piece and roll out dusting with sufficient flour to prevent sticking. Using a 12x17 cookie sheet with sides, place dough into ungreased pan allowing the sides to come up the sides. Don't cut off excess dough.
• Pour in filling and even out making sure the corners are evenly filled inches (Filling recipe follows).
• Again, flour surface and roll out other piece of dough and place on top.
• Press dough around the edges to seal in pineapple filling. Then cut around to remove excess dough. Brush top with well beaten egg. Bake 350 deg. for 45 minutes.
• Let cool. Cut into desired squares. May be dusted with confectioners sugar.