How To Make Pineapple Cheesecake Dessert Bars
Delicious tropical flavors all come together effortlessly in these dessert bars. Pineapple, coconut, and macadamias are layered with cream cheese.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1⅓cupsall purpose flour,bleached
- ¼cupgranulated sugar
- ½cupunsalted butter,softened
- 8ozcream cheese,room temperature
- 1cuppowdered sugar
- 1large egg
- ¼cupgranulated sugar
- 1cuppineapple,crushed, undrained
- ½tsppure vanilla extract
- ½cupwhite chocolate chips,divided
- ½cupmacadamia nuts,chopped,divided
- ½cupcoconut flakes
- toasted coconut,optional for garnish
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9×13-inch pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and lightly spray with cooking spray.
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Combine flour, ¼ cup sugar, and butter until crumbly. Press into the bottom of the 9×13 pan until it is about ⅛ inch thick. Bake the crust for 10 to 15 minutes or until edges are lightly golden brown.
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Mix cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar until frosting consistency. Add egg, ¼ cup sugar, crushed pineapple, coconut, and vanilla extract and mix thoroughly. Fold in ¼ cup white chocolate chips, and ¼ cup macadamia nuts.
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Pour the batter on top of the crust and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until set and edges are lightly brown.
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Remove from the oven and sprinkle with ¼ cup white chocolate chips and ¼ cup macadamia nuts.
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Garnish with toasted coconut if desired. Let bars cool for an hour before cutting and store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
- Calories: 276.85kcal
- Fat: 17.61g
- Saturated Fat: 9.55g
- Trans Fat: 0.23g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.86g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.66g
- Carbohydrates: 28.01g
- Fiber: 1.23g
- Sugar: 18.63g
- Protein: 3.25g
- Cholesterol: 43.58mg
- Sodium: 63.46mg
- Calcium: 35.22mg
- Potassium: 93.46mg
- Iron: 0.89mg
- Vitamin A: 106.19µg
- Vitamin C: 5.05mg
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