Tropical Fruit Bars

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Title: Tropical Fruit Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

3 cn Crushed pineapple; drained
=(60 oz total)
2 c Flour
2/3 c Butter melted
1/2 c Plus 2/3 cup sliced almonds
1/2 c Plus 2/3 cup sugar
16 oz Cream cheese; softened
2 Eggs
2 ts Vanlla
2/3 c Flaked coconut

Drain pineapple. Combine flour, butter, 1/2 cup chopped
almonds and 1/2 cup sugar until crumbly. Press into 9 x
12" glass pan. Bake at 350 or 180 for 12 minutes.
Beat cream cheese, eggs, 2/3 cup sugar, vanilla and
pineapple. Pour over crust. Top with coconut and 2/3 cup
almonds. Continue baking 35 to 40 minutes until coconut is
golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate at least 2
hours before cutting into bars.JM.

This is my all time favorite dessert. It comes from a
regional fundraiser cookbook called Return Engagements.
Always get requests for the recipe, and it disappears the
fastest!! Heavenly!!
From rayna@iconz.co.nz (rayna knighton)

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