Pineapple Cheesecake Bar

Recipe courtesy Colita Russ, Antelope, CA

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Total Time:
1 hr 45 min
Prep
15 min
Inactive
1 hr 0 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
16 to 24 bars
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

Crust:

  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose bleached flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick softened)

Batter:

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple or 1 (8-ounce) can, drained
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Directions

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.

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  • on February 22, 2013

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    These are sooooo good and simple but to make them even better, add coconut! I add some shredded coconut to the filling and I also sprinkle some toasted coconut on the top and its delicious! I now call them Pina Colada Bars : and they're a big hit. I also switch out the macadamia nuts for slivered almonds- yum!

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  • on December 17, 2011

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    After reading all the reviews, I just had to try it. When I first made it, I thought it wasn't going to work because the bars weren't setting up. I'm so glad I didn't need them right away, because after 24 hours in the fridge, they were perfect. I had trouble finding Macadamia nuts, so I used slivered almonds, which worked out fine. The plate was empty in no time! It's a keeper.

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  • on September 10, 2010

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    I made the cheesecake bars over the labor day weekend. They were delicious. I gave my daughter two pieces and she txt me and said Mom do you have any left? I gave her the rest. She called me last night and ask me to make some more because her and the boyfriend were fighting over them. I will make this one of my desserts for the holidays.

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