Piña Colada Dessert Squares Food

PINA COLADA DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F; lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
• In medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; mix well- with pastry blender or fork, cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs then stir in coconut and almonds, sprinkle evenly in ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
• Reserve 1/2 cup crumbs for topping; with fork, press remaining crumbs evenly in bottom of pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown watching as this burns easily- cool 20 minutes or until completely cooled.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in whipping cream;
• add milk and pudding mix; beat at high speed for about 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Stir in pineapple and rum- pour over cooled crust; spread evenly.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumbs- cover; refrigerate at least 6 hours or until serving time.

PIñA COLADA DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; mix well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in coconut and almonds. Sprinkle evenly in ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
• Bake at 350°F. for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown, stirring twice. Reserve 1/2 cup crumbs for topping. With fork, press remaining crumbs evenly in bottom of pan. Cool 20 minutes or until completely cooled.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in whipping cream. Add milk and pudding mix; beat at high speed for about 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in pineapple and rum. Pour over cooled crust; spread evenly. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Cover; refrigerate at least 6 hours or until serving time. Cut into squares.

PIñA COLADA CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides; lightly brush with melted butter. Toss the cookie crumbs, sugar and melted butter in a small bowl until well combined. Firmly press the mixture evenly into the bottom of the pan to make a thin layer. Bake until firm and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Let cool at least 20 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 325˚ F.
• Make the filling: Combine the cream cheese, cream of coconut, sugar and salt in a large bowl and beat with a mixer on medium-high speed, scraping down the bowl a few times, until smooth and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium; beat in the eggs, sour cream and coconut extract until combined. Spread the filling over the crust.
• Bake until the edges are set but the center is still a little jiggly, 35 to 45 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool to room temperature, about 3 hours.
• Meanwhile, make the topping: Combine the dried and crushed pineapple, cream of coconut, lemon juice and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, then reduce the heat to medium low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the dried pineapple is tender and the liquid has reduced to just a few spoonfuls of syrup, about 20 minutes. Let the topping cool, stirring occasionally, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Spoon the topping over the cheesecake layer and gently spread to cover. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the bars from the pan, peel off the foil and cut into pieces.

PIñA COLADA

Steps:

• Pulse all the ingredients along with a handful of ice in a blender until smooth. Pour into a tall glass and garnish as you like.

NO BAKE PIñA COLADA CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Mix Crust Mix, 1/4 cup coconut, sugar, butter and water with fork in 9-inch square pan until blended. Press onto bottom of pan; cover with half the pineapple.
• Beat milk, Filling Mix and rum extract with mixer on low speed just until blended. Beat on medium speed 3 min. (Filling will be thick.) Spoon over pineapple in pan.
• Refrigerate 1 hour. Top with remaining pineapple and coconut before serving.