Hawaiian Cheesecake Bars

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• Filling:
• 1 (8 oz.) pkg cream cheese, softened
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp.vanilla
• 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained well
• Topping:
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 tbsp. butter, melted

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the 1 cup flour, the 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter until particles are fine. Put into an ungreased 9" square pan. Bake in moderate oven (350*) for 14 to 19 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Cool slightly.

Mix together the cream cheese, 2 tbsp. sugar, milk, and egg. Fold in vanilla and crushed pineapple. Spread over the crust.

Combine the melted butter and coconut for the topping over pineapple-cream cheese filling. Bake in moderate (350*) oven for 15-20 minutes or until coconut is toasted and filling is set.