Pineapple Coconut Dream Bars

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 18 1/4 ounces cake mix
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 28 ounces crushed pineapple, well drained
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/3 cups butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine cake mix and melted butter.
• 3 using a wooden spoon, mix until well blended.
• 4 press firmly into greased 13x9 pan.
• 5 bake for 12-15 minutes or until light golden.
• 6 cool 10 minutes.
• 7 topping:.
• 8 spread well drained pineapple, i usually dump cans onto paper towel on top of newspaers.to be sure i get them as dry as possible.i reserve the fruit juice in ice cube trays.makes a lovely ice cube for iced tea.
• 9 in a large mixer bowl, beat eggs and sugar till blended.
• 10 add melted butter and vanilla.mix well.
• 11 stir in coconut and spread over pineapple.
• 12 bake for 30-40 minutes or until set and golden.
• 13 cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• 14 cut into bars.