These Pineapple Bars are so light and full of crushed pineapple. They are quick to throw together and even quicker to disappear! Our favorite pineapple dessert recipe!
Today seems like a good day to make a treat. If you have some crushed pineapple in your cupboard, I recommend you use it to make this Pineapple Bars recipe! These are sooo good. There’s just so much to love about them. They are sweet, full of pineapple flavor and just heavenly.
We also made a video to show you just how easy they are to make, you can find in the recipe card!
If you love pineapple desserts, you will love these bars. You might also like our Banana Bars, Piña Colada Popcorn or for a low calorie treat try this Skinny Piña Colada Slush! Or, browse all of our dessert recipes.
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What are Pineapple Bars?
Pineapple bars are a sweet treat – the consistency is soft and moist, almost like a cake, but you cut it into squares and eat it like you would a brownie or a blondie!
We love to make these for a Sunday treat. They are super great to take to picnics or BBQ’s in the summer, or to enjoy in the winter when you’re dreaming of warmer days!
If you need a pineapple bars recipe to use a can of crushed pineapple, make these. You will not regret it!
Ingredients
- butter
- sugar
- eggs
- flour
- baking soda
- salt
- crushed pineapple
- powdered sugar (for garnish)
To make the bars:
Grease a 9×9 baking dish and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Strain crushed pineapple. I find that a mesh strainer works best to strain as much liquid out as possible.
- Add butter, sugar and eggs into a large bowl and mix well with a hand mixer.
- Beat in flour, baking soda and salt.
- Stir in pineapple.
- Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until they are cooked through.
Pro Tips:
- Pineapple Bars are gooey in texture so a toothpick will not come out ‘clean.’
- Let the bars cool completely before cutting them into bars.
- A plastic knife is the best thing to cut them with.
If you try this recipe, we’d love if you would leave us a comment and positive review!
Pineapple Bars
Video
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/4 cup crushed pineapple well-drained
- powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together butter, sugar and eggs.
- Beat in flour, baking soda and salt.
- Stir in pineapple.
- Spread into a greased 9x9 square pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 28-33 minutes until done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into squares. Serve.
Notes
Pro Tips:
- Pineapple Bars are gooey in texture so a toothpick will not come out 'clean.'
- Let the bars cool completely before cutting them into bars.
- A plastic knife is the best thing to cut them with.
Nutrition
We hope you love this pineapple bars recipe by Mandy from Mandy’s Recipe Box.
Be sure to check out these other pineapple dessert recipes from Mandy:
This post was originally published in April 2015 and has been updated with new photos, a video and more detailed information.
This is one of my favorite recipes for several reasons—easy to put together with staple ingredients, the right size for our small family, and delicious.
Cook time was too long and you cannot substitute with coconut flour for a gluten-free recipe. They came out very very dry. Just wanted to make sure this was noted five stars for the recipe with regular flour.
Wow, these are sooooo good!
I made a half recipe using a small can of pineapple and a 9×4 loaf pan baked for 30 minutes. It wasn’t strongly pineapple flavored but the texture was wonderful and we loved what my wife called its “clean” taste. I would definitely make it again.
So glad to hear it!
Just tried this recipe and loved it! A few notes:
– Didn’t have enough butter so replaced it with 3/4 cup of canola oil. Still came out moist and spongy!
– Didn’t have a 9×9 so used an 8×8. Had to leave it baking a bit longer (38 minutes).
– Would’ve left it to cool down a bit longer than 10 minutes so cutting it would be a bit easier. Was to excited to keep waiting.
This came out delicious and I will surely try it again with butter and see how that turns out.
They are great. Can they be frozen
I don’t eat eggs, is it really necessary? Or what can I add that may substitute it
Could almond flour be substituted for plain flour to make these gluten-free?
Ok these were actually delicious! I had opened an old can of crushed pineapple to try and help with a relentless cough, had a ton left over and did a quick internet search and picked the easiest recipe I could find and WOW! Deliciously light and subtle sweetness! My husband I have eaten half the pan already
So glad to hear this! Thanks Stacy!
Can you use a sugar substitute for this recipe
I haven’t tried it so I’m not sure, but let us know if you do!
These pineapple bars are absolutely delicious! I had a few pineapple tidbits remaining from another recipe that I rough chopped and added to the crushed pineapple. I liked the bit of texture it added to the bars. I drained the pineapple in a mesh strainer then wrapped in paper toweling to squeeze out the remaining juice. These were a hit and will be made again and again.
Thanks Dee! So glad you liked them.