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!
If you love pineapple desserts, you will love these bars. 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!
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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 BBQs 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)
How to make the bars:
Grease a 9x9 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.
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Pineapple Bars
Video
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 ¼ 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.
Susana
Hi! What kind of butter for this recipe, salted or unsalted?
Sarah
I usually use salted, but that's more about preference. Either one makes a great pineapple bar!
Toni
This recipe converted very easily to gluten free and was delicious and very quick to prepare.
Sarah
That's great to hear that it worked for you!
Sue Carroll
Just made these today. Absolutely delicious! Very moist and the pineapple sauce s not overpowering. My husband loves lemon bars, but I see these as becoming his favorite!
JB
Easy recipe and great pineapple flavor. I had leftover cool whip which I wanted to use for frosting. Just made pineapple jello and mixed it up when it was set and folded in the cool whip. It was a hit... would be a great summertime dessert
JB
Just made this again, this time I used strawberries from the freezer... think it turned out even better! I have plans to try mandarin oranges, and a version with some mashed + diced bananas and maybe a little brown sugar & cinnamon. It's so easy I can't wait to see all the ideas we'll come up with :)
Eileen
Can you put a crumble on top?
M
hi there, is there a substitute that would work well for the egg?
Brittani
I used flax eggs. 1 TBS ground flax mixed with 3 TBS water per egg. Let sit for five minutes before adding into recipe. Turned out good!
Jessica
Hi! I made these last night for some guests and they were a hit! I was wondering if you have frozen them before and if so how well do they hold up and how long do they last?
thank you~
Pam
These turned out like dry bland cake. Needs a little pineapple juice added to it or a splash of milk and some vanilla. I was expecting something along the lines of bars with a moist sticky topping. I used a plastic knife to cut them so they wouldn't stick to it. A mistake. It simply grabbed the pieces of crushed pineapple and shredded the cake as I cut. A serrated knife wasn't much better. I won't make these again.
A
I can't see how that would be possible if the correct amount of butter and eggs and a decent quality canned pineapple would be used. Sounds like a missing ingredient or a radical overbake. I'm going to make them now just because of this comment!
Moore
Only issue is the nutrition information doesn’t specify the size of a serving to match to the nutrition information given.
Jon
Just became one of our favorites! I used fresh pineapple, came out amazing ❤️
Ashley Breanna
This is one of my go-to recipes for bars at church, parties, and home!
Brenda R
I have made these for my husband's birthday for the last two years! He absolutely loves them!