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Pineapple Bars

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Published March 25, 2020 Last Updated April 21, 2020 / By Pretty Providence 67 Comments

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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! 

Pineapple Bar dusted with powdered sugar on a white plate.

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.

Crushed pineapple in strainer

Strain crushed pineapple. I find that a mesh strainer works best to strain as much liquid out as possible.  

Pineapple Bars step by step directions of how to make the batter.

  1. Add butter, sugar and eggs into a large bowl and mix well with a hand mixer. 
  2. Beat in flour, baking soda and salt. 
  3. Stir in pineapple. 
  4. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until they are cooked through. 

Pineapple bars dusted with powdered sugar on a white plate.

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

These Pineapple Bars are light and full of crushed pineapple. Our favorite pineapple dessert recipe! 
5 from 16 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
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Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 196kcal
Author: Pretty Providence

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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

The pineapple does need to be really well-drained for this recipe! I suggest using a mesh strainer to get as much liquid out as possible. 

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

Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 146mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 288IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
Did you make this recipe?Mention @prettyprovidenceblog or tag #prettyprovidence!

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:

  • Pineapple Cookies
  • Pineapple Upside Down Cake for 2

This post was originally published in April 2015 and has been updated with new photos, a video and more detailed information.

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  1. Kevin

    May 28, 2022 at 5:13 pm

    Since I don’t have a 9×9 pan, can I use an 8×8? If so, would any modifications be required?

    Reply
    • Sarah

      June 06, 2022 at 8:41 am

      I think an 8×8 would work fine, you might just need to bake it longer!

      Reply
  2. John Smith

    April 08, 2022 at 11:49 am

    This recipe was a hit at my office! Grinding up frozen pineapple works well to avoid the moisture issue. I used half the sugar, and added a bit extra butter.

    Reply
    • Jessica

      April 11, 2022 at 1:39 pm

      Awesome! Thanks for sharing John!

      Reply
  3. Jayne

    October 19, 2021 at 11:16 am

    Do you have the ingredients in metric, or point me to a conversion, I done pineapple in anything and really want to make these but don’t want to get the measurement wrong and ruin what sounds ,to me, like the perfect sweet treat. I am a novice baker from Northern Ireland. TIA

    Reply
  4. Nancy

    October 03, 2021 at 4:43 pm

    Have you ever added nuts? This is the first time making it, it’s in the oven now. Also, I made it with gluten free flour. I’ll let you know how it turns out. I didn’t add nuts, but maybe next time!

    Reply
    • Jessica

      October 06, 2021 at 11:04 am

      We haven’t, but that sounds yummy! Definitely let us know how the gluten free flour went.

      Reply
  5. Barbara

    August 04, 2021 at 10:06 am

    5 stars
    My husband loves theses bars, I’ll have to make some gluten free for myself next time, great recipe! One question, is the pineapple measure before drawing or after? A 20 ounce can drained measured about 3/4 of a cup.

    Reply
  6. Laura

    May 26, 2021 at 8:53 am

    Can you make this with fresh pineapple?

    Reply
    • Jessica

      June 01, 2021 at 4:46 pm

      Yes, absolutely!

      Reply
      • Damien

        April 20, 2022 at 12:23 am

        If using fresh, how do you adapt the recipe?

  7. Theresa

    May 09, 2021 at 4:53 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you for sharing this recipe! Absolutely delicious, very tender and moist. Already forwarded your recipe to family and pinned. Thank you again!!

    Reply
  8. Susan

    January 29, 2021 at 5:41 pm

    Love the sound of the recipe but I cook in metric. Does 1/2 cup butter equate to 113g or 125g Metric Australia?

    Reply
    • Louise

      June 02, 2021 at 1:10 pm

      1/2 cup of butter is the equivalent of 113 grams.

      Reply
  9. Jen

    January 17, 2021 at 12:48 pm

    Absolutely delicious! And so easy and quick! Be ready to eat the entire dessert within 24 hours!!😂

    Reply
  10. Nisha

    November 24, 2020 at 6:37 am

    5 stars
    This is so delicious and easy. I make it so often, now I make them as cup cakes. Thank you for sharing

    Reply
    • Sarah

      November 27, 2020 at 6:57 am

      I never thought to do that but that’s so smart!

      Reply
    • JenJen

      December 02, 2020 at 4:29 pm

      5 stars
      I made these because the recipe was so simple! Boy my family is so happy I did! They are delicious and easy and quick!! 10 stars for sure!!

      Reply
      • Sarah

        December 03, 2020 at 6:59 pm

        That is so great to hear! We love them too!

  11. Alicea

    October 08, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious! Even my picky eater loved them!

    Reply
  12. Michelle

    August 23, 2020 at 9:53 pm

    Just made these – they are awesome! I added a teaspoon of molasses – yum!

    Reply
    • Sarah

      August 24, 2020 at 6:06 am

      Ooh, good idea!

      Reply
  13. Gloria

    July 30, 2020 at 7:36 pm

    5 stars
    I made these for the first time. We love pineapple upside down cake and I make it quite often for a Sunday dessert. I wanted something with pineapple, but something quicker and bite size. These were perfect and now my family wants these instead for our Sunday treat.
    Thank you for the recipe, it’s definitely a recipe box keeper.

    Reply
    • Sarah

      July 31, 2020 at 7:08 am

      Yay!! So glad you liked them – they really are amazing.

      Reply
  14. Tina

    July 22, 2020 at 6:32 pm

    5 stars
    Oh. My. Word!!! I just made these because I had a craving for something sweet and something pineapple (and NO, I’m not pregnant!). These yummy bars were SO easy to make and SO yummy! I couldn’t even wait the 10 minutes for them to cool! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. I’ll definitely be making these again!

    Reply
    • Sarah

      July 24, 2020 at 2:37 pm

      Tina! Yay! We’re so glad you love them. We do too. Thanks for coming back to tell us and for the five stars!

      Reply
  15. Amanda

    July 18, 2020 at 9:17 am

    Do these need to be refrigerated or can they sit out on the counter?

    Reply
    • Sarah

      July 21, 2020 at 9:49 am

      They can sit out for a day or two but I prefer them chilled! :)

      Reply
  16. Crystal

    June 19, 2020 at 7:48 am

    Can you double this recipe and put in a 13×9 pan?

    Reply
    • Sarah

      June 20, 2020 at 7:01 pm

      I think that would probably work – it probably would just need to bake longer! Let me know if it works! :)

      Reply
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