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# :pineapple: Buttery Pineapple Crumble Bars

![Buttery Pineapple Crumble Bars][1]{ loading=lazy }

| :fork_and_knife_with_plate: Serves | :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:----------------------------------:|:-----------------------: |
| 16 | 2.73 hours |

## :salt: Ingredients

- :ear_of_rice: 240 g all-purpose flour
- :butter: 170 g unsalted butter
- :icecream: 0.5 tsp vanilla
- :candy: 264 g granulated sugar
- :salt: 0.5 tsp salt
- :pineapple: 638 g pineapple
- :corn: 28 g cornstarch
- :lemon: 1.5 Tbsp lemon juice
- :chestnut: 29 g slivered almonds

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 9-inch square baking pan
- 1 stand mixer
- 1 small bowl
- 1 wire rack

## :pencil: Instructions

### Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly coat a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. Beat all-purpose flour, softened
unsalted butter, vanilla, 198 g of the granulated sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt with a stand mixer fitted with a
paddle attachment on medium-low speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 1 minute. Reserve 1 cup of the crumb
mixture in a small bowl for the topping. Press remaining crumb mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan.

### Step 2

Bake crust until golden brown, about 18 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack, and cool crust completely, about 30
minutes.

!!! note

    Do not turn off oven.

### Step 3

Meanwhile, gently stir together chopped pineapple, cornstarch, lemon juice, and remaining 66 g sugar and 1/4 teaspoon
salt in a bowl until thoroughly combined.

### Step 4

Spread pineapple mixture evenly over cooled crust.

### Step 5

Stir together slivered almonds and reserved crumb mixture in a small bowl until combined. Sprinkle almond mixture evenly
over pineapple mixture on crust. Bake at 375°F until the filling is bubbly and the topping is lightly browned, 45 to 55
minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. and cut into 16 squares.

## :link: Source

- Coastal Living Spring 2024

[1]: <../assets/images/buttery-pineapple-crumble-bars.jpg>