Fruit Cocktail Lunch Box Bars Recipes

FRUIT COCKTAIL BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat sugar and eggs until blended. Beat in fruit cocktail and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture until well blended. , Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with coconut and walnuts. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes. , In a small saucepan, bring the sugar, butter and milk to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Drizzle over cake. Cool. Cut into bars.

FRUIT COCKTAIL SQUARES

Steps:

• Drain the fruit cocktail and reserve 1/3 cup of the syrup. Add the 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry syrup to the reserved fruit cocktail syrup. Chop the drained fruit, and set it aside.
• Stir together in a bowl the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
• Add the flour mixture, alternating with the syrups, to the creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in the chopped fruit, the coconut and the cherries.
• Spread dough into a greased 9 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool. Sprinkle sifted confectioners' sugar over the top if desired. Cut into squares.

FRUIT COCKTAIL LUNCH BOX BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and lightly grease a 13 x 9" pan.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, lemon extract and cloves; beat in eggs and sifted mixture.
• Fold in fruit cocktail and raisins.
• Turn into pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Mix glaze ingredients together and brush on; cool and cut into bars.
• Store in pan tightly covered with aluminum foil.

HOMEMADE FRUIT COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In heavy saucepan, heat sugar, water, lime juice and basil over high heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; discard basil sprig.
• In large glass bowl, mix nectarines, peaches, cherries and pineapple. Pour sugar syrup over fruit; stir to coat. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.

FRUIT PUNCH BARS

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs and sugar until light. Add fruit, flour, soda, salt and vanilla. Spread in 15"x10"x2" greased pan. Sprinkle top with coconut and chopped nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• 2. While the cake is baking make the Glaze.
• 3. Combine all glaze ingredients. Cook at medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes.
• 4. Drizzle on cake as soon as you bring the cake out of the oven.

FRUIT COCKTAIL BARS

Steps:

• Bars:.
• Beat eggs and sugar. Add the rest of ingredients and mix well.
• Spread in greased,13x9 pan.
• Sprinkle batter with the walnuts and 1 1/2 cup coconut.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Glaze:.
• Mix all the glaze ingredients together in a small saucepan, boil 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and pour over the still warm bars.

FRUIT COCKTAIL BARS

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients together, except brown sugar and nuts. Mix until well-blended.
• 2. Pour into greased 13" x 9" x 2" pan.
• 3. Combine brown sugar and chopped nuts. Sprinkle over top of batter.
• 4. Bake @ 350°F for 30 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool; cut in bars.