Tropical Fruit Bars Recipes

25 HOMEMADE FRUIT BAR RECIPE COLLECTION

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a delicious fruit bar recipe in 30 minutes or less!

TROPICAL FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, stir cake mix, butter and egg until mixed. Press in bottom of pan. Sprinkle evenly with baking chips, dried fruit, coconut and cashews; lightly press topping. Pour milk evenly over top.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until edges and center are golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered.

TROPICAL ROADIE BARS

Steps:

• Line a small cookie sheet or quarter sheet pan with parchment paper. Spray lightly with nonstick spray.
• Spray a large bowl. Add the almonds, pecans, dried pineapple, millet, oats and coconut flake and stir well.
• In a medium saucepot fitted with a candy thermometer, add the brown sugar, maple syrup, pineapple juice concentrate and salt; mix together with a heatproof spatula. Place the pot over high heat and cook the syrup to the soft-ball stage (240 degrees F), about 10 minutes.
• Pour the syrup over the nut mixture and toss well. Scrape onto the prepared cookie sheet and press firmly and evenly into a tight, compact layer. Cool for about 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Transfer to a cutting board and cut into 16 to 20 bars. Store in an airtight container.

SIMPLE AND EASY HOMEMADE TROPICAL FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Wash all the fruit before getting started with prep. I like to soak any type of fresh fruit or vegetable in a mixture of vinegar and water for about 10 minutes, then rinse well before preparing or eating.
• Core, peel, and chop the pineapple into chunks; then add them to a large mixing bowl.
• Stem, then slice the strawberries into the bowl.
• Peel and slice the mangoes into the mixing bowl, as well.
• Next drain the mandarin oranges, and add them to the mixture.
• Peel and chop the kiwi into chunks; then add the kiwi chunks to the fruit mixture.
• Peel and slice the bananas into chunks, and add them to the mixing bowl.
• Squeeze fresh lime juice into the fruit mixture.
• If desired, add a tablespoon of sugar.
• Give everything a good stir, mixing all the fruit together until you have a hodge podge of colorful fresh fruit all combined together.
• Finally, add the fresh fruit mixture to plastic cups or containers, and serve.

TROPICAL CITRUS BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pan). In large bowl, beat 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup of the coconut and the butter with electric mixer on low speed, or mix with spoon, until crumbly. Press in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat remaining 1/4 cup coconut, eggs, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour, the baking powder, lemon peel, lemon juice, lime peel and lime juice with electric mixer on low speed, or mix with spoon. Pour over partially baked crust.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer or until light golden brown. Run sharp knife around edges of pan to loosen bars. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons powdered sugar. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

TROPICAL BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lightly oil and line a 20cm deep square tin with baking parchment.
• Mash the bananas in a bowl until smooth, then stir through the oil, egg and sugar. Fold through the muesli, most of the tropical mix and a pinch of salt. Spoon the mixture into the tin and sprinkle with the remaining tropical mix. Bake for 35-40 mins, leave to cool in the tin, then turn out on to a board and slice into 10 bars. Will keep in an airtight container for four days.

TROPICAL FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Grease a 13" x 9" baking pan; set aside.
• To make the base, combined the crumbs, coconut and sugar in a bowl; stir in the butter until evenly moistened.
• Press into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the centre of a 325 degree F oven until browned, 15 minutes.
• Let cool on a rack.
• In another bowl, stir together the condensed milk, rum and flour; stir in the nuts, coconut and mango.
• Spread over the base.
• Bake in the centre of a 325 degree F oven until golden and set, 35 minutes.
• Let cool.
• To make the icing, beat the butter, milk and rum together until creamy; beat in the icing sugar in two additions until fluffy.
• Spread over the filling.
• Refrigerate until firm, 1 hour.

TROPICAL FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Spray a 9x13 cookie sheet with rim with butter-flavored cooking spray.
• Roll Pillsbury Crescent rolls out on cookie sheet and pat to seal perforations.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Mix together cream cheese, sugar substitute, drained crushed pineapple and coconut extract, In a medium bowl.
• Spread on cooled crust.
• Lay sliced bananas, mandarin oranges and sliced grapes evenly over cream cheese mixture.
• Combine pudding mix, dry gelatin and water, in a medium sauce pan.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture starts to boil, stirring constantly.
• Drizzle over fruit, cool 15 minutes and sprinkle coconut on top.
• Chill for 2 hours.
• Cut into 16 bars.