Fruitcake Bars Recipe

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"This recipe has been a family favorite for years," tells Terry Mercede of Danbury, Connecticut. "People who declare they won't eat fruitcake love these bars! They're so easy to make...and they're colorful, too - chock-full of candied pineapple and red and green cherries."

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Fruitcake Bars Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield: 96 Servings

15 45 60

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1-3/4 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped candied pineapple
1-3/4 cups red and green candied cherries, halved
2 cups pitted dates, halved

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Stir in vanilla. Add flour and walnuts; mix well. Spread evenly into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with pineapple, cherries and dates; press lightly into dough.
Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 8 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 87 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 21 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Fruitcake Bars in Country Woman November/December 1998, p40

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Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2012 by nerrbie

These bars were easy to make. The hardest part was trying to spread the batter into the pan, probably cause I lined the pan with parchment to make it easy to remove. Next time I'll try not putting the walnuts in the batter first and just sprinkle them on with the rest of the fruit. I had packed dates and just cut them up small and only used about 1 cup. I think I would also reduce the pineapple to 1 cup but leave the cherries at 1 3/4 cup. Very pretty and smells delish. I am not a fruitcake lover but these are good.