Fruit Cocktail Bars
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
YIELD: 2-1/2 dozen.
My mother passed this recipe on to me. The moist bars have a delightful fruity taste, perfect for potlucks in winter and spring when fresh fruit is limited and expensive.
-Linda Tackman, Escanaba, Michigan
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups sugar
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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1 can (15 ounces) fruit cocktail, undrained
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1-1/3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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GLAZE:
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/4 cup butter, cubed
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2 tablespoons 2% milk
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1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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.
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3.
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.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 161 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 174mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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