Taste of Home
Macadamia Sunshine Bars
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling
YIELD: 2 dozen.
Your guests will be delighted with my bars. They are packed with nuts and dried fruit. I think that when you take a bite of this treat it’s like a mini-vacation to a Polynesian paradise. —Jeanne Holt, Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Ingredients
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1 package lemon cake mix (regular size)
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2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
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1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
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3/4 cup butter, melted
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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4-1/2 teaspoons thawed pineapple-orange juice concentrate
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2 teaspoons grated orange zest
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2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 jars (3 ounces each) macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
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2/3 cup coarsely chopped shelled pistachios
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2/3 cup chopped dried pineapple
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2/3 cup chopped dried mangoes
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1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
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GLAZE:
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1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
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1-1/2 teaspoons thawed pineapple-orange juice concentrate
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4 to 5 teaspoons water
Directions
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1.
In large bowl, combine the cake mix, brown sugar and spice powder. Add the butter, eggs, juice concentrate, zests and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in the nuts, dried fruits and coconut.
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2.
Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
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3.
Combine the confectioners' sugar, juice concentrate and enough water to reach desired consistency; drizzle over top. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts
1 bar: 290 calories, 15g fat (6g saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 244mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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