Coconut Peach Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter, brown sugar and salt until blended; beat in flour until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake until lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, mix flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; toss with peaches. Spread over crust; sprinkle with pecans. Top with reserved topping., Bake until topping is golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square pan and line with parchment, leaving some overhanging.
• In a food processor, pulse together flour, sugar and salt. Pulse in butter until crumbs form and the dough starts to come together. Press mixture into the prepared pan in an even layer. Bake until firm on top and lightly golden at the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a rack. You can bake the crust up to 6 hours ahead, or use it while it's still hot.
• While the crust bakes, using the same food processor (no need to wash it out first), pulse together eggs, sugar, butter, coconut milk, vinegar or lemon juice, lemon zest (if using), vanilla and salt until well combined. Pulse in the coconut. Use a spatula to fold in the chocolate chips, if using.
• When the crust is baked, pour in the filling (crust can still be hot). Lower oven temperature to 325 degrees and bake until the filling is set when you jiggle it and the top is browned, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, then chill for at least 2 hours. Cut into bars and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine graham crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 10 min. Cool.
• Beat cream cheese, coconut, milk and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Top with peaches, overlapping slices as necessary to form even layer on crust.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Pour over peaches. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Using a pastry blender or your fingers, cut the butter into the flour till mixture is coarse and crumbly. Using a wooden spoon, add eggs one at a time, then the milk, stirring to make a soft dough.
• Spread dough into a greased 8x8-inch or 9x9-inch pan (depending on how thick you want your bars).
• Spread preserves over dough and set pan aside.
• To prepare topping: mix the sugar and the butter in a bowl. Add the coconut and toss to coat. Spread over the preserves and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Cool and cut into bars. Pack airtight.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine peaches, sugar, flour, nutmeg, salt and juice. Pour into pie shell; dot with butter. Bake at 450° for 15 minutes. , Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients. Pour over hot filling. Reduce heat to 350° and bake until coconut is toasted, about 40 minutes. Serve warm or chilled. Store in the refrigerator.