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Pina Colada Squares

Pina Colada Squares - A Pinch of Joy

OMGG.  Oh my, great goodness!  This refrigerated Pina Colada dessert is sooo good.  It’s made with cream of coconut for extra richness and flavor – just like the pina colada.  You’ll find cream of coconut with the drink mixes.  It’s an investment ingredient because it is enough to make another batch later.  One can cream of coconut will make one dessert and 2 pina coladas to drink (the recipe is on the back).  Or two desserts.   Since I was serving luncheon for a group I made two desserts. 🙂

Assembly is quick and easy.  Drain the maraschino cherries first and let them dry, then pat them with a paper towel to absorb excess moisture.  This keeps the juice from turning the dessert pink.  Of course, if you want it pink in a tie dye sort of way. . . . .  don’t worry about this step.  The cookie crumbs won’t stick together with the butter, but make an even layer across the bottom.  They will absorb moisture from the filling and make a light, firm crust for the dessert.  A 9×13 inch pan will yield 12 to 15 servings depending on size.    Super smooth, super good!

This recipe featured at Naptime Creations 

Pina Colada Squares
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
All the tropical goodness of pineapple and coconut in a super smooth no-bake dessert!
Author: Charlene
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12 servings
Ingredients
  • 60 Vanilla wafers, crushed (about 2⅓ cups whole cookies)
  • 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup cream of coconut
  • 8 ounces whipped topping, thawed
  • 15 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 10 ounce jar maraschino cherries, drained and diced
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
  1. Drain juice from cherries and spread out on paper towel to dry until needed later.
  2. Place wafers in sturdy gallon zipper bag and smash to crumbs. Pour into medium mixing bowl.
  3. Melt butter and add to wafer crumbs. Mix well and then pat into bottom of 9x13 pan
  4. Beat together cream cheese and cream of coconut until smooth.
  5. Fold in whipped topping.
  6. Dice cherries, pat with paper towel to absorb any excess moisture.
  7. Add pineapple and cherries and fold into mixture.
  8. Spoon evenly over cookie crust and spread carefully.
  9. Top with coconut and refrigerate for at least three hours or overnight.
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  1. Cathy @ Our Mini Family says

    at 10:02 am

    Woohoo!! So glad you linked this up the best from your blog this week at our Bewitchin Projects block party! Be sure to come back again on Sunday starting at 6am EST over at OurMiniFamily.com to link up your projects again–the linky party runs from Sunday to Thursday each week 😀

    

~Cathy Mini~

  2. Miz Helen says

    at 2:34 pm

    Hi Charlene,
    We will just love your Pina Colada Squares, I am pinning this recipe! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen
    Miz Helen recently posted…Whats For Dinner Next Week 8-10-14My Profile

    • Charlene says

      at 9:03 am

      Thanks for the pin!

  3. Emily says

    at 7:00 am

    this looks SOOO good! I love pina colada flavor!! YOU are featured today over at Nap-Time Creations for the party features.. come on over and check it out!!!
    Emily recently posted…10 Creative DessertsMy Profile

    • Charlene says

      at 9:04 am

      Thanks for the feature!

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