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FAVORITE LAYERED FRUIT BARS 
The homemade crust, filling and topping will make these fruit bars a family favorite to enjoy on special occasions. It's indulgent, so eat just one fruit bar - and share the rest!

Crust:

Non-stick cooking spray
1 1/2 cups pecans, divided
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter, cut up

Filling:

1 1/2 packages (to equal 12 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 medium bananas, chopped
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in juice, well drained, excess moisture squeezed out

Topping:

1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
1 cup heavy cream

Preparation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Cook Time: Approximately 15 minutes

For Crust: Heat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9- x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Chop the pecans in a food processor. Set aside 1/2 cup pecans for topping. Add the flour and sugar, and process until mixed. Add the butter and pulse until mixture forms fine crumbs. Pour into the prepared pan. Press the mixture firmly with a soup spoon or your fingers evenly into the pan bottom. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.

For Filling: Beat the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Stir in the bananas and pineapple. Spread the filling evenly in the cooled crust.

For Topping: Spoon the cherry pie filling evenly over the cream cheese mixture. Whip the cream in a medium mixer bowl at high speed until stiff. Spread whipped cream over cherry pie filling, , and sprinkle with reserved 1/2 cup pecans (chopped when making crust). Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight before serving.

Servings: 32

Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 220; Total fat 14g; Saturated fat 7g; Cholesterol 35 mg; Sodium 55mg; Carbohydrate 20g; Fiber 1g; Protein 3g.; Vitamin A 8%DV*; Vitamin C 4%DV; Calcium 6%DV; Iron 4%DV * Daily Value

Submitted by: Canned Food Alliance

recipe reviews
Favorite Layered Fruit Bars
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 Dcrlawrence (Minnesota) says:
I made this and would recommend that you use 2 cups heavy cream and 2 cans of cherry pie filling. I used a 9 X 13 pan and using one can of cherry pie filling to fill the pan was very challenging. Same goes for the heavy cream. 1 cup only filled half the pan. Other than that I found everything else worked out fine. It tastes good. I'll make it again but with the additional ingredients.

 

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