Amish Pineapple Bars
Recipes with pineapple are great to enjoy during the summer. These Amish Pineapple Bars are a must-make. The pineapple base is really refreshing and the cream cheese frosting is literally the icing on the cake. The shredded coconut on top is an added bonus. If you serve these at a summer party, they're sure to go fast. Try these bars today and see just how good they taste. You and your party guests will love them. In fact, you may just want to try even more Amish dessert recipes like this one!
Cooking Time30 min
Cooking Vessel Size11 x 17-inch pan
Fun Facts About Pineapple
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Pineapples do not continue to ripen after they’ve been harvested.
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They have the ability to regenerate. To grow a pineapple plant, you can cut the top off of a pineapple and plant it in the ground.
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Pineapple is a great meat tenderizer because it contains an enzyme called bromelain, which breaks down protein. However, eating too much pineapple can lead to tenderness in the mouth due to the enzyme bromelain.
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When European explorers first saw the fruit, they named it “pineapple” because of its resemblance to the pine cone.
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It can take anywhere from 16-28 months for a pineapple plant to produce fruit.
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A pineapple plant can only grow one pineapple at a time.
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Pineapple plants look like buried pineapples, because the visible part is the top leaves. However, the fruit itself grows entirely above ground.
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They are a part of the bromeliad family and are one of the few members that can produce edible fruit.
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The flower of the pineapple plant produces berries that group around the core. Once the flower turns to fruit, it is actually several hundred “fruitlets” clustered together.
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Pineapple contains about half of the recommended daily amount of Vitamin C. It is said that after the Columbus and the European explorers encountered pineapple, they started using the fruit on their ships to prevent scurvy, likely thanks to the high vitamin C content.