Pineapple Slice

I love fruit desserts. Apple, strawberry, raspberry – you name it.

But pineapple? I was a little skeptical.

As you can tell, this recipe is old. It apparently was my Grandmother’s. The image above reaffirms why I needed to create this blog, as this is Claudia’s recipe. Handwritten, worn and slightly yellow. Splash some water on this puppy and it’s a goner.

My Grandmother apparently made this dessert a lot more than Claudia did while I was growing up. Prior to this blog posting, I argued with Claudia that I never tried this tasty dessert before. She vehemently disagreed. When we received a request to make this treat for Christmas, it was then that I fell in love with this delightful slice. Try it and you will too!
You will need:

For crust:
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup unsalted buttter
1 egg
1 cup shredded coconut
2 cups brown sugar
For filling:
1 can (19 oz) crushed pineapple (drain out half the juice)
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tsp corn starch
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp unsalted butter

Place crushed pineapple with half of the juice in a large sauce pan.

Add your white sugar.

Next, add your cornstarch.

Then, add your vanilla.

Finally, add your 1 tsp of butter.

Cook on medium heat until thick in consistency while stirring constantly.

Once your filling is thick and done cooking, set it aside to cool.

While your filling is cooling, in a separate bowl mix your brown sugar, flour, and baking powder.

Add in your shredded coconut.

Add your butter.

Add your egg.

Mix all together. Ensure you mix in all the lumps of butter as best you can.

Press half the crumb mixture on the bottom of a greased 9″ x 13″ pan.

Spread your filling as the second layer.

I do not have a photo of this step because Claudia was in her “zone” and forgot to tell me she was doing this step. I came back to the kitchen and saw her topping off the slice with the last of the crust.

She apologizes deeply and hopes the lack of photo doesn’t ruin your day. No really, she was worried it would ruin the post! It was both endearing and hilarious.

Where were we?

Oh yes, like I said, top filling with remaining crumb mixture.

Bake in a 375 degree fahrenheit oven for 15 – 20 minutes.

Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

Sweet, crumbly, and buttery.

You probably won’t want to share it – it’s that good.

Enjoy!