Pineapple Cheesecake Squares

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup margarine or 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup almonds, finely chopped and toasted
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained (reserve 1 cup juice)
• 1/2 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 crust--------------.
• 2 mix all ingredients in medium bowl with fork until crumbly.
• 3 press firmly and evenly in bottom of ungreased rectangular pan, 13x2x2 inches.
• 4 bake at 350°f until set, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 5 filling-----------.
• 6 beat cream cheese in medium bowl until smooth and fluffy; beat in 1/2 cup sugar and the eggs.
• 7 stir in 2/3 cup pineapple juice.
• 8 pour cream cheese mixture over hot crust.
• 9 bake just until center is set, about 20 minutes.
• 10 cool completely.
• 11 mix flour and 1/4 cup sugar in 2-quart saucepan.
• 12 stir in 1 cup reserved pineapple juice.
• 13 heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• 14 boil and stir 1 minute.
• 15 remove from heat; fold in pineapple.
• 16 cool completely.
• 17 beat whipping cream in chilled bowl until stiff.
• 18 fold into pineapple mixture.
• 19 spread carefully over dessert.
• 20 cover loosely and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.
• 21 cut into about 3-inch squares.
• 22 makes 12 squares.