MACADAMIA SUNSHINE BARS

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Your guests will be delighted with my bars. They are packed with nuts and dried fruit. I think that when you take a bite of this treat it's like a mini-vacation to a Polynesian paradise. -Jeanne Holt, Mendota Heights, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 18

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Ingredients

1 package lemon cake mix (regular size)
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 large eggs, room temperature
4-1/2 teaspoons thawed pineapple-orange juice concentrate
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 jars (3 ounces each) macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
2/3 cup coarsely chopped shelled pistachios
2/3 cup chopped dried pineapple
2/3 cup chopped dried mangoes
1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
GLAZE:
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons thawed pineapple-orange juice concentrate
4 to 5 teaspoons water

Steps:

In large bowl, combine the cake mix, brown sugar and spice powder. Add the butter, eggs, juice concentrate, orange and lemon zests and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in the nuts, dried fruits and coconut., Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., Combine the confectioners' sugar, juice concentrate and enough water to reach desired consistency; drizzle over top. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290 calories, Fat 15g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 244mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.