CHERRY PIE BARS: Easy Recipe for a Sweet Delight!
A delicious and easy recipe for cherry pie bars featuring a buttery vanilla cake base, jammy cherry filling, and a soft golden top.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 85 minutes
- Yield: 12–16 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract (optional)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 can cherry pie filling (or homemade cherry compote)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and almond extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Spread ⅔ of the batter into a greased 9×13 pan. Spoon cherry filling evenly over the batter, then drop small spoonfuls of the remaining batter on top, leaving cherries peeking through.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes, until lightly golden and set. Cool fully before slicing into bars.
Notes
- Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
- Use a gluten-free flour blend for gluten-free bars.
- Fresh or frozen cherries cooked with sugar and lemon make a great homemade filling.
- These bars freeze well.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
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