Description
Delicious Cherry Pie Bars with a buttery crust and sweet cherry filling, perfect for dessert lovers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 can (21 oz / 600 g) cherry pie filling (or homemade: 3 cups fresh/frozen cherries, ½ cup sugar, 1 tbsp cornstarch, 1 tbsp lemon juice)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease or line a 9×13 inch (23×33 cm) baking pan.
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
- Mix in flour and salt until combined.
- Spread ⅔ of the batter evenly in prepared pan.
- Spread cherry pie filling evenly over crust layer.
- Drop spoonfuls of the remaining batter over the filling (it won’t cover completely, giving a cobbled look).
- Bake for 35–40 minutes, until golden and set.
- Cool completely before slicing into bars.
Notes
- For a homemade cherry filling, simmer fresh or frozen cherries with sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice until thick.
- Ensure the bars are completely cool before slicing for clean edges.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg