This cherry bars recipe is the perfect fruit dessert option for those who love the combination of fresh and sweet flavors. With just a few simple ingredients – including cherry pie filling – you can have an easy-to-serve option for your next family gathering.
Personally, I love the way cherry desserts turn out. That’s why I have plenty of them on the blog. There’s my 5-Minute No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Dip Recipe, or my Cherry Cheesecake Recipe, and we can’t forget about my favorite Cherry Cookie Recipe. I just posted about Cherry Cheesecake Brownies, too! Hope you check those out.
We are such huge fans of cherries and using them in desserts because you can keep pie filling or maraschino cherries on hand without worrying so much about expiration dates. I love pulling from my pantry!
Cherry Bar Ingredients:
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup, 2 sticks, butter, softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cans, 21 oz each, cherry pie filling
Vanilla Glaze Ingredients:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons milk
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How To Make Cherry Bars:
Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 15″ x 10″ baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
Add flour and salt to a small bowl and mix well. Set aside.
Cream butter and white sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. About 3-5 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Add flour to the bowl and slowly mix until combined.
Spread 2/3 of the batter into the bottom of the prepared pan. I like to cover my hand with a sandwich bag generously sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Use the covered hand to press the dough into the bottom of the pan.
Top with cherry pie filling, spreading cherries in a single layer. Place teaspoon sized dollops of remaining dough on top of the cherries.
Bake these cherry bars for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan.
To make the Vanilla Glaze: Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk in a small bowl and mix well. Drizzle on top of bars. Cut and serve your cherry squares.
This cherry pie bars recipe makes 24 – 3″ bars.
Can I Swap Out The Fruit For This Recipe?
If you’d like to swap out the main fruit from this cherry bars recipe and make these strawberry bars or blueberry bars instead – go right ahead! All you have to do is replace your pie filling with your flavor of choice! It will work out exactly the same.
Cherry Bars Recipe
This cherry bars recipe is the perfect fruit dessert option for those who love the combination of fresh and sweet flavors. With just a few simple ingredients - including cherry pie filling - you can have an easy-to-serve option for your next family gathering.
Ingredients
- Cherry Bar Ingredients:
- * 3 cups flour
- * 1 teaspoon salt
- * 1 cup, 2 sticks, butter, softened
- * 2 cups white sugar
- * 4 eggs
- * 1 teaspoon vanilla
- * 2 cans, 21 oz each, cherry pie filling
- Vanilla Glaze Ingredients:
- * 1 cup powdered sugar
- * 1 teaspoon vanilla
- * 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 15" x 10" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Add flour and salt to a small bowl and mix well. Set aside.
- Cream butter and white sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. About 3-5 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Add flour to the bowl and slowly mix until combined.
- Spread 2/3 of the batter into the bottom of the prepared pan. I like to cover my hand with a sandwich bag generously sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Use the covered hand to press the dough into the bottom of the pan.
- Top with cherry pie filling, spreading cherries in a single layer. Place teaspoon-sized dollops of remaining dough on top of the cherries.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan.
- To make the Vanilla Glaze: Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk in a small bowl and mix well. Drizzle on top of bars. Cut and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 229Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 163mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 0gSugar: 22gProtein: 3g
