Classic Cherry Pie Bars

Shiny and buttery cherry pie bars are probably the most scrumptious dessert bar! With a candy cherry filling made with canned cherry pie filling, you’ll be able to get pleasure from these bars year-round, everytime you crave the style of do-it-yourself cherry pie! The crust and crumb topping is comprised of one simple dough that mixes collectively in minutes. Recipe makes 16 bars and simply doubles to serve a crowd.

I’m sharing these cherry pie bars in honor of my grandpa (Papa). Although he celebrated his birthday each October with a slice or two of pumpkin pie, cherry pie was his subsequent cherished (and requested) dessert.

It’s simple to see why – flaky, all-butter pie crust with sweet-tart cherry filling is such a traditional do-it-yourself pie. There’s nothing higher than a slice topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Baked in an 8×8 pan, these cherry bars seize all of that candy, buttery nostalgia with out the work of rolling out a crust. When you’re craving cherry pie, do that simple step-by-step recipe!

Love dessert bars? Attempt my reader-favorite blackberry pie bars, simple jam crumb bars, or brown butter strawberry crumb bars subsequent!

Success Suggestions

Use cherry pie filling – You’ll want one can of cherry pie filling/topping (21 oz, 570 grams). I examined this recipe a couple of alternative ways (with canned pink tart cherries, with frozen candy cherries, and with canned cherry filling) and located the very best outcomes utilizing canned cherry pie filling. When you’d prefer to make a from-scratch filling with contemporary or frozen bitter cherries, see the Notes part of the recipe card for steerage.

Pre-cook the filling – Canned cherry pie filling incorporates thickening brokers however utilizing it straight from the can ends in a filling that doesn’t arrange absolutely (even as soon as utterly cool). My resolution is to very gently simmer the cherry pie filling with a bit of additional cornstarch for a thicker filling that units up properly, making the bars rather more moveable and simple to slice.

Cool bars utterly earlier than slicing – Similar to a pie filling units up whereas cooling, the cherry filling continues to thicken because it cools. Let the bars cool utterly, then chill within the freezer for quarter-hour earlier than slicing into squares with a pointy knife.

Make Cherry Pie Bars

Make crust and crumbs: Mix all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.

Mix melted butter, sugar, gentle brown sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a big mixing bowl. Whisk nicely to mix.

Add dry components to the bowl and fold in with a spatula till integrated. Reserve 3/4 cup (220 grams) dough for the topping, mixing in sliced almonds. Chill crumb topping till prepared to make use of.

Press remaining dough evenly throughout the underside of ready pan. Bake the crust for 14 to 16 minutes, till frivolously golden and set. Switch crust to a wire rack and funky for quarter-hour.

Make cherry filling: Mix canned cherry pie filling, cornstarch slurry, lemon juice, almond extract, and salt in a medium saucepan. Gently simmer over medium-low warmth for about 5 minutes, or till filling is thickened and coats the again of a spoon. Take away pan from the warmth and funky for 10 minutes.

Spoon cherry filling over par-baked crust and sprinkle remaining crumble combination over the cherry layer. Return pan to the oven.

Bake bars for one more 38 to 40 minutes or till crumble topping is golden and filling barely bubbly. Cool utterly in pan on a wire rack.

Drizzle the bars with vanilla glaze (or get pleasure from with a dusting of powdered sugar).

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