Description
Homemade cherry pie bars bring classic American dessert flavors into an easy-to-serve treat. Rich fruit filling nestled between buttery crumble layers offers sweet comfort with each delightful bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (720 ml/24 fl oz) all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 (21 oz/595 g) can cherry pie filling
- 1 ¾ cups (350 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (227 g/8 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract (optional)
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup (120 g/4 oz) powdered sugar
- ½ tbsps milk
- ½ tsp vanilla or almond extract
Instructions
- Preparation: Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish or line with parchment paper, ensuring full coverage to prevent adhesion.
- Base Creation: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then blend in eggs and extracts until smooth and homogeneous.
- Batter Development: Gently incorporate flour and salt, mixing until a silky, uniform batter forms without any dry ingredients visible.
- Initial Layer: Pour two-thirds of the batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly to create a consistent foundation.
- Cherry Distribution: Spread cherry pie filling across the initial batter layer, ensuring complete and uniform coverage.
- Final Topping: Carefully drop remaining batter over the cherry layer in sporadic dollops, allowing natural spreading during baking.
- Baking Process: Position in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven for 35-40 minutes, monitoring until the surface turns a rich, golden brown.
- Cooling and Serving: Allow bars to cool completely, enabling layers to solidify and flavors to harmonize before cutting into servings.
Notes
- Prevent Batter Sticking: Use parchment paper or generously butter the pan to ensure easy removal and clean slicing of bars.
- Achieve Smooth Consistency: Cream butter and sugar thoroughly until light and fluffy, which creates a tender, even texture in the final bars.
- Control Moisture Balance: Distribute cherry filling evenly to prevent soggy patches and ensure each bite has the perfect fruit-to-cake ratio.
- Optimize Baking Precision: Watch bars closely during final 5-10 minutes of baking to avoid over-browning and maintain a moist, golden surface.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg