How To Make Cherry Pie Bars
Grab a bite of these scrumptious cherry pie bars, made with a buttery pastry finish, then topped with a creamy almond-flavored glaze, for a fruity treat!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3cupsall-purpose flour
- 1½tspbaking powder
- ¾tspsalt
- 1¾cupsgranulated sugar
- 1cupunsalted butter,softened
- 3large eggs
- 1tspvanilla extract
- ¼tspalmond extract
- 21ozcherry pie filling,(1½ cans)
For Glaze:
- 1cuppowdered sugar
- ½tspvanilla extract
- ¼tspalmond extract
- 3tbsphalf and half
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 13×9-inch baking dish.
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In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
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In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs one at a time, then blend in the vanilla and almond extracts.
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With the mixer set on low speed, slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
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Reserve and set aside 1½ cups of batter then spread remaining evenly into prepared baking dish.
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Top with the cherry pie filling spreading into an even layer. Dollop small spoonfuls of the remaining batter evenly over top.
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Bake in the oven for about 30 to 37 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
Glaze:
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In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all the glaze ingredients, adding enough half and half to reach the desired consistency.
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Pour into a resealable bag, seal the bag and cut a small tip from one corner then drizzle over top of cooled bars.
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Allow glaze to set, then cut into squares. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- For thinner bars, use a 15×10-inch baking dish.
- If using a 15×10-inch baking dish, bake near the lesser time, and bake to greater time for a 13×9-inch baking dish.
- To set the glaze quicker, chill in the freezer.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 362.45kcal
- Fat:Â 12.98g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7.83g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.47g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 3.45g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 0.73g
- Carbohydrates:Â 58.02g
- Fiber:Â 0.86g
- Sugar:Â 29.46g
- Protein:Â 3.94g
- Cholesterol:Â 66.42mg
- Sodium:Â 166.65mg
- Calcium:Â 51.39mg
- Potassium:Â 85.55mg
- Iron:Â 1.41mg
- Vitamin A: 118.49µg
- Vitamin C:Â 1.36mg
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