Best Quick And Easy Cherry Bars Recipes

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EASY CHERRY BARS



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Easy Cherry Bars are a tasty summer treat! Shortbread double crust with cherry pie filling baked in a sheet pan and topped with sweet vanilla almond glaze.

Provided by Sabrina Snyder

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup butter (, softened)
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs (, room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups flour
2 cans cherry pie filling (, 21 ounces each )
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2-3 tablespoons whole milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 15x10 sheet pan with baking spray.
  • In a stand mixer, cream butter, sugar, and salt on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, then add extracts.
  • Gradually fold in flour to butter mixture until combined and dough forms.
  • Press 3 cups dough into prepared pan.
  • Spread with cherry pie filling covering all the dough evenly.
  • Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling.
  • Bake 35-40 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Cool completely in pan before glazing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 139 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 4 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 24 mg, Sodium 92 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 11 g, ServingSize 1 serving

CHERRY BARS



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Whip up a pan of these festive bars in just 20 minutes with staple ingredients and cherry pie filling. Between the easy preparation and the pretty colors, they're destined to become a holiday classic. -Jane Kamp, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cans (21 ounces each) cherry pie filling
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Gradually add flour., Spread 3 cups dough into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 112 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 72mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

QUICK AND EASY CHERRY BARS



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With a busy family and no one knowing just who might be over to eat, this is a quick and easy great tasting bar dessert

Provided by tntcook

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Bar Cookie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter, softened
1 ¾ cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the dough and spread the rest into the bottom of the prepared pan. Cover this layer evenly with cherry pie filling. Drop the rest of the dough by spoonfuls on top of the cherry layer and spread to cover the best you can.
  • Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until top is golden. Frost with a confectioners' glaze when cool for sweeter bars. Let cool completely before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.7 calories, Carbohydrate 31.6 g, Cholesterol 51.3 mg, Fat 8.6 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 99.8 mg, Sugar 14.7 g

COCONUT CHERRY CRUMBLE BARS



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These quick and easy crumb bars are made with fresh cherry jam, a buttery and coconut crumb topping and sweet fruit filling. It's a perfect family dessert!

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 45m

Yield 9 to 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nonstick cooking spray
2 cups (270 grams) flour
1/2 cup (60 grams) rolled oats
1/4 cup (25 grams) unsweetened desiccated coconut
1/2 cup (100 grams) packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt
1 cup (250 milliliters) coconut oil, melted
1/2 teaspoon (21/2 milliliters) vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon (2 1/2 milliliters) coconut extract
1 cup (370 grams) cherry jam

Steps:

  • Set your oven rack to the lowest level and preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper.
  • In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together the flour, oats, coconut, brown sugar and salt once or twice to combine. Pour over the melted coconut oil, vanilla extract and coconut extract and pulse just until combined.
  • Press two thirds of the dough into the bottom of your prepared baking pan. Spread an even layer of jam onto the base layer of dough, then squeeze and crumble the remaining dough overtop.
  • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden brown and jam is bubbling. Allow the bars to cool completely before lifting out of the pan and cutting into squares.

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