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Cherry pie in the best form possible: cherry pie bars! You can whip up a whole pan of these bars in minutes using cherry pie filling. They’re pretty, easy to make, and always a hit to serve!
Here are some more fruity desserts berry cheesecake salad, or strawberry pie.
Cherry Pie Bars
My favorite pie is cherry pie; I’ve never loved pumpkin pie, so cherry pie is my top choice for the holidays.
And these cherry pies have everything I love about cherry pie but in an easier bar form! It’s like biting into cherry pie AND cookies. These bars are incredible — they’re soft, chewy, flavorful, and the glaze on top is the perfect finishing touch. Serve these with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream for the ultimate dessert!
How do you make Cherry Pie Bars?
- Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Beat in extracts.
- In a separate bowl combine flour and salt. Add to the creamed mixture. Mix until combined.
- Grease a 15x10x1 pan and spread 3 cups batter. Spread pie filling on top. Drop remaining batter on top of pie filling.
- Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes clean. Cool on wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over the bars.
Cherry Pie Bars Tips
- Use the right temperature of ingredients: when at room temperature, eggs and butter form an emulsion which traps air. While baking in the oven, that trapped air expands and produces a fluffy baked good. If possible, use room temperature eggs for this recipe. Soaking refrigerated eggs in a bowl of warm (not hot) water for about 5-10 minutes is a quick way to get eggs to room temperature.
- Measure carefully: the most important measurement is the flour. If you press a measuring cup into a bag of flour you are likely packing in way too much flour which will yield less flavorful bars
- Grease the pan: this will ensure your cherry pie bars come out nice and easily!
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What pan should I use?
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Cherry Pie Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 21 ounce cherry pie filling
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 2 Tbs milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray pan spray on a 15x10x1 pan and set aside.
- Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Beat in extracts.
- In a separate bowl combine the flour and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture. Mix until combined.
- Spread 3 cups of batter on the bottom of the prepared pan. Top with the cans of cherry pie filling, spreading evenly across the batter. Drop dollops of the remaining batter as evenly as you can over the top until all the batter has been used.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes clean. If using a 9x13 pan instead, the cook time may end up being quite a bit longer to get a toothpick to come out clean. Cool completely.
- Whisk together the glaze ingredients and drizzle over the cooled bars.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made these for Meals On Wheels since they cut nicely. They were a hit !
The only thing I did different was I added sliced almonds. Yum !
I made these and they’re delicious. Do you know can they be frozen?
Yes! These can be frozen.
Can these bars be frozen after baked?
Yes! These are great frozen!
I made these last Christmas and plan to again this year.. I did cut the batter ingredients in half and I drizzled them with melted white chocolate Instead of the glaze. So yummy!
This looks delicious and easy. Also, like the way the recipe is laid out and you can print it.
I haven’t made this type of bar in a while. Would it be possible to cut down on the pound of butter? Or would that not work?
The butter is kind of like glue and sticks it all together without it crumbling. You are welcome to lower it and see how it tastes. The presentation just may not be as great! Let me know what you think!
It is a up of butter not a pound
These tinned fruit pie fillings are vastly improved with the addition of lemon juice, lemon rind and salt as these tend to be rather bland. I also put lemon rind in the batter as well as vanilla essence. I’ll probably put lemon juice in the glaze or perhaps not. This is the second time I’ve made this recipe which was a big hit at the clinic where I practice.
My attempt did not bake in the middle. I baked it longer than suggested. It looks great, but the middle did not bake. Could be that I used a glass pan. Looking for the 15 by 10 metal pan and will try again.
The flavor is awesome around the edges, but the raw batter is way too sweet.
I had the same problem. It must be the glass baking dishes fault!!! lol,lol
Great recipe. How do you make the glaze or do you have to buy it?
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
2 Tbs milk
Could you add cream cheese to this recipe
Could you just use a white cake mix?
You are welcome to try that. That sounds delicious and a little simple way to help with the timing. Let me know what you think! XOXO
This is an old recipe my memere called fruit squares. The favorite was always cherry or blueberry.
No glaze needed though, as the come out of oven, rub butter on top the sprinkle with powdered sugar. Also more almond extract like a full teaspoon and add another egg! Will make a much better recipe.
can you tell me the nutritional info on these bars, calories, sugar %, etc……?
I like to use skinnytaste.com or myfitnesspal.com for any nutritional questions.
I have just made these waiting for them to come out of the oven, they smell amazing
These pie bars look so delicious and so easy to make! Perfect snack!
I followed the recipe, my batter was very stiff.like frosting that was refrigerated.anyone have the same problem? It is in oven now.will seee if it comes out like a rock.let me know pleaseI