Enjoy cherry pie in its best form: cherry pie bars! You can whip up a whole pan in minutes using cherry pie filling. They’re beautiful, easy to make, and always a crowd-pleaser!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cherry pie bars, cherry pie filling recipe, easy cherry dessert, how to use cherry pie filling
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with pan spray and set aside.
Cream together 1 cup unsalted butter, and 2 cups granulated sugar. Add 4 eggs and beat well. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and ¼ teaspoon almond extract.
In a separate bowl, combine 3 cups all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix until combined.
Spread 3 cups of the batter evenly on the bottom of the prepared pan. Top with the 2 (21-ounce) cans 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 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and the top is lightly golden brown. If you are using a 15x10-inch pan instead, the bake time may end up being a bit shorter, about 30 minutes. Cool completely.
Whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon almond extract, and 2 tablespoons milk and drizzle over the cooled bars.
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Originally posted on July 23, 2019Updated on June 18, 2024