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Best Cherry Bars
Prepare these easy cherry bars with a sweet cherry pie filling and a white chocolate drizzle in just 15 minutes. They make the best dessert for summer potlucks, picnics, and parties!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 3772 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the batter:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened, or 2 sticks
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 3 cups all-purpose flour sifted
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract or almond extract
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips divided (OPTIONAL)
- 20 ounces of canned sweet cherry pie filling.
For the white chocolate glaze:
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- 1 ½ tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F (180º C). Grease a 13 x 9 inches (33 x 23 cm) baking pan and set aside.
- Prepare the batter: In a mixer, cream butter and sugar together at medium speed. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until just incorporated (Do not overbeat them!). Beat the flour and salt at low speed until just incorporated. Mix in the vanilla and ½ cup of the chocolate chips until combined.
- Layer the cherry pie bars into the baking pan: Spread 3 cups of the batter in the greased baking pan. Then, spread the pie filling on top of the batter. Drop the remaining dough by tablespoonfuls on top of the cherry pie topping, spreading gently to cover the filling as much as possible. Distribute the remaining ¼ cup of the white chocolate chips.
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it cool on a rack and slice. Since I used only 1 can of cherry pie filling instead of the two called for in the original recipe, these bars won't turn out soggy if served the following day.
- Make the glaze: Combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a microwave bowl and microwave at 50% power for about 1-½ to 2 minutes or until the chocolate is melted, pausing and stirring well every 30 seconds. Drizzle over bars using a fork. Bars can be served plain at room temperature, or warm accompanied by vanilla ice cream (my favorite way). Enjoy!
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Notes
- STORAGE: Store them, tightly covered, in a single layer at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerated for up to 4-5 days. FREEZING: First, let them cool completely, cut the bars to your desired size, and then, freeze them in a freezer-safe container layered with parchment paper in between, for up to 3 months. After thawing them, you may drizzle their topping with melted white chocolate or other glaze of your liking.
- STORAGE:
- Store them, tightly covered, in a single layer at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerated for up to 4-5 days. FREEZING: First, let them cool completely, cut the bars to your desired size, and then, freeze them in a freezer-safe container layered with parchment paper in between, for up to 3 months. After thawing them, you may drizzle their topping with melted white chocolate or other glaze of your liking.
Nutrition Information
Calories
377.2kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
56.3g
(19%)
Protein
4.4g
(9%)
Fat
15.2g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
9.1g
(46%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.8g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
74.2mg
(25%)
Sodium
192.1mg
(8%)
Potassium
100mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.9g
(4%)
Sugar
28.5g
(57%)
Vitamin A
509IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
1.3mg
(1%)
Calcium
29.5mg
(3%)
Iron
1.4mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 3772
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 377.2kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 56.3g | 19% |
| Protein | 4.4g | 9% |
| Fat | 15.2g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 9.1g | 46% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.8g | 5% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 74.2mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 192.1mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 100mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.9g | 4% |
| Sugar | 28.5g | 57% |
| Vitamin A | 509IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 29.5mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.