Cherry Bars Recipe - Easy Dessert - Perfect for a Crowd

fresh cherries

🥗Healthier: frozen cherries

💰Cheaper: canned cherries

Frozen or canned cherries are often more affordable and available year-round.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free alternative while margarine can be less expensive.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia offers a low-calorie sweetening option, while brown sugar is often cheaper.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal can replace eggs for binding, while applesauce adds moisture.

Cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar for 1-2 minutes.

Add salt, eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract, mixing until incorporated.

Mix baking powder into the flour, then gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until a stiff dough forms.

Reserve about 1.5 cups of the dough and press the rest into the bottom of a greased baking pan.

Spread 1.5 cans of cherry pie filling evenly over the dough in the pan.

Crumble the reserved dough over the cherry filling, allowing some cherries to show through.

Bake at 350°F for approximately 50-60 minutes until golden brown.

Prepare a glaze by mixing icing sugar with milk until smooth.

Once the bars have cooled completely, drizzle the glaze over the top before cutting and serving.

Cooking Techniques

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