Cherry Bars
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
Ingredients
- 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
Reviews
I love when you don’t have a slew of ingredients to make a great dessert as tasty as this. The eggs gave this the rise it needed and the cherries and almond glaze topped it off perfectly. Great recipe that is definitely a keeper!
Cherries and almond is a perfect combo!
This crust has no baking powder or baking soda and it results in being very flat. There are better recipes than this one.
This has become a family favorite! It is easy to make and everyone loves it!
I’ve made this recipe in a smaller size, 9 x13 inch pan for over 30 years. Easy to make and always a hit! Never fails and is easy to make. It’s an old standby recipe.
I cut this recipe in half as I only had one can of pie filling. Used 9x9 pan. Took roughly 45 minutes to bake but turned out like a cherry danish. Really good! I'll make it again.
With a few left over pantry items during Covid-19 quarantine, this was a hit!! I didn’t have almond extract so used a bit more vanilla extract. Crust was amazing good. Cherry pie filling was ok but would have added some fresh cherries to really make it pop.
I have made these bars several times. Very good and easy to make.
This recipe is delightfully easy to make and really impressive in the sheet pan. I would drizzle either the confectionary sugar glaze or chocolate ganache to really up the flavor of cherry and chocolate. I would try any pie flavor filling for your own taste preference. The buttery crust and crumb-like topping is delicious.
I made this Cherry Bar recipe after the holidays and then wished I had made it for the holidays! It is wonderful. My family loved it and wanted the recipe. Next time, I'm trying with either peach or apple!