Cherry Pie Bars
Cherry pie bars have a buttery crust, sweet cherry filling, and a crumbly topping that bakes into a delicious handheld treat. They’re easy to make, perfect for any occasion, and ready in just forty-five minutes!
Servings: 24
Calories: 229kcal
Ingredients
- 2 packages vanilla cake mix
- 2 large egg
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- 1 to 2 cans cherry pie filling 21-ounce cans
- ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ tablespoon tablespoons whole milk or cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 baking dish.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil. Beat with a hand (or stand) mixer until combined. The mixture will be thick.
- Remove half of the mixture and set aside. Press the remaining dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then remove from the oven.
- Spread cherry pie filling over the top of the baked base. One can of pie filling will cover the pie bars lightly. Use up to 2 cans of pie filling for extra cherry-filled pie bars.
- Sprinkle the reserved dough in clumps over the top of the cherry pie filling.
- Return the baking dish to the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes longer, until the top of the bars is just beginning to brown.
- Cool bars completely.
- Whisk together powdered sugar, almond extract, and enough milk to make a sugar glaze. Drizzle over the top of the cooled cherry pie bars.
- Cut into bars and serve.
Notes
- We used about 1½ cans of cherry pie filling for these bars. This made a nice bar with a cherry in every bite. One can of pie filling would be sufficient for a less saucy bar.
- Keep in mind that you will get a different shape and depth of corner bars depending on the baking pan you are using. If you are using a baking pan with rounded corners (usually glass), your corner pieces will not come out quite so defined, while metal pans tend to have clean-cut corners that will give you better-formed corner bars.
- One can of pie filling will cover the pie bars lightly. Use up to 2 cans of pie filling for extra cherry-filled pie bars.
Nutrition
Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 304mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 1mg