Cherry Pie Bars are sweet dessert bars with a buttery crumble crust topped with homemade cherry pie filling. It’s like enjoying a cherry pie without all the fuss of baking a pie!
Cherry Pie Bars
I love a crumbly, buttery crumb, so I knew this recipe would be a winner. And then, my homemade cherry pie filling set the bars to a new level of yumminess. It’s not a hard recipe to make, using ingredients you probably already have on hand. And, if you love cherries, you will not want to pass up these bars!
Ingredients
Butter: Melt the unsalted butter and then let it cool a bit before mixing with the sugar.
Pie Filling: I used 2 cups of my homemade cherry pie filling. However, you could get by with a 21-ounce can of store-bought pie filling as well. If you use the canned pie filling, the bars will be a bit sweeter and will look redder (brighter).
Can I Use a Different Kind of Pie Filling?
Sure! If cherry pie filling is not your choice for the filling, try another kind! You could use apple pie filling, peach, blueberry, or your favorite fruit pie filling.
Can I Use a Different Sized Pan?
Yes. If you don’t have an 8×8-inch baking dish, you can use a 9×9-inch dish. You can use a 9×13 but the bars will be thin.
How to Store Cherry Pie Bars
Once the bars have been baked, let them cool completely. Then, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days.
Can I Freeze these Bars?
Yes! Again, let the bars cool completely before freezing them. Then, cut the bars to your desired size. Layer the bars with parchment or wax paper in between and store them in a freezer-safe container for up to three months. However, when thawed, the bars may lose some of the crumble texture.
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Cherry Pie Bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) unsalted butter, melted, cooled to room temperature
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1½ cups (187.5 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups (510 g) cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F and line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, including up the sides of the dish.
- In a large mixing bowl, add butter and sugar. Stir to combine.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Use a fork to stir the mixture together until combined. The mixture should look like crumbs.
- Remove ¾ cup of the mixture to use as the topping and set aside.
- Firmly press the remaining crumb mixture into the lined pan.
- Top with cherry pie filling.
- Using your hands, evenly distribute the reserved crumb mixture over the cherry pie filling.
- Bake 23-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let the bars cool before cutting and serving.
Notes
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Wow, I just made these and they are absolutely delicious. The homemade cherry pie filling was so easy. The buttery shortbread crumble and crust is so good. I made the recipe exactly as written and came out amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Great recipe. Not too sweet, small for just two of us. I’ll be using this for all kinds of fruit.
Thanks!
Can these be frozen? If so, please explain how. Thank you.
Here is the paragraph I wrote to answer that in the blog post above. Should you have questions in the future please feel free to read the information above the recipe card.
Can I Freeze these Bars?
Yes! Again, let the bars cool completely before freezing them. Then, cut the bars to your desired size. Layer the bars with parchment or wax paper in between and store them in a freezer-safe container for up to three months. However, when thawed, the bars may lose some of the crumble texture.
Super easy to make!
I added 1/2 t each of Almond and Vanilla Extracts to dough. Also thinking about dusting with powdered sugar.
almond extract is very good mixed in cherry pie filling too
Made last night, super easy, very good!
I don’t like cherry. I’m going to try peach although my favorite is raspberry. I’m going to use raspberry preserves. .
Hi Amanda,
Today I made your “Cherry Pie Bars”. Very easy to make and VERY DELICIOUS!!!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Barb Malone
Going to try for my card club!
I made these and they were so good. I shared some with several neighbors and several days later the bachelor was at my door gushing about these cherry bars. Guess I’ll take the hint and make him some more
Would this work with Apple or Blueberry fillings?