Fresh Cherry Pie Bars
A bakery quality recipe for pie bars using fresh cherries and an easy crust that doubles as the topping.
Ingredients
Cherry Pie Filling
- 2 cups cherries (pitted and halved)
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Crust
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp salt (omit if using salted butter)
- 3/4 cup butter (melted)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Prepare an 8x8 dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
Prepare Cherry Filling
- In a small bowl, combine pitted cherries with cornstarch, sugar, and lemon zest. Stir to combine, and set aside.
Prepare Topping/Crust
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, sugar and salt. Whisk well to combine. Pour in melted butter. Mix with a fork until a sand like consistency is reached.
- Spread about 1/2 of the crust mixture into the dish prepared with parchment paper. Using clean hands, press into parchment paper to form a pie crust.
- Add cherry pie filling (leaving excess juice in the bowl). Sprinkle remaining pie crust mixture on top of cherry filling.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until top of bars is golden brown.
- Allow to cool for about 15 minutes minimum before serving. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 286mgPotassium: 76mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 369IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
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