Description
Delight your holiday gatherings with these Christmas Cherry Bars, a perfect blend of sweet and tart flavors. With luscious cherries nestled in a buttery, crumbly base, every bite offers a festive treat that will have your guests coming back for more. Easy to prepare and beautifully vibrant, these bars are the ideal addition to your dessert table this season!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cherries, thawed and drained
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (or gluten-free flour)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, beat together softened butter and granulated sugar until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- Sift together flour and baking powder; gradually add to the wet mixture until just combined.
- Fold in the cherries gently.
- Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for about 15 minutes until lightly golden.
- Spoon dollops of remaining batter over the cherry layer and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
- Allow to cool completely before slicing into squares and dust with powdered sugar if desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square (65g)
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 105mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 60mg