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Cherry Crumble Bars Recipe

If you love crumble bars you are going to love these Cherry Crumble Bars. Rich and Delicious, these cherry oatmeal bars are so good. Make these cherry pie bars for friends and family, for picnics and get together or for bake sales.

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The Perfect Cherry Crumble Bars Recipe

If you haven’t noticed, I really love dessert bars. It doesn’t matter what kind. I have been seeing different ways that I can change up the bars, and these cherry oatmeal bars are fantastic. Easy to make and so good, you might find you are making them all the time.

cherry crumb bars

Variations on Cherry Pie Bars

I love when I can take a recipe and change it so that while it is still the same basic recipe, it is also something that tastes brand new. With this recipe, you can change this up in order to give the cherry pie bars a new flavor. If you want to change the bars around, you can try these ideas:
  • Coconut – This is a simple way to give the bars a new taste. Coconut and cherries go terrific together.
  • Pineapple – You can also add pineapple to this recipe. Used the crushed pineapple to a new layer of flavor to the bars. You can get really creative and add coconut and pineapple to the cheery bars.
  • Chocolate Chips – You can add chocolate chips to these bars as well. Use mini chocolate chips for a better texture than the regular sized chips.

Can I Make these Cherry Oatmeal Bars Gluten Free?

When making these cherry oatmeal bars, you are using oats but you are also using flour in the base. If you want to make this gluten free, you will need to swap the flour for a gluten free option. You can use almond flour, coconut flour or other types of gluten free flour. You will want to double check all of your ingredients to make sure there is nothing else with gluten in it.

How to Store These Cherry Bars

Once the bars have cooled, you can store them on the table or in the refrigerator. The important part of storing these bars is to make sure they are protected from the air. If you are storing the bars in the baking dish, it is important to put a lid on or wrap it with plastic. The other way to store the bars is to move them to an airtight container. This will protect the bars from going stale. The bars will last about 3 to 5 days when stored on the counter and a week when stored in the refrigerator.

Ingredients for cherry crumb bars

  • sugar
  • baking powder
  • flour
  • unsalted sweet cream butter
  • egg
  • pure vanilla extract
  • almond extract
  • old fashioned rolled oats
  • cherry pie filling

How to make cherry crumble bars

Step 1. Preheat over to 350 degrees.

Step 2. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.

Step 3. In medium bowl whisk sugar, baking powder and flour.

Step 4. Cut in butter with a fork or your fingers until mixture is crumbly.

Step 5. In small bowl whisk together egg, vanilla and almond extract.

Step 6. Slowly stir egg mixture into flour/butter mixture.

Step 7. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture to another bowl.

Step 8. Stir in oats and set aside.

Step 9. Press crumb mixture (without oats) gently into bottom of baking dish.

Enjoy!

crust of the oatmeal bars

Top with cherry pie filling.

add cherry pie filling on top of crust in a casserole pan

Then with crumb mixture with oats.

crumble topping in casserole dish

Bake for 55-60 minutes or until lightly browned.

Allow to cool completely before cutting and enjoying

cherry crumble bars

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Cherry Crumb Bars

Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
If you love crumble bars you are going to love these Cherry Crumble Bars. Rich and Delicious, these cherry oatmeal bars are so good. Make these cherry pie bars for friends and family, for picnics and get together or for bake sales.
4.38 from 8 votes

Ingredients 

  • 1 1/2 C sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 4 1/2 C flour
  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
  • 2 egg
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tap almond extract
  • 2/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 21 ounce can cherry pie filling

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Instructions

  • Preheat over to 350 degrees.
  • Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In medium bowl whisk sugar, baking powder and flour.
  • Cut in butter with a fork or your fingers until mixture is crumbly.
  • In small bowl whisk together egg, vanilla and almond extract.
  • Slowly stir egg mixture into flour/butter mixture.
  • Remove 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture to another bowl.
  • Stir in oats and set aside.
  • Press crumb mixture (without oats) gently into bottom of baking dish.
  • Top with cherry pie filling, then with crumb mixture with oats.
  • Bake for 55-60 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Allow to cool completely before cutting and enjoying
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