Cherry Crumble Bars
This easy recipe for cherry crumble bars tastes like homemade cherry pie, with a buttery shortbread crust and sweet cherry filling!
Servings: 16 cherry bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups quick oats or rolled oats (150g)
- 2/3 cup flour (spelt, white, or oat) (80g)
- 1/2 cup sugar or xylitol (100g)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup oil or butter (100g)
- 2 1/2 cups chopped cherries (fresh pitted or frozen) (300g)
- 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch or arrowroot (7g)
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup or sweetener of choice (15g)
Instructions
- To make cherry crumble bars, preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 8 inch baking pan well, or line the bottom with parchment paper. Stir the oats, flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Stir in melted butter or oil, then firmly press 2/3 of the dough into the pan. Stir cherries, cornstarch, and sweetener of choice in a bowl. Spread this fruit filling on top of the dough in the pan. Sprinkle reserved dough on top. Press down very firmly. Bake 45 minutes. Let cool, then refrigerate. The bars firm up considerably as they chill. For the best freshness, refrigerate or freeze any leftovers not eaten within a few hours.View Nutrition Facts
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Notes
Readers also love these popular Chocolate Oatmeal Fudge Bars.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2.5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 2.9g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg