Old Fashioned Cherry Bars (Print-Friendly Version)
Tender cherry bars layered with coconut, brown sugar, and pecans atop a buttery crust.
# Ingredients You'll Need:
→ Bottom Layer
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250 grams all-purpose flour
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30 grams icing sugar (powdered sugar)
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227 grams unsalted butter
→ Top Layer
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330 grams firmly packed brown sugar
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300 grams glacé cherries, cut in quarters
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4 large eggs
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80 grams fine cut dried coconut
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5 millilitres vanilla extract
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110 grams chopped pecans (optional)
# How to Make It:
01 -
Lightly grease a 23 x 33 cm baking pan and line with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 175°C.
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Combine the flour, icing sugar, and butter in a bowl. Rub the butter through the mixture by hand until the texture resembles coarse crumbs, or pulse in a food processor until crumbly.
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Press the crumb mixture evenly into the base of the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until edges just begin to brown. Remove from oven.
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In a large bowl, whisk together brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, dried coconut, glacé cherries, and chopped pecans (if using) until well combined.
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Spread the cherry mixture evenly over the pre-baked base. Return pan to oven and bake for 25–30 minutes, until the topping is set and lightly golden.
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Allow to cool completely in the pan. Lift out with parchment, then cut into bars or squares for serving.
# Extra Information:
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Bars freeze well when layered between sheets of parchment in an airtight container.