A quick dessert to whip together, bake and enjoy! Delicious flavours of tart cherry, almond and cake!
I am so excited to share this delicious desert with you! I have to be honest… if I saw this recipe somewhere I’d likely skip right by it. I seem to lean more towards chocolate, chocolate and choco…. yes, I admit I love chocolate! But after my husband made these bars for the first time I was hooked. So were our kids. And we had company this week and a whole batch of these were quickly devoured. 
They’re just plain ole’ delicious. Especially with homemade cherry filling. Last week a co-worker of my husband’s gave us a box of cherries picked right from her backyard. To me, there’s nothing like getting fresh veggies or fruit straight from the garden! I was soo excited when I saw that box of red little beauties! After pitting them all we made cherry pie filling and used some of it for these bars. So, so yummy!
You can be sure we’ll be enjoying these bars this weekend again!
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 4 large eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1 can cherry pie filling
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 cup icing sugar
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Lightly grease a 11X17" jelly roll pan.
- Cream butter and then add sugar, vanilla, almond.
- Add eggs, one at a time.
- Add flour and beat well.
- Spread 2/3 of the batter in a jelly roll pan.
- Spread cherry filling on batter and top with remaining batter.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Using a wire whisk, mix icing sugar and lemon juice until mixed.
- Drizzle icing over while still warm.
- Freezes well.
Thanks for coming by today and have the most wonderful weekend!
What size jelly roll pan…I have three different size
An 11X17 pan is perfect for these, Erika! Happy baking!
Oh my goodness! Kendra, these look ahhhhmazing! Wishing you a wonderful long weekend my friend!
Thanks, friend! They are!! Hope you have the best long weekend, too! xo
My mom has made this since we were kids! So good and my kids love it to!
Oh you are lucky! I tried them for the first time this summer! Thanks so much for stopping by, Tara!
Wow! They look amazing!! My picky kids will actually eat cherries, I bet they would love this!
Thank you, Sarah! I bet they’d enjoy them… thanks so much for stopping by! xo
Of course I had to find this post when you mentioned it 🙂 I love how easy it is to make a pan of bars. These look pretty enough for a fancy occasion Kendra!
Enjoy your long weekend!
xo
Thank you, Andrea! They really do look fancy with the vibrant red cherries! Thanks so much for stopping by! xo
Oh, this is definitely going to be made soon! I love anything almond flavored and cherries just make everything better! Sounds pretty easy to make too, so that’s always a plus. Thanks!
Lisa, you will love them!! They’ve really become another favorite around here! Thanks for stopping by! xo
These look absolutely delicious! I love just about anything with almond flavoring–so subtle but scrumptious.
Thanks so much for joining the Grace at Home party. I’m featuring you this week! 🙂
Thank you, Richella! I’m sure you’ll love them! And I appreciate the feature so much! xo
These look totally delish! I definitely want to make some. And I have 5 cherry trees, so I will be able to use my homegrown fruit.
Thank you so much, Patti! You’re lucky to have 5 trees! Wow! Let me know if you try them 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!