Easy Tasty Cherry Crumble Bars (Print View)
Buttery oat crumble bars layered with sweet cherry filling. Golden, delicious, and ready in under an hour.
# Ingredient List:
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# How to Make:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
02 - In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix until well blended.
03 - Add melted butter and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Stir until crumbly and evenly moistened throughout.
04 - Reserve 1 ½ cups of the crumb mixture for the topping. Press the remaining mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan to form an even crust.
05 - In a separate bowl, toss cherries with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and almond extract until evenly coated.
06 - Spread the cherry mixture evenly over the crust. Sprinkle the reserved crumble mixture evenly over the cherries.
07 - Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling around the edges.
08 - Cool completely in the pan, then lift out using the parchment overhang. Cut into bars and serve.
# Expert Advice:
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- The same dough makes both crust and crumble, saving you time and cleanup
- They taste like a crisp crumble but travel like a sturdy bar
- The almond extract is a secret ingredient that makes people ask whats in these
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- Hot filling will give you beautifully cut bars, cooled filling gives you a delicious mess
- The crumble should look uneven and rustic, trying to make it perfect will drive you crazy
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- Room temperature butter melts more evenly than cold butter for the crumble mixture
- Use the back of a spoon to press the crust into corners and edges