Cherry Crumb Bars

Oh my gosh, Cherry Crumb Bars are awesome. These lovely fruit-filled bar-type cookies are the ultimate in cherry desserts. These bars start with a crumb crust and topping. They’re filled with fresh cherries and almond and vanilla flavorings for maximum flavor. Then the topping is sprinkled with sugar before baking. Yum, yum, and triple yum.

It’s hard to go wrong with cherry desserts. When I was asked to be a #Canbassador for Northwest Cherry Growers back in June, I was delighted. While no money exchanged hands, I was given twenty pounds of delicious plump cherries to use as I desired. I made ten different mouthwatering and delicious recipes with the cherries. Many of the recipes came from peach dessert recipes I made three to four years ago when we had a stand of peach trees in our back yard. The conversion to cherry desserts instead of peaches was really easy. In most cases, I opted for almond flavoring instead of cinnamon or nutmeg. Everything turned out incredibly scrumptious.

Cherry Crumb Bars is the last of the ten cherry recipes to post. If you’re looking for some great cherry recipes, check these out. Cherry Crumb Coffee Cake – perfect for a summer breakfast. Cherry Cream Cheese Pound Cake – a mouthwatering dessert that’s moist and so delicious. These cakes were a big hit with my neighbors. Southern Cherry Cobbler – this was a treat for our Friday night care group. Cherry Melt-In-Your-Mouth Cookies – I loved these cookies and they really just seem to dissolve in your mouth. Cherry Almond Ooey Gooey Blondies – these got sent out to John’s office where they were greatly enjoyed.

INGREDIENTS
CHERRY FILLING:

• 5 cups Northwest Cherry Growers cherries pitted and halved
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 cup UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1  tsp.  cornstarch

CRUST AND STREUSEL TOPPING:

• 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 cup unsalted butter cold
• 1 large egg slightly beaten
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar

INSTRUCTIONS
CHERRY FILLING:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°.
2. Spray a 9×13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
3. To make cherry filling: Pit and halve the fresh cherries.
4. Place the cherries in a large mixing bowl and sprinkle with the lemon juice.
5. Toss gently to combine.
6. In a separate bowl, stir flour, cornstarch, sugar, salt and both extracts and combine.
7. Pour dry ingredient mixture over the cherries and stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
8. Set aside.
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