Here’s a Cherry Pie Bars recipe that’s buttery, soft, and perfect for potlucks or easy desserts. Uses cherry pie filling so it comes together fast — but still tastes homemade!

🍒 Cherry Pie Bars

⭐ Ingredients

Crust & Topping

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp almond extract (optional but AMAZING)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt

Filling

• 1 (21-oz) can cherry pie filling or homemade cherry filling

Glaze (optional but recommended)

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2–3 tbsp milk or cream
• ¼ tsp almond extract (or vanilla)

⭐ Instructions

1. Prep

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Grease or line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment.

2. Make the batter

1. Beat butter + sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time.
3. Mix in vanilla + almond extract.
4. Add flour and salt; mix until just combined.

3. Assemble

• Spread about ⅔ of the batter evenly into the pan (wet your fingers or use an offset spatula).
• Spoon the cherry pie filling evenly over the batter.
• Drop the remaining batter in small spoonfuls over the top — it’ll spread as it bakes.

4. Bake

Bake 35–40 minutes, until lightly golden and set.

Cool completely before cutting so the bars hold together.

5. Glaze

Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and extract.
Drizzle over cooled bars.

⭐ Tips & Variations

• Fresh Cherry Version

Replace pie filling with:

• 4 cups pitted cherries
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
  Simmer 5–7 min until thick.

• Almond-Cherry Bars

Add ½ cup sliced almonds on top before baking.

• Lemon-Cherry Bars

Add 1 tbsp lemon zest to batter & lemon juice to glaze.

• Mixed Berry Option

Swap cherry filling for blueberry or raspberry pie filling.

If you want, I can also give you:

• Small-batch cherry pie bars (8×8 pan)
• Gluten-free version
• Cream cheese cherry pie bars
• Cherry almond crumble bars

Just tell me!