Gooey Cherry Bars

Gooey Cherry Bars might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 36. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 125 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. For 18 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Allrecipes has 43 fans. A mixture of baking powder, brown sugar, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. With a spoonacular score of 7%, this dish is improvable. Try Gooey chocolate cherry cookies, Gooey Bars, and Sour Cherry St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake for similar recipes.

Servings: 36

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 40 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons butter

2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/3 cup white sugar

Equipment:

baking pan

oven

bowl

frying pan

food processor

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. In a medium bowl, mix flour, white sugar and 3/4 cup butter until crumbly. Press into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes, until light brown. In a food processor, combine eggs, brown sugar, vanilla and baking powder and process until smooth. Pour in cherries and walnuts and pulse until just chopped and incorporated, but not pulverized. Pour over crust. Bake 25 minutes, until center is set. To frost, cream together confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons butter and 4 tablespoons cherry juice until fluffy. Frost cooled dessert and cut into bars. Kitchen-Friendly View

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, white sugar and 3/4 cup butter until crumbly. Press into prepared pan.

3. Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes, until light brown.

4. In a food processor, combine eggs, brown sugar, vanilla and baking powder and process until smooth.

5. Pour in cherries and walnuts and pulse until just chopped and incorporated, but not pulverized.

6. Pour over crust.

7. Bake 25 minutes, until center is set.

8. To frost, cream together confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons butter and 4 tablespoons cherry juice until fluffy. Frost cooled dessert and cut into bars.


Nutrition Information:

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125k Calories
1g Protein
2g Total Fat
25g Carbs
0% Health Score
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Calories
125k
6%

Fat
2g
3%

  Saturated Fat
0.59g
4%

Carbohydrates
25g
9%

  Sugar
19g
21%

Cholesterol
10mg
4%

Sodium
11mg
1%

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Protein
1g
3%

Manganese
0.12mg
6%

Selenium
3µg
5%

Vitamin B1
0.07mg
5%

Folate
17µg
4%

Vitamin B2
0.06mg
3%

Phosphorus
31mg
3%

Iron
0.56mg
3%

Copper
0.05mg
3%

Vitamin B3
0.51mg
3%

Fiber
0.58g
2%

Calcium
21mg
2%

Magnesium
5mg
1%

Potassium
46mg
1%

Zinc
0.16mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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