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If you like Cherry Pie, you’ll enjoy this sweet treat by far. I’m not a Cherry Pie fan (gasp, I know) but I still make them for several people. These bars will be a great addition to the Fall line up at our house. If you cut them in smaller pieces you can convince yourself they will last longer , but I doubt they will. This recipe makes 1 dozen , which may or may not include the two I taste tested just to make sure they were good enough for the kids. Someone’s got to test them, might as well be me! Found this from an old issue of Taste of The South.
Ingredients–
3 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
¾ cup butter, melted
1 (21 ounce ) cherry pie filling
2/3 cup chopped dried apricots
Directions. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 13x9inch baking dish with foil, making sure you have it going over the edges of the pan (this way when it’s completely cooled, you can lift the bars right out by the foil edges. Can someone say easy clean up as well? See it’s already a winner)
Combine in a large bowl, the oats, flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Add the melted butter and toss it around till it’s combined. Reserve 1 cup of the mixture and set it aside, this will be your crumble topping.
Press the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at 350F for about 12-14 minutes until it’s set.
In a small bowl combine the cherries and dried apricots. Spread the fruit over the crust making sure to cover it all. Sprinkle the reserved 1 cup mixture over the fruit and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until slightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack before you remove it from the pan.
The sides may stick a little, but pull the foil back a little before you start cutting them into squares.
Enjoy!
This is a guest post by Melanie from My Side of Life– who ALWAYS makes me hungry! She is an avid gardener as well- so if you like to bake and you like to garden, her site is one for you! 🙂
Happy baking! (and I want some missy!!!! LOL)
Those look amazing! I love cherries & apricots so I have got to try these!
I love these bars, they go fast, and well..fast. I won’t lie, I sampled about 5. Hard to leave them sitting on the counter just staring at you. 🙂 I’m linking my Today’s Sweet Treat Friday to this post! 🙂 Thanks for letting me guest!
Ah, the sacrifices we make for our kids…I hope they appreciate the fact that you tested the cherry bars before feeding them to you kids!
Yum! Yum!
Melanie has one lucky family doesn’t she? I love all her goodies. I can’t eat them but I can drool at them through the screen ;D
What is wrong with you people? lol
Cherry pie is my absolute favorite!
This recipe is already in the works 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing. Stumbling, ladies!
I’m not a big cherry pie fan but these look pretty good. I might have to try them 🙂
I’m not a big Apple anything fan, however I just know my kids and hubby would love these. I might have to suck it up and make it for them 😉
You had me at crumb bar! Why must you tease me like this when you know I’m trying to be good?
I now must make the damn crumb bars! Thanks a lot Melanie!