Here’s a simple, crowd-friendly Cherry Bars for a Crowd recipe—sweet, buttery, and perfect for parties or gatherings.
🍒 Cherry Bars for a Crowd
Cherry Bars
🧾 Ingredients (9×13 inch pan – serves a crowd)
Crust & crumble:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
Filling:
- 1 can (about 400g) cherry pie filling
(or homemade cherry filling if preferred)
Optional glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
- Set to 175°C (350°F)
- Grease or line a 9×13 baking pan
2. Make batter
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time
- Mix in vanilla
- Add flour and salt
- Mix until thick batter forms
3. Assemble
- Spread about ⅔ of the batter into the pan (base layer)
- Spoon cherry filling evenly on top
- Drop remaining batter in small spoonfuls over cherries (don’t fully cover)
4. Bake
- Bake for 35–45 minutes
- Top should be golden and set
5. Cool & glaze
- Let cool completely
- Drizzle optional glaze on top
🍒 Tips for best results
- Don’t fully spread top layer—let cherries peek through for a bakery look
- Cool completely before cutting for clean bars
- Chill before serving for firmer texture
🍽️ Serving ideas
- Serve with vanilla ice cream 🍦
- Great for potlucks, parties, and bake sales
- Can be cut into small squares for large crowds
If you want, I can also make:
- a homemade cherry filling version (no canned pie filling)
- a crunchy streusel-topped version
- or a quick 30-minute cherry bar recipe
