Easy Tasty Cherry Crumble Bars (Printable)
Buttery crumble bars with juicy cherries and golden oat topping, ready in under an hour.
# What You Need:
→ Cust and Crumble
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# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
02 - In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt.
03 - Add melted butter and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Stir until crumbly and evenly moistened throughout.
04 - Reserve 1 ½ cups of the crumb mixture for the topping. Press the remaining mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan to form an even crust.
05 - In a separate bowl, toss cherries with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and almond extract until evenly coated.
06 - Spread the cherry mixture evenly over the crust. Sprinkle the reserved crumble mixture uniformly over the cherries.
07 - Bake for 35–40 minutes until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling around the edges.
08 - Cool completely in the pan, then lift out using the parchment overhang. Cut into bars and serve.
# Expert Suggestions:
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- The crust and crumble use the same mixture, so you're not dirtying extra bowls or measuring twice
- Cherries bubble up through the topping in the most gorgeous way while baking
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- Press the crust firmly with the bottom of a measuring cup so it bakes into a solid base that won't crumble apart
- Waiting for the bars to cool completely is absolute torture but cutting them warm will give you a messy, falling-apart situation
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- If your frozen cherries release a lot of liquid, add an extra teaspoon of cornstarch to prevent a soggy bottom
- The almond extract is subtle but absolutely worth it, just a quarter teaspoon if you're not sure