Cherry Power Bars Recipes

CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Gradually add flour., Spread 3 cups dough into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over top.

CHERRY POWER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Put butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed 3 to 4 minutes, or until well mixed.
• Combine flour, oats, baking soda and salt.
• Add flour mixture to sugar mixture and beat on low speed until crumbly.
• Spread 2/3 of the oat mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
• Press down to make a firm layer.
• Put cherry pie filling in an electric blender or food processor and purée until smooth.
• Pour cherry purée into a medium saucepan.
• Combine granulated sugar and cornstarch and stir into cherry purée.
• Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until mixture is thick and bubbly.
• Stir in almond extract.
• Pour cherry mixture over oat layer and spread evenly.
• Top with remaining oat mixture.
• Bake 30- 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool and cut into bars.

CHERRY POWER BARS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Coat an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with butter; set aside.
• Place oats, almonds, walnuts, wheat germ, coconut, and flax seed meal on a rimmed baking sheet, toss with your hands to combine, and spread in an even layer. Bake, stirring halfway through, until walnuts are light golden brown, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. Reduce the oven temperature to 300°F.
• Place honey, brown sugar, measured butter, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat and stir until mixture is smooth and combined and brown sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and immediately add oat-nut mixture and cherries to the saucepan, stirring until combined. Transfer to the prepared baking pan, spreading the mixture evenly with a spoon.
• When the mixture is cool enough to handle but is still warm, dip your hands in water to prevent sticking and press the mixture evenly and firmly into the pan. Bake until aromatic, about 10 minutes. Place the pan on a wire rack to cool completely.
• Remove the granola slab from the pan. Cut it in half to form two rectangles, then cut each rectangle width-wise into 5 bars to form 10 bars total. Wrap each bar in plastic wrap. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 weeks; let frozen bars come to room temperature before eating.