Sweet Cherry Almond Bars
Sweet Cherry Almond Bars are a fantastic summer dessert. A buttery almond shortbread crust shows off juicy fresh cherries to perfection.
Servings: 9
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Equipment
- 8x8 square baking pan
Ingredients
fruit filling
- 14 ounces pitted sweet cherries, halved or rough chopped (about 2 1/2 cups)
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
shortbread dough
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup almond flour, or almond meal
- 1/2 cup sugar
- pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) cold unsalted butter, cut in pieces
topping
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Set oven to 350°F.
- Lightly spray an 8x8 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Stir together the cherries with the sugar, lemon juice, extract, and cornstarch. Set aside, tossing occasionally to encourage some of the juices to start flowing.
- Put the flour, almond meal, sugar, salt, and baking powder into the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine.
- Add the yolk, extract, and butter, and pulse or process to combine just until the dough comes together, it will be crumbly.
- Press 2/3 of the dough into the bottom of your pan to form the crust. Top with the cherries. Then crumble the remaining dough evenly over the cherries. Top with the sliced almonds and bake for about 40 minutes until the dough is just golden and the filling is bubbling.
- Let cool before cutting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 bar · Calories: 267 kcal · Carbohydrates: 34 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 14 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 0.4 g · Cholesterol: 49 mg · Sodium: 3 mg · Potassium: 164 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 20 g · Vitamin A: 372 IU · Vitamin C: 4 mg · Calcium: 37 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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