Cherry Streusel Bars With Frozen Cherries

"These cherry streusel bars bake up with a buttery shortbread crust, a soft cherry layer made with frozen cherries and cherry preserves, and a crunchy streusel topping. With just 30 minutes of prep and 25 minutes in the oven, they travel beautifully and are perfect for holidays, bake sales, or sharing. The combination of frozen cherries plus preserves beats any canned pie filling. Most recipes for fruit bars use canned cherry pie filling for convenience, but I don’t like that gooey overly sweet filling. However, frozen cherries give you a fresh fruit flavor and they’re available year-round, so you’re not waiting for cherry season to hit. If you have fresh cherries, save them for a streusel pie."

Preparation Time30 min

Cooking Time25 min