Cherry Crumble Bars Recipe

If you love crumble bars you are going to love these Cherry Crumble Bars. Rich and Delicious, these cherry oatmeal bars are so good. Make these cherry pie bars for friends and family, for picnics and get together or for bake sales.

The Perfect Cherry Crumble Bars Recipe

If you haven’t noticed, I really love dessert bars. It doesn’t matter what kind. I have been seeing different ways that I can change up the bars, and these cherry oatmeal bars are fantastic. Easy to make and so good, you might find you are making them all the time.

Variations on Cherry Pie Bars

I love when I can take a recipe and change it so that while it is still the same basic recipe, it is also something that tastes brand new. With this recipe, you can change this up in order to give the cherry pie bars a new flavor. If you want to change the bars around, you can try these ideas:

Coconut – This is a simple way to give the bars a new taste. Coconut and cherries go terrific together.

Pineapple – You can also add pineapple to this recipe. Used the crushed pineapple to a new layer of flavor to the bars. You can get really creative and add coconut and pineapple to the cheery bars.
Chocolate Chips – You can add chocolate chips to these bars as well. Use mini chocolate chips for a better texture than the regular sized chips

Can I Make these Cherry Oatmeal Bars Gluten Free?

When making these cherry oatmeal bars, you are using oats but you are also using flour in the base. If you want to make this gluten free, you will need to swap the flour for a gluten free option. You can use almond flour, coconut flour or other types of gluten free flour. You will want to double check all of your ingredients to make sure there is nothing else with gluten in it

How to Store These Cherry Bars

Once the bars have cooled, you can store them on the table or in the refrigerator. The important part of storing these bars is to make sure they are protected from the air. If you are storing the bars in the baking dish, it is important to put a lid on or wrap it with plastic. The other way to store the bars is to move them to an airtight container. This will protect the bars from going stale. The bars will last about 3 to 5 days when stored on the counter and a week when stored in the refrigerator.

If you love crumble bars you are going to love these Cherry Crumble Bars. Rich and Delicious, these cherry oatmeal bars are so good. Make these cherry pie bars for friends and family, for picnics and get together or for bake sales.

Here’s a Weight Watchers-friendly version of your Cherry Oat Bars recipe in English:

Weight Watchers Cherry Oat Bars

Ingredients

1 cup white whole wheat flour
1½ cups oat flour
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
⅓ cup light butter, softened
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
⅓ cup granulated sweetener (or ¼ cup sugar)
1 large egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp almond extract
2 cups no-sugar-added cherry pie filling (or cherries cooked with a sugar substitute and a little cornstarch)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, oats, baking powder, and salt.
In another bowl, beat the light butter, applesauce, and sweetener until smooth. Mix in the egg, vanilla, and almond extract.
Add the dry ingredients and stir until a crumbly dough forms.
Press about two-thirds of the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Spread the cherry filling evenly over the crust.
Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top.
Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the topping is lightly golden.
Cool completely before cutting into 16 bars.