Cherry Crumb Bars

Submitted by CrystalRN

"Delicious"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package white cake mix (or yellow)
• 1 1⁄4 cups rolled quick oats, divided
• 1⁄2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, room temperature, divided
• 1 egg
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans

directions

1. Heat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 13x9-inch pan.
2. Combine cake mix, 6 tablespoons butter and 1 cup rolled oats. Reserve 1 cup of this for crumb topping.
3. To remaining mixture, add egg; mix well.
4. Press into pan. Pour cherry filling over crust; spread to cover.
5. In large bowl add remaining 1 cup crumb mixture, 1/4 cup oats, 2 tablespoons butter, nuts, and brown sugar. Mix well. Sprinkle over cherries. Bake 30-40 minutes.

Reviews

[momoftana]

This is a great recipe! Received thumbs-up all around the dinner table. We don't usually have dessert during the week, too tired to fuss. This went from pantry to oven in less than 5 minutes, using ingredients I normally have on hand. I think it would be great with apple pie filling, adding cinnamon to topping. Thanks for posting!!

 

[eakhundlu]

I followed the recipe to a T, and it turned out EXTREMELY SWEET. So sweet I have to throw it away.

 

[Koechin Chef]

Exellent recipe! I used unsalted butter instead of margerine, which we do not use. I also added 1 tsp.Almond extract into the Cherry pie filling. A pretty dessert just in time for Valentine's Day! Thanks for posting. :-)

 

[Futtimanette]

I made this with chopped slivered almonds instead of pecans. Next time I will add some amaretto or almond flavor to add interest. <br/><br/>I found the recipe to be overly sweet. The combination of the sweet cherry pie filling and sugary cake mix is overwhelming. Next time I will make the cake part by scratch and eliminate much of the sugar. <br/><br/>These bars are very crumbly--not a bad thing in itself. But I recommend serving them on a plate, perhaps with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream.

 

[LizP5885]

Awesome recipe!!!! You would never believe it comes from a cake mix and pie filling....tastes from scratch.