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White Chocolate-Cherry Pie Bars

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Remember our Chocolate Party last month, where we featured the infamous Chocolate-Strawberry Slump?  Well, the day for our monthly Chocolate Party hosted by Roxana’s Home Baking has arrived once again.  And our secret ingredient this time?  Cherries!!!  What about our recipe for today?  Whoo-hoo, get ready for this… it is none other than White Chocolate-Cherry Pie Bars!!!   Just thinking about them sets my heart racing.  🙂

I am crazy for all kinds of fruit, and of course, for desserts made with fruit.  And our two desserts that incorporate cherries so far, Almond-Cherry Cheesecake and these White Chocolate-Cherry Pie Bars, are no exception.  What can I say?  Both the cheesecake and the white chocolate-cherry pie bars are to die for…  My hubby would also state the same thing, if  his mouth weren’t full. 🙂 He was already a big fan of the cheesecake, and I can tell he is hooked on the cherry bars now since I have caught him “sampling” them again and again with a big smile on his face. 🙂 🙂  Boy, oh boy!  I hope I get the chance to enjoy at least one more before the whole batch disappears.

White Chocolate-Cherry Pie Bars

Talk about scrumptious cherry desserts!  Well, I hope you try my recipe and also the other chocolate-cherry desserts from our sweet party.  As you can see below, our chocolate-cherry beauties were crafted to be devoured both with the eyes and mouth!

Wishing you a great summer!
xx

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White Chocolate-Cherry Pie Bars

These are easy to make and scrumptious!!!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12
Author Denise Browning

Ingredients

  • Batter:
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened, or 2 sticks
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour sifted
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup white chocolate chips divided
  • 1 cherry pie filling or topping 20 ounces/ 567 g
  • White Chocolate Glaze:
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350º F (about 180º C). Grease a 13 x 9 inches (about 33 x 23 cm) baking pan and set aside.
  2. In a mixer, cream butter and sugar together at medium speed. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until just incorporated (Do not over beat the eggs!!!). Beat the flour and salt at low speed until just incorporated. Mix in the vanilla and 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips until combined.
  4. Spread 3 cups of the batter in the greased baking pan. Then, spread pie filling on top of dough. Drop remaining dough by tablespoonfuls on top of cherry pie topping, spreading gently to cover filling as much as possible. Distribute the remaining 1/4 cup of the white chocolate chips.
  8. Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool on a rack and slice. Since I used only 1 can of cherry pie filling instead of the two called for in the original recipe, these bars won't turn out soggy if served the following day.
  9. Make the glaze: Combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a microwave bowl and microwave at 50% power for about 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until chocolate is melted, pausing and stirring well every 30 seconds. Drizzle over bars using a fork. Bars can be served plain at room temperature, or warm accompanied by vanilla ice cream (my favorite way). Enjoy!

 

White Chocolate-Cherry Pie Bars

 

 

Roxana's Chocolate Party

 

How to participate (the rules):
1.) Blog about your chocolate treat. Your recipe must include the two ingredients we choose.  It can be a simple no bake treat or a sophisticated layer cake, the complexity level of the recipe is totally up to you.
2.) Include a link back to the Chocolate party page.  Optionally, add the Chocolate Party logo in your blog post or on your sidebar.
3.) Your recipe must be published during the current month. Please do not link old recipes, they will be deleted.
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-have fun!!!

 

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  3. SallyBR

    June 3, 2013 at 10:42 am

    That is one gorgeos looking dessert! Did you know I never cooked cherries in my life? Amazing, but true.

    I normally just eat the fruit, and I think once I had a cherry type cobbler, but that was it.

    oh, well – I am pinning your recipe right away!

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  7. Gourmet Getaways

    June 3, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    Oh I am loving the Chocolate Party, I am going around to look ay everyone’s dishes and they are all amazing!! So many delicious combinations of chocolate and cherry!

    Your dessert looks absolutely luscious!! I know every mouthful would be absolute bliss! The cherries look so red and lush.

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  8. The Ninja Baker

    June 3, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    Oh, yum! I’d love to sink my teeth into one of those luscious looking white chocolate cherry pie bars =) So glad you shared your recipe, Denise. Perhaps I can replicate it in the Ninja Baker kitchen =)

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  9. Daniela

    June 3, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    Wow Denise, what a gorgeous looking dessert!
    I can fully understand that your hubby can’t get enough of this, it’ s just so tempting.
    I love the addition of cherries they have such a bright color and a delicate aroma. Definitlely, one is not enough 🙂

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    • Denise Browning

      June 3, 2013 at 8:01 pm

      Thank you, Daniela! I have to say that both my husband and I love this dessert. Although I ate several bars, my husband ate almost the whole batch by himself. I think I will have to make these bars again. 🙂

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  10. Deb

    June 3, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    I just adore the seductive red cherries and voluptuous cake in these White Chocolate Cherry Pie Bars!
    What a luscious dessert!

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  11. Juliana

    June 5, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    Oh Denise! Como eu gostaria de sua vizinha…e eu prometo que so terei um bar deste cherry pie bar 🙂
    Looks delicious and the pictures absolutely gorgeous.
    Hope you are having a lovely week my dear 🙂

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  14. Nami | Just One Cookbook

    June 5, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    I made cherry bars for the first time a few days ago after we went cherry picking and it was so good (actually this was my first time making bars so I’m overly excited). Next time I want to mix with chocolate too! These bars look delicious, Denise!

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    • Denise Browning

      June 5, 2013 at 8:19 pm

      Thanks, Nami! These bars are really delicious. My husband is not a fan of white chocolate but he devoured these bars pretty quick. I think I’ll have to make this recipe again because it became one of his favs.

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    • Denise Browning

      June 6, 2013 at 8:25 am

      LOL, Raymund!!!! You think exactly like my husband. When I said one is not enough, I was talking about one single bar but you and he was thinking about the whole baking pan… Hehe!!!

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  18. Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking

    June 11, 2013 at 10:23 am

    From the moment you shared this in the facebook group I though the same – one bars is definitely not enough. These look amazing Denise!
    Thansk for sharing and for joining and for joining our party again this month. I hope you’ll party along with s many months to come!

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