Cherry Almond Bars
Prep Time 15 min
Cook Time 35 Min
Servings 18
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 6 tbsps. Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
- 2 tsps. water
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 3/4 cup Smucker's® Cherry Preserves
- TOPPING
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsps. Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 350°F. Line bottom and sides of 8 x 8-inch pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan. Coat lightly with no-stick cooking spray.
- Step 2
STIR together flour, brown sugar and salt until mixed. Add oil, water and almond extract. Combine with fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pat evenly in bottom of prepared pan.
- Step 3
BAKE 15 minutes.
- Step 4
SPREAD preserves evenly over warm crust. Mix almonds, brown sugar and oil until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over top of preserves.
- Step 5
BAKE 20 minutes. Cool completely. Lift out of pan using foil. Cut into 16 bars. Store in refrigerator.
Serving size
(1 bar)
- Calories 170
- Calories from Fat70g
- Total Fat 8g
- Saturated Fat 0g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 20mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 23g
- Dietary Fiber 1g
- Sugars 14g
- Protein 2g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet