I love dessert bars, they are just so easy to pop in the oven and so easy to take to family get togethers, cookouts and holiday gatherings.

My Lemon Bars with Cream Cheese Icing, Pecan Pie Bars, and Salted Caramel Cookie Bars are always crowd favorites too. We can’t get enough of these Chocolate Toffee Bars for an easy dessert. These old fashioned Date Bars are also a big hit. 

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These easy Cherry Almond Bars start with a classic shortbread crust topped with simple brown sugar filling with maraschino cherries and sliced almonds. After I baked it, I add cream cheese icing and they just might be my new favorite.

How to Make Cherry Almond Bars:

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Mix flour, sugar and butter together into a crumbly mixture.
• Press into a 9 x 13 baking pan.

• Bake for 20-22 minutes until lightly brown.
• Mix eggs, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and almond extract together. 
• Mix in chopped cherries and sliced almonds. 

• Pour over baked crust. 

• Bake 22-25 minutes. 
• Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. 
• Mix together cream cheese and powdered sugar. 

• Place in a piping bag or zip top bag and pipe icing over bars in a crisscross pattern.
• Cut into squares and serve. 

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I adapted this recipe from an old Taste of Home holiday magazine that I’ve had for over 10 years. I might be a recipe hoarder.

The original recipe had walnuts and vanilla. I switched those out for almond extract and sliced almonds and added the cream cheese icing. 

It’s a great treat for anyone who loves maraschino cherries and makes a pretty dessert for your holiday parties. 

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What you need to make Cherry Almond Bars:

• Mixing Bowls
• Measuring Cups & Spoons
• Pastry Cutter
• 13 x 9 Baking Pan 

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Cherry Almond Bars

Cherry Almond Bars are a simple dessert perfect for any occasion. Crunchy shortbread crust topped with maraschino cherry and almond filling plus a sweet cream cheese icing.

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Total Time 55 minutes minutes

Servings 12 Servings

Author Milisa

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup cold butter sliced
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup chopped maraschino cherries
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 2 oz cream cheese softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Mix flour, sugar and butter together into a crumbly mixture.
• Press into a 9 x 13 baking pan.
• Bake for 20-22 minutes until lightly brown.
• Mix eggs, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and almond extract together. 
• Mix in chopped cherries and sliced almonds. 
• Pour over baked crust. 
• Bake 22-25 minutes. 
• Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. 
• Mix together cream cheese and powdered sugar. 
• Place in a piping bag or zip top bag and pipe icing over bars in a crisscross pattern.
• Cut into squares and serve. 

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Berry Cheesecake Bars

I am cheesecake obsessed but I don’t make it as often as I want it because that would be every day.

I found myself with a major cheesecake craving and only had one package of cream cheese to my name. So I decided these easy cheesecake bars would do the trick. No fancy cheesecake pan needed for these either.

They have a quick shortbread crust and a lemon cheesecake filling plus loads of fresh blackberries and blueberries that I coated in raspberry jam.

I don’t get too wound up about my cheesecakes cracking. I almost always top them with whipped cream or ganache. You know perfect isn’t my thing….

Patience isn’t really my thing either and I could’ve let these bars chill a little longer before I decided to have a piece. They were still dang good but even better the next day.

These Berry Cheesecake Bars are perfect for summer barbecues and potlucks. Fresh berries are my favorite and I really want to find a fresh berry patch this summer. We have tons of wild blackberries but I would love to pick fresh strawberries and blueberries to put in the freezer.

This week is the last week of school! Wahoo! I know it seems early but our school year usually starts around the second week of August. I am so ready for the summer break. Just four more days and then a break from the hectic school mornings.

We don’t have summer travel plans but I’m sure there will plenty of time at the lake.

I haven’t been posting much lately. I have been cooking up a storm, making videos and I’ve made a couple of trips to see my folks. I promise lots of new recipes to come!

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Berry Cheesecake Bars

Berry Cheesecake Bars are an easy dessert perfect for summer entertaining or as an every day treat.

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Keyword cheesecake bars, easy cheesecake

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Inactive Time 5 hours hours

Total Time 6 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings 6 servings

Author Milisa

Ingredients

for the crust

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ cup butter softened

for the cheesecake

• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ⅓ cup sour cream
• 2 cups berries I used blueberries and blackberries
• ½ cup raspberry jam

For garnish

• sweetened whipped cream or whipped topping and fresh berries

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Add flour, sugar and butter to a mixing bowl and mix together with a fork or pastry blender until well combined.
• Pour into an 8 x 8 baking pan. Bake for 10- 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add cream cheese and sugar to a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Add eggs, one at a time until incorporated. Add lemon juice and continue to beat 2 minutes. Add sour cream and beat until well combined.
• Pour into baked crust.
• Add berries and jam into a bowl and stir until berries are well coated. Spoon over cheesecake filling and swirl to spread evenly.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until cheesecake is set in center.
• Cool one hour and place in refrigerator 4 hours or until well chilled.
• Serve with whipped cream and berries.

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