Cherry Pie Bars

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"When you want pie, but don’t have the time to make one."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 24 bars

ingredients

• 517.37 g package vanilla cake mix
• 118.32 ml butter, melted, divided
• 295.73 ml quick-cooking oats, divided
• 1 large egg
• 595.33 g can cherry pie filling
• 59.14 ml packed light brown sugar
• 118.29 ml chopped pecans

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°; position oven rack in middle of oven; spray the bottom only of a 13x9 inch metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a bowl, combine cake mix, 6 tablespoons melted butter, and 1 cup of the oats with a wooden spoon until well blended ( mixture will be crumbly); reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture.
3. Stir the egg into the remaining mixture until blended; press into the bottom of prepared pan.
4. Pour cherry pie filling over the crust; spread evenly.
5. In a bowl combine the reserved cake mixture, remaining ¼ cup oats, remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter, brown sugar, and pecans until blended; sprinkle evenly over cherry pie filling.
6. Bake 30-35 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is golden; transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
7. Cut into bars.

Reviews

[newspapergal]

These were easy and tasty -- but they need two cans of pie filling. Perhaps it was the brand I chose, but there weren't enough cherries to cover it all well. I'd definitely make these again; I sent them to the deer woods with DH for his uncles, and they were a hit.