Gluten Free Maraschino Cherry Bars
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Yields:
-
36 bars
ingredients
-
Crust
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
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Filling
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons rice flour
- 1 tablespoon tapioca starch
- 1 tablespoon potato starch
- 1⁄2 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 10 ounces maraschino cherries, drained and chopped (reserve juice)
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
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Frosting
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 1⁄2 cups icing sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 -4 tablespoons reserved cherry juice
- 4 tablespoons flaked coconut (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line a 9X13 pan with tinfoil.
- In a large bowl, combine all crust ingredients. Mix until crumbly and well combined and press into bottom of ungreased foil lined pan.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly brown.
- In a small bowl, combine all filling ingredients and mix well.
- Pour over crust and bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool.
- Combine all frosting ingredients except coconut. Beat until fluffy and spread over cooled bars.
- Sprinkle with coconut and cut into bars.
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