Quick Chewy Cherry Bars
By
Marge Dostal, Indianapolis, IN
Portable, chewy cherry pie
Preparation time
30 minutes
Cooking time
1 hour
Total time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Yield
15 Bars
Ingredients
1 pie crust mix (2-crust package) 3 1⁄2 ounces coconut (shredded) 1 cup pecans (chopped) 1⁄4 cup flour 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar 2 tablespoons butter (melted) 1 can cherry pie filling 1 can sweetened condensed milkInstructions
Prepare pie crust according to package directions until crumbly. Pat on bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 8–10 minutes until lightly browned; cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Combine coconut, nuts, flour, sugar and butter. Pour pie filling evenly over baked crust. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over pie filling. Sprinkle coconut mixture on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 45–50 minutes until lightly browned. Cool before cutting; loosely cover leftovers. Makes 12–15 bars.
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