These Cherry Bars are easy to make from scratch with no cans or box mixes.

Ingredients:

Salted butter

Pure vanilla extract

Granulated sugar

Eggs

All-purpose flour

Almond extract

Sea salt

Sweet cherries

Lemon juice

In this cherry bars recipe, a from-scratch cherry filling is sandwiched between a homemade buttery crust and topped with a delicious glaze for a festive, crowd-pleasing dessert!

Begin by making the cherry filling. Cook the cherries, sugar lemon juice, cinnamon and sea salt in a 5-quart saucepan over medium heat.

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In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water.

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Then, pour the cornstarch mixture into the cherries and cook until the mixture begins to thicken, stirring often (about 2-3 minutes).

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