Cherry Delight Bars
Author: Vicki MacDonald
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Serves: 36
- For the base:
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup melted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp. Flour
- For Middle Layer:
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 20 maraschino cherries, chopped
- For Icing:
- ½ cup butter softened
- ¾ cups icing sugar
- 2 tbsp. Heavy or whipping cream
- 2 tbsp. Boiling water
- 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp cherry juice
- Red food colouring (optional)
- Preheat oven to 300.
- Spray an 8x12 baking pan with nonstick spray or line with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, combine base ingredients — crumbs, melted butter, brown sugar and flour.
- Press into prepared baking pan and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and set aside.
- Increase oven temperature to 350.
- In a separate bowl, combine the coconut and sweetened condensed milk.
- Mix well.
- Add chopped cherries and stir just enough to incorporate cherries.
- Spread this mixture over the base and bake for 20 minutes or until edges begin to get golden. Remove from oven and cool completely.
- For icing, use a mixer to whip soft butter and icing sugar until fluffy and light.
- Add cream and beat another two minutes.
- Add boiling water and beat another two minutes.
- Add vanilla, cherry juice, and food colouring.
- Beat again.
- Spread over cooled squares.
- Serve. ( Squares freeze well too)
Recipe by Simple Local Life at https://www.simplelocallife.com/cherry-delight-bars/
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