Cherry Crumble Bars
These cherry crumble bars are a quick and easy treat with vibrant cherries and a delicious cinnamon and walnut shortbread crumble topping.
Ingredients
- 200 g butter (softened)
- 100 g icing sugar (⅔ cup)
- 280 g plain flour (1 ¾ cups)
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 50 g walnuts (½ cup) (roughly chopped)
- 300 g cherries (roughly chopped) (fresh or frozen)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160C (320F) fan forced. Grease and line an 18x28cm (7x11 inch) slice tin.
- In a medium bowl, beat the butter and icing sugar until pale and creamy.
- Add the flour, cinnamon, and walnuts. Mix gently until the flour is fully incorporated and the ingredients come together to form a crumbly dough.
- Reserve 180g (1 cup) of the mixture for the topping and press the remaining mixture into the base of the prepared tin using a metal spoon.
- Spread the chopped cherries evenly over the base and top with the reserved crumble mixture. Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown.
- Cut the cherry crumble into squares and serve warm with vanilla ice cream or custard.