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Brown Butter Cherry Bars

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Sweet and tart cherry bars with a buttery short‑crust base and a nutty browned‑butter cherry custard topping.

Ingredients

  • Crust: ¾ cup unsalted butter (melted), ⅔ cup granulated sugar, 2 Tbsp light brown sugar, ½ tsp vanilla extract, 1½ cups all‑purpose flour plus graham flour (or substitute), pinch salt
  • Filling: ¾ cup unsalted butter (for browning), 2 large eggs, ⅔ cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp almond extract, 6 Tbsp flour, ⅛ tsp salt, 4 cups fresh pitted cherries (tossed with about 2 tsp flour)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Line a 13 × 9‑inch (33 × 23 cm) baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. Crust: whisk melted butter, granulated and brown sugars, and vanilla; stir in flour, salt, and cinnamon/nutmeg if using; press into pan and bake until golden (~18 min). Cool.
  3. Filling: in a saucepan, brown butter over medium heat ~6 min until deep nutty brown, then let cool ~10 min.
  4. Meanwhile whisk eggs, sugar, vanilla and almond extracts, salt, and flour until smooth; gradually whisk in cooled browned butter.
  5. Arrange floured cherries in a single layer over cooled crust; pour filling over cherries evenly.
  6. Bake ~30–38 min until puffed and golden and a tester comes out clean.
  7. Cool completely in pan, chill briefly for easier slicing, then lift out using parchment and cut into squares.
  8. Store: at room temperature up to 1 day or refrigerate up to 3 days.

Notes

  • Use parchment with overhang to lift bars easily.
  • Chill briefly before slicing for cleaner cuts.
  • Store in fridge if keeping more than one day; bring to room temperature before serving.
  • Optional: add touch of cinnamon or nutmeg to crust, or orange zest to filling.

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Keywords: brown butter, cherries, dessert bars, cherry bars, summer baking

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