Gluten-Free Cherry Pie Bars
These Gluten-Free Cherry Pie Bars are all of the deliciousness of a classic cherry pie in a simpler, gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free recipe. It's made with a buttery crust, a four ingredient cherry pie filling, and a golden crumble topping.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
For crumble crust and topping:
- 3 cups 288g almond flour
- 2 tablespoons 15g tapioca flour
- ⅓ cup coconut oil or butter melted
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup see note
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
For Cherry Filling:
- 4 cups pitted cherries halved (see note)
- 1/3 cup maple sugar
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and line an 8x8 baking dish with a parchment paper sling.
- In a large bowl add almond flour, tapioca, coconut oil (or butter), maple syrup, vanilla and sea salt and mix well until it turns into large crumbles. Place ⅔ of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and press down evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Set aside.
- Meanwhile make cherry filling: in a medium saucepan add cherries, maple sugar, arrowroot and vanilla and mix well. Cook on medium heat, stirring often, until filling becomes thick, about 5 minutes.
- Pour cherry mixture into parbaked crust and sprinkle the remaining crumble mixture on top and bake for 20 minutes.
- Let cool completely before cutting.
- Store in refrigerator.
Notes
- Do not substitute the maple syrup in the crust/topping with another sweetener, it will alter the recipe.
- You can substitute the maple sugar in the cherry mixture for coconut sugar if you wish.
- You can use frozen cherries here if you don't have fresh.
Nutrition
Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.6g | Fat: 7.2g | Saturated Fat: 2.7g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 190mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 1.9g