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A close-up of stacked cherry bars filled with coconut, chocolate chips, walnuts, and a graham cracker crust.

Cherry Bars

Cherry Bars are the delicious, chewy, fruity cousin to the classic Hello Dolly Bar. If you love a treat made with a little bit of everything, these bars are perfect for you!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 25
Calories: 199kcal
Author: Alexandria Ulmer

Equipment

  • 9x13 Baking Dish

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 cups graham cracker crumbs, about 18 graham crackers
  • 1 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1¼ cup diced maraschino cherries, patted dry
  • 1½ cup shredded coconut, sweetened
  • 1½ cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • In a small bowl, combine the melted butter and the graham cracker crumbs until combined.
  • Grease the bottom and sides of a 13x9x2 glass pan. Then pour the graham cracker crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan, patting them down until a crust forms.
  • Sprinkle the chocolate chips, coconut, walnuts, and then maraschino cherries on top of the crust, in that order.
  • Drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over the top of the bars.
  • Place the pan in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until the edges start to turn brown and bubbly.
  • Allow the Cherry Bars to cool for 10-20 minutes at room temperature, then put the pan in the refrigerator to allow them to cool completely before cutting. Enjoy!

Notes

Recipe Copyright The Domestic Spoon. For educational or personal use only.
  • Graham Cracker Crumbs: To make the bars gluten free, substitute gluten free graham crackers.
  • Shredded coconut: If you are not a fan of coconut you could leave it out, but you may need extra cherries to make up for the lack of coconut! Use unsweetened coconut if you want to reduce sugar, or toast it beforehand for extra flavor.
  • Walnuts: You could also use almonds or pecans.
  • Sweetened condensed milk: There is no substitute, and evaporated milk will not work!
  • Don’t worry too much if you feel like your sweetened condensed milk doesn’t cover everything perfectly. Give it a few minutes to settle before it goes into the oven and it will fill in!
  • Do not try to cut into the bars before they are cool! Be patient and give the bars time to set up. Otherwise you will have a sticky mess!
  • You can certainly double this recipe if desired. In that case, I would use two 9x13 pans.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg
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