Description
These Cherry Ooey Gooey Bars are sweet, tart, and oh so buttery. These dessert bars are made with butter, cake mix, and cherry filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 egg
- 1 stick butter, melted
- FILLING
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 2 c. powdered sugar
- TOPPING
- 1/2 c. light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 4 tbsp. butter, melted
- 3/4 c. flour
- 1 lb. cherry filling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Line a 9X13 casserole dish with aluminum foil. Spray with baking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cake mix, butter, and egg. Stir with a wooden spoon until well combined. Pat into the bottom of the pan evenly. Set aside.
- In another bowl blend with a mixer cream cheese and eggs one at a time. Add the butter, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. Mix until smooth. Pour on top of the crust layer in the pan.
- Open the cherry filling and spoon dollops of the cherry filling on top of the cream cheese filling. Use the spoon to spread as evenly as possible.
- Using a small bowl, add the brown sugar, sugar, flour, and melted butter and use a fork to combine until mixture looks like large clumps. Sprinkle on top of the filling evenly. Bake in the oven on the middle oven rack for 35-40 minutes. A toothpick can be inserted and come out clean, the edges will be set, but the batter may still appear a bit jiggly.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Category: Dessert