BIG RAY'S CHERRY RHUBARB COFFEE BARS

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Mom gave me the original recipe which is kind of a cross between a coffee cake and dessert bar, using a strawberry-rhubarb combination, but I changed it to one with cherry, which I think gives it a richer flavor.

Provided by bfr610

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Cherry Dessert Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 17

4 cups chopped rhubarb
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup white sugar
⅓ cup cornstarch
1 (20 ounce) can cherry pie filling
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup cold butter, cubed
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup cold butter, cubed

Steps:

  • Combine rhubarb and lemon juice in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
  • Mix 1 cup sugar and cornstarch together in a bowl; stir into rhubarb mixture. Cook and stir until rhubarb mixture is thickened and bubbling, about 5 minutes. Stir in pie filling; remove from heat and cool filling, about 10 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Combine 3 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; cut in 1 cup cubed butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
  • Beat buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl; add to flour mixture and stir just until batter is moistened.
  • Spread a little more than half of the batter into the prepared baking dish; top with cherry-rhubarb filling. Drop teaspoonfuls of remaining batter over filling.
  • Combine 1 1/2 cup sugar and 1 1/2 cups flour in a bowl; cut in 1/2 cup cubed butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle mixture over batter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 465.5 calories, Carbohydrate 75.9 g, Cholesterol 61.9 mg, Fat 16.4 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 300.3 mg, Sugar 40 g

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