Cherry Almond Squares – all natural ingredients & flavours!

Jump to recipe if you like, but be sure to read the whole post for instructional photos & other tips.Cherry Almond Squares. Cherry and almond flavours are a natural flavour combination. This is the easiest recipe that I’ve found yet to make these cookie bars using fresh or frozen cherries. Cherry Almond Squares Originally published Nov 2016. I’m pretty sure that the first version of these Cherry Almond Squares I ever encountered was on the side of a cherry pie filling can. When you Google the recipe or search it on Pinterest, there certainly are a lot of recipes that include the cherry pie filling. I am not a fan of most cherry pie filings that I’ve tried. Generally I find them too chemically tasting and full of artificial colour, not like the taste of real cherry.  Finely ground almonds are what is used in this recipe. Real sweet cherries are readily available as frozen all year round. I see little reason to have to resort to the neon red, canned pie filling alternative. This recipe simply tosses the cherries in a little sugar and corn starch and you’re done. It couldn’t be simpler really, as is the buttery base that incorporates ground almonds for nothing but real favours. Cherry Almond Squares ready for the oven. Freezing Cherry Almond Squares. In my testing of the recipe, I froze had the batch as soon as they were cooled off and then thawed them a couple of days later. I do make one recommendation for thawing all baked goods. Make sure that they are unwrapped or the cover taken off of containers when they come out of the freezer. Cherry Almond Squares Humidity trapped inside can cause some baked goods to absorb that moisture and not be at their best. When I thawed these Cherry Almond Squares they were practically as good as the day they were baked. With Christmas just weeks away, they would make another fine addition to your Holiday freezer. They make a nice easy-to-make treat year round too. Fresh or frozen cherries can be used in this recipe. If you love the flavour of natural cherry combined with almond please take a look at this delicious Cherry Swirl Almond Crumble Coffee Cake recipe too. If you liked this recipe you may also want to check out this recipe for Nanaimo Bars. Like this Cherry Almond Squares recipe? You’ll find over 200 cookies, cookie bars and squares by browsing our Cookies Category.   It’s easy to keep up with the latest home style cooking & baking ideas from Rock Recipes. Be sure to follow Rock Recipes Facebook Page and follow us on Instagram.  Plus you’ll see daily recipe suggestions from decadent desserts to quick delicious weekday meals too.  You can also sign up for our FREE newsletter to know immediately when we add new recipes. You’ll also get weekly suggestions for great family friendly  meals and desserts too! Rock Recipes a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Our product recommendations are almost exclusively for those we currently use or have used in the past.   Visit my Amazon Store for my favourite kitchen gadgets and appliances, plus recommendations from my personal cookbook collection. Continue to Content   632 shares 16 604