These cherry pie bars are a yummy handheld form of a cherry pie! They're paleo, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar free. These are one of my most popular recipes, and for good reason, they're delish!
Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you'll need:
- cherries
- coconut flour
- almond flour
- maple syrup
- vanilla extract
- almond extract
- coconut oil
- tapioca flour
See recipe card for quantities.
Storage
Store in the fridge for up to 5 days before moving to the freezer.
Vegan & Paleo Cherry Pie Bars
These cherry pie bars are vegan, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar free, and so so delicious!
Ingredients
For the shortbread base/crumble:
- 2 tablespoon coconut flour
- 2 cup almond flour
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- pinch of salt
- splash of vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup coconut oil melted
For the cherry pie filling:
- 2 cup fresh or frozen cherries if using frozen, thaw and drain extra liquid
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- pinch of salt
- 1 ½ tablespoon tapioca flour can sub arrowroot flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Mix all of the shortbread ingredients and press ⅔ of the dough into the prepared pan. Bake for 10 min.
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, cook the cherry filling ingredients until thick.
- Once the base has cooked, spread the cherry layer on top. Crumble the remaining ⅓ of the dough over top and bake for another 20 min. Let cool and enjoy!
gina
Hey, wondering if you can sub almond and coconut flour with regular AP flour or if those two combined have a specific texture that makes them necessary?