Raisin Squares

  4.8 – 12 reviews  • Cherry Dessert Recipes

Using butterscotch pudding mix instead of molasses makes this gingerbread man recipe possible!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 16
Yield: 15 bar cookies

Ingredients

  1. ½ cup brown sugar
  2. ½ cup butter
  3. ½ cup all-purpose flour
  4. ¾ cup rolled oats
  5. 2 eggs
  6. 1 cup brown sugar
  7. ½ cup all-purpose flour
  8. ¼ teaspoon salt
  9. ½ teaspoon baking powder
  10. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  11. ¾ cup raisins
  12. ½ cup flaked coconut
  13. ½ cup pitted sour cherries, drained with liquid reserved

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of brown sugar, butter, 1/2 cup of flour and oats until crumbly. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch square pan. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
  3. In the same bowl, mix together the eggs, 1 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, salt, baking powder and vanilla until well blended. Stir in the raisins, coconut and cherries, adding a little bit of the cherry juice to keep it from becoming stiff. Spread over the baked crust in the pan.
  4. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and lightly browned. Cool and cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 227 kcal
Carbohydrate 36 g
Cholesterol 39 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 3 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Sodium 106 mg
Sugars 26 g
Fat 9 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Jocelyn Williams
it was delicious ,everyone liked it ,i used 1 cup of fresh Dark cherries ,picked locally great recipe
Tiffany Fox
These are fantastic, better after sitting a day. They get the ooey gooey goodness of pecan pie. I made them a second time with nuts and no cherries. They were good but not as good as with cherries. I used the dried cherries and soaked them in juice. Don’t miss out on these, they are special! Thanks for the recipe!
Blake Yu
This recipe is AMAZING! I used frozen sweet dark cherries because that is what I had on hand. Otherwise, I followed exactly. This recipe is a keeper!! Thanks!!
Angelica Erickson
Pretty much followed the recipe with the exception of doubling it. Very good.
Alicia Clark
I really thought this recipe sounded great and healthy ingredients made it worth trying. While it was tasty with the coconut, cherries and raisins mixture, the recipe does fall short in one way. The bottom of the baking pan should be sprayed with vegetable spray for ease of removing the bars from the pan after baking. Also, everyone who makes this, make sure you do not overbake the bottom crust – 15 min. max and make sure to spray dish beforehand. They were good but not sure I’ll take the time to make again.
Latoya Pacheco
Easy to make, added a little almonds, about a quarter cup, it taste great, will make it again, many times, saving it to desserts right now
Steven Woods
These were quick and easy. I used frozen cherries – didn’t bother to thaw but put a bit for flour in the egg/ fruit mixture. Freezes well
David Brown
Delicious!! Didn’t have sour cherries so I soaked dried cherries in some orange juice and used those, using orange juice to loosen batter. We scoffed down the first batch almost before I got the cover on the container, so made a second batch right away. Rationing these out one at a time!!
Bryan Hart DDS
I didn’t have the cherries and I only had a little butter so I used coconut oil for the remaining 1/2 cup…and it was still great! Nice flavor and texture. I will definitely be making these again.
Rebecca Stout
Hard to go wrong with so much butter and brown sugar! I followed the recipe exactly, though baked the bars for 35 minutes, and they still seemed under cooked. Because mine were under cooked, the middle was gooey, which some people might like. I de-frosted sour cherries from last year’s harvest, though the cherry flavor didn’t come through as much as I would have liked. Maybe next time I’ll add more cherries or add almond extract.
Katherine Thomas
Delicious, not too sweet. I used golden raisins.
Vincent Reyes
these turned out phenomenal. Very easy and amazing flavour

 

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