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Cherry Almond Ooey Gooey Blondies

Teresa Ambra
These mouthwatering blondies have an almond crust, an almond cheesecake layer topped with cherries. Then they're sprinkled with powdered sugar before serving. These cookies are rich, decadent and divine! This is a terrific way to use cherries when they're in season during the summer months.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 26 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20
Calories 321 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box Duncan Hines Butter Recipe Cake Mix
  • 1 stick unsalted butter melted (1/2 cup)
  • 1 cup sliced or slivered almonds
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp. almond extract
  • 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 16 oz. powdered sugar (about 3 cups)
  • 2 cups pitted, diced cherries
  • powdered sugar to sprinkle on top

Instructions
 

  • Mix together the cake mix, butter, almonds and an egg.
  • Pat mixture into a greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
  • Cream together the cream cheese, eggs, powdered sugar and almond extract.
  • Pour cream cheese mixture over crust.
  • Sprinkle cherries over top.
  • Bake at 350 for 1 hour to 1 hour fifteen minutes.
  • Cool completely.
  • Sprinkle powdered sugar over top of bars before cutting.

Notes

NOTE: These blondies are easier to cut if you refrigerate them an hour or two beforehand.
NOTE: I baked these blondies 1 hour 15 minutes and they were still gooey in the middle.
NOTE: Preparation time can be shortened considerably if you have a cherry pitter.
NOTE: For those of you wishing to make this without using a boxed cake mix, use these ingredients for the crust layer: 2 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1 stick unsalted butter, melted (1/2 cup), 1 large egg, ¼ cup milk and 1 cup sliced or slivered almonds. Combine and press into prepared 9x13" glass baking dish. Follow remaining 6 directions as listed above to finish the recipe.
Cherries provided courtesy of Northwest Cherry Growers.
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Nutrition

Calories: 321kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 249mgPotassium: 97mgFiber: 2gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 350IUVitamin C: 1.7mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 1.4mg
Keyword cheesecake, cherries, cherry dessert, cookie, dessert
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