Strawberry Bars
Chewy strawberry bars start with a cake mix that you dress up for a delicious dessert.
Servings: 16
Ingredients
Bars
- 1 15.25 ounce box strawberry cake mix
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Glaze
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jam
- 1½ tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Make the Bars
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line a square 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a bit of an overhang. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the strawberry cake mix, Greek yogurt, melted butter, and vanilla extract with a rubber spatula. Mix well so all of the ingredients are incorporated.1 15.25 ounce box strawberry cake mix, ½ cup plain Greek yogurt, ½ cup butter, melted, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Using the spatula, transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan and spread it evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 23 minutes or until the edges start to turn golden brown. Remove the pan from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before removing them from the pan.
- Grasp the extended parchment paper edges and remove the bars from the pan. Allow to cool completely before adding the glaze.
Make the Strawberry Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, strawberry jam, and heavy cream until combined. Add a bit more heavy cream if the mixture is too thick, but you don't want it so thin it will drip down the side of the bars¼ cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons strawberry jam, 1½ tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- Using an offset spatula, spread the glaze evenly over the strawberry bars. Try not to let it drip down the sides of the bars.
- Allow glaze to set before serving.
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