Indulge in the irresistible Cranberry Bars, a delectable treat that combines the tangy sweetness of cranberries with a buttery oat crust and a sprinkle of streusel topping. These delightful bars are not only a feast for the taste buds but also a visual masterpiece, sure to impress your friends and family. With three variations to choose from, this recipe offers something for everyone, whether you prefer a classic cranberry bar, a nutty twist with walnuts, or a burst of citrus with orange zest. Each variation promises a unique flavor journey, ensuring that every bite is a delightful experience.
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CRANBERRY CRUMB BARS
Celebrate the season with cranberry bars! They're super easy to make and can be cut into mini squares, just right for a dessert tray.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 4h
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with butter or cooking spray.
- In large bowl, mix flour, 1 cup sugar, the almonds, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in egg. Press 2 1/2 cups of crumb mixture in bottom of pan. Stir cinnamon into remaining crumb mixture; set aside.
- In medium bowl, stir all filling ingredients. Spoon evenly over crust. Spoon reserved crumb mixture evenly over filling.
- Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 210, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 105 mg, Sugar 18 g, TransFat 0 g
CRANBERRY BARS
"I keep cranberries in my freezer all year so I can make these bars whenever I get a craving for their tart cranberry flavor," shares Betty Noga, Milwaukie, Oregon.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Add cranberries and cook until they pop, about 4-6 minutes. Add orange juice, orange zest, butter, cinnamon and salt. Cook 5 minutes longer or until mixture thickens. Remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and set aside. , For crust, combine the flour and salt in a bowl; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Add sugar and oats; mix well. Spoon half into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan; pat firmly into pan. Spread filling evenly over crust. Top with remaining crumb mixture; pat lightly. , Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 413 calories, Fat 22g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 43mg cholesterol, Sodium 242mg sodium, Carbohydrate 50g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
CRANBERRY LEMON BARS
Cranberries that are quick-cooked into jam add a striking magenta color and complex tartness to these two-toned lemon bars. A thin layer of the classic lemon filling coats the cranberry mix like icing, and lemon zest boiled with the berries echoes the citrus taste of the lemony top. (Its pectin also thickens the jam.) To achieve a sturdy crust that isn't tough, melted butter is stirred into a flour blend and simply patted into the pan. That vanilla cookie base, generously salted to balance the tangy sweetness on top, comes out crisp and holds up well even as the bars keep in the refrigerator for up to five days.
Provided by Genevieve Ko
Categories cookies and bars, dessert
Time 1h
Yield 2 dozen bars
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Start preparing the cranberry layer: Combine the cranberries, sugar and 3 tablespoons water in a medium saucepan. Zest 2 of the lemons directly into the saucepan; reserve the lemons. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Continue boiling, stirring occasionally, until the berries burst and the mixture is jammy, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from the heat and reserve.
- Make the crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with one large sheet of heavy aluminum foil, making sure there are no gaps or holes, then generously coat with cooking spray.
- Whisk the flour, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk the vanilla into the butter, then pour over the flour mixture. Stir until the dough comes together in a mass. Press into an even layer in the prepared pan. Bake until golden brown around the edges and dry and golden on top, 17 to 20 minutes.
- While the crust bakes, begin preparing the lemon layer: Squeeze the juice from the 2 reserved zested lemons. You should have 1/2 cup. Squeeze the juice from another lemon, if needed.
- Whisk the sugar, flour and salt in a medium bowl. Add the eggs and whisk gently just until incorporated. Add the lemon juice and stir gently with the whisk just until smooth.
- Let the crust cool for 5 minutes, then spread the cranberry mixture evenly over the crust. Carefully and slowly pour the lemon mixture on top to create two distinct layers.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake until the filling is set, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack, then refrigerate until cold and firm, at least 2 hours. Using the foil, slide the bars out of the pan and onto a cutting board. Cut into 24 squares, wiping your knife between cuts for clean slices. If desired, sift confectioners' sugar over the tops just before serving.
CRANBERRY BARS THE BEST !
This recipe won in a contest in second place from Wisconsin Cranberry Growers. No wonder!!!! Enjoy. Was submitted by Anne Lauer
Provided by Carol Junkins
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cream together eggs, butter, sugar and vanilla Add flour, salt, baking powder, cranberries and nuts.
- 2. Pour batter into greased 13X9 inch baking pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Makes 45 bars.
- 3. Frosting: Cream together the frosting ingredients and spread on cooled bars.
CRANBERRY BARS
If you're from Wisconsin you have to love cranberries. This is one of my favorite bar recipes and it mixes up very fast and is sooo good.
Provided by Bonnie Young
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- This is good with a powder sugar glaze or lightly sifted powder sprinkled on top.
- Beat together eggs, butter, sugar and vanilla.
- Add flour and baking powder and mix well.
- Fold in nuts and cranberries.
- Mixture will be cookie-consistency. Spread into prepared 8x8 pan. (If using 9x12, you will need 1.5 times the recipe.).
- Bake@ 350 degrees 40-45 minutes (but start checking after 35).
CRANBERRY NUT BARS
My husband's aunt sent us these bars one Christmas. The fresh cranberry flavor was such a nice change from the usual cookies. I had to have the recipe, and she was gracious enough to provide it.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cranberries and walnuts., Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 91 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 75mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
CRANBERRY BLISS BARS (STARBUCKS COPYCAT)
You'll find these bars at Starbucks during special holidays. The texture is like a chewy brownie, but the flavors include white chocolate, zesty orange, and cranberry, finished with a cream cheese frosting. NOTES - this recipe uses a 10x15 pan. One of the photos shows you how to make the right cuts to create signature triangle shapes. Nov. 2013 note - the bars bought from Starbucks have gone down-hill this year with icing that is flavorless and no real ginger flavor to the bars. Skip Starbucks and make your own! For Valentine's Day, I used a heart-shaped cookie cutter and tinted the icing pink. They were beautiful!
Provided by CookinDiva
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 2h40m
Yield 40 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (325 for a glass or dark pan). Prepare a 10x15 by lining it with parchment paper or use a non-stick spray.
- BARS: With an electric mixer, beat together softened butter and sugars 3-5 minutes until light; gently blend in eggs and orange extract (don't overbeat eggs). Add the flour, baking powder, and ginger and beat briefly. Add the cranberries and chips, stirring just until incorporated.
- Spread thick batter in prepared 10x15 pan. Bake 350 for 20-24 minutes until light brown AT EDGES and a skewer tests clean. Don't overbake or your bars will be dry. Let it cool completely. NOTE: If you use a 9x13 pan, the bars will be thicker and will take 26-28 minutes.
- FROSTING: Blend cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add orange extract and confectioners sugar and beat until frosting is fluffy and spreadable (adding 1 t. milk if needed). Spread evenly over COOLED bars.
- GARNISH: Use a zester to remove rind from an orange; sprinkle zest over frosted bars. Chop 1/3 cup Craisins coarsely; sprinkle over frosted bars.
- DRIZZLE: Mix white chocolate and oil in a glass measuring cup. Microwave 1 minute; stirring every 15 seconds until melted. Use a fork or whisk to drizzle the white chocolate diagonally across the bars.
- Allow one hour for the white chocolate to set before cutting. **To make signature Starbuck triangles, cut into 20 large squares (5 cuts by 4 cuts with the knife). Then cut each square in half diagonally to create triangles.
Tips:
- For a sweeter bar, use more cranberries and less sugar. For a tarter bar, use more sugar and less cranberries.
- If you don't have a food processor, you can chop the cranberries and walnuts by hand.
- Be sure to press the crust firmly into the pan so that it doesn't crumble when you cut the bars.
- Bake the bars until the crust is golden brown and the filling is set.
- Let the bars cool completely before cutting them so that they don't fall apart.
Conclusion:
Cranberry bars are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. With their sweet and tart flavor, they are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dessert, give these cranberry bars a try. You won't be disappointed!
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