Lightened Up Cranberry Bliss Bars

Lightened Up Cranberry Bliss Bars might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 40 servings with 106 calories, 1g of protein, and 6g of fat each. For 17 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 75 people have tried and liked this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. This recipe from Peanut Butter and Peepers requires cream cheese, brown sugar, butter, and ground ginger. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 48 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 5%, this dish is improvable. Try Cranberry Bliss Bars, Cranberry Bliss Bars, and Cranberry Bliss Bars for similar recipes.

Servings: 40

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 18 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1½ tsp. baking powder

½ cup brown sugar

1 cup butter (2 sticks, very soft)

½ tsp. canola oil

1 cup confectioners' sugar

3 ounces cream cheese, softened (reduced fat)

¾ cup dried cranberries

3 large eggs

2 cups flour

1 tsp. ground ginger

1 tsp. orange extract

1 -2 tbsp. grated orange rind

Equipment:

baking paper

baking pan

bowl

oven

toothpicks

frying pan

microwave

knife

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with parchment paper; set a side.In a medium bowl add flour, baking powder and ginger; set a side.In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar until creamy. Beat in eggs and orange extract until just blended. Add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Stir in cranberries and chocolate chips. Spread batter evenly into prepared baking pan.Bake in oven for 15 - 18 minutes until lightly browned and center comes out clean with a toothpick. Let the bars cool in pan. Once cooled, take out of the pan, by grabbing the edges of the parchment paper.To make frosting: Beat together cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar and orange extract; until light and fluffy. Spread frosting over bars.For topping: Sprinkle bars with cranberries and grated orange.Melt white chocolate chips and canola oil in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds, stir. Do this for 15 second intervals until chocolate is melted. Drizzle melted chocolate over bars.Let the bars rest for 30 minutes and cut into bars. To make signature Starbucks triangles, cut into 20 large squares (5 cuts by 4 cuts with the knife). Then cut each square in half diagonally to create triangles.I found they are best to keep in the refrigerator.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with parchment paper; set a side.In a medium bowl add flour, baking powder and ginger; set a side.In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar until creamy. Beat in eggs and orange extract until just blended.

2. Add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Stir in cranberries and chocolate chips.

3. Spread batter evenly into prepared baking pan.

4. Bake in oven for 15 - 18 minutes until lightly browned and center comes out clean with a toothpick.

5. Let the bars cool in pan. Once cooled, take out of the pan, by grabbing the edges of the parchment paper.To make frosting: Beat together cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar and orange extract; until light and fluffy.

6. Spread frosting over bars.For topping: Sprinkle bars with cranberries and grated orange.Melt white chocolate chips and canola oil in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds, stir. Do this for 15 second intervals until chocolate is melted.

7. Drizzle melted chocolate over bars.

8. Let the bars rest for 30 minutes and cut into bars. To make signature Starbucks triangles, cut into 20 large squares (5 cuts by 4 cuts with the knife). Then cut each square in half diagonally to create triangles.I found they are best to keep in the refrigerator.


Nutrition Information:

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106k Calories
1g Protein
5g Total Fat
12g Carbs
0% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
106k
5%

Fat
5g
9%

  Saturated Fat
3g
22%

Carbohydrates
12g
4%

  Sugar
7g
8%

Cholesterol
28mg
10%

Sodium
53mg
2%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
1g
3%

Selenium
3µg
5%

Vitamin A
191IU
4%

Vitamin B1
0.05mg
3%

Folate
13µg
3%

Manganese
0.07mg
3%

Vitamin B2
0.05mg
3%

Phosphorus
31mg
3%

Iron
0.42mg
2%

Vitamin B3
0.41mg
2%

Calcium
17mg
2%

Vitamin E
0.22mg
1%

Fiber
0.32g
1%

Potassium
40mg
1%

Vitamin D
0.17µg
1%

Vitamin B5
0.11mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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