Apple Cranberry Bars Recipes

CRANBERRY OAT BARS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium high heat, combine the cranberries, white sugar and orange zest. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1 cup.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan, line with foil, then grease the foil.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter using your hands or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press half of this mixture firmly into the prepared pan. Spread the cranberry sauce evenly over the base, then crumble the remaining oat mixture over the top.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

APPLE-CRANBERRY CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Microwave butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until melted. Add dry cake mix, 1 egg and cinnamon; beat with mixer until blended. Press 2/3 of the dough onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Add remaining egg; mix well. Spread over crust; top with fruit. Pinch small pieces of remaining dough between your fingers; press lightly into cream cheese layer.
• Bake 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 1 hour. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting into bars.

APPLE-CRANBERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) Butter an 8 inch square baking dish.
• In a large bowl, mix together apples, cranberries, white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Place evenly into baking dish.
• In the same bowl, combine oats, flour and brown sugar. With a fork, mix in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over apples.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until topping is golden brown, and apples are tender.

CRANBERRY-APPLE BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In 4-quart saucepan, mix cranberries, granulated sugar, orange peel and orange juice. Heat to boiling over high heat, stirring constantly. Cook over high heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until cranberries pop and lose their round shape and mixture thickens. Stir in apple butter and 2 tablespoons butter; remove from heat.
• In large bowl, beat 3/4 cup butter and the brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. Stir in flour, salt, baking soda and oats. Press 3 cups oat mixture in pan.
• Spread cranberry filling over base. Crumble remaining 2 cups oat mixture over filling; press lightly.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

CRANBERRY APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Combine apples, cranberries, sugar and flour. Pour into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. In a bowl, mix topping ingredients until crumbly; sprinkle over apple mixture. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until fruit is tender.

APPLE CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Combine butter and sugar. Add eggs, honey and vanilla.
• Combine dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients to dry. Fold in apple and cranberries.
• Pour into 8 inch square baking pan. Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes or until done.
• Cool on wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

APPLE CRANBERRY OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the unsweetened applesauce, dried cranberries, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and orange zest. Mix until incorporated and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F, prepare pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• In another medium bowl, combine ap flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry blender (or use a dinner fork), cut the cold butter into small cubes and slowly add in until mixture resembles coarse crumbs - split mixture in half and reserve one half for the crumble topping.
• Press the remaining half of the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased baking pan. Press together to set crumb on the bottom. Use 7x7x2-inch pan for thicker bars, or use a 9x13 for thinner bars.
• Spread the filling on top of the crumb mixture. Crumble the remaining crust mixture to treat larger crumbs and sprinkle it over the filling.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Cool for 30-45 minutes on a wire rack. Then cut into 12 bars. Serve at room temperature.

CRANBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving enough overhang on all sides. Set aside.For the crust:Combine the melted butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add the flour and stir until everything is combined. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes.For the filling: Combine the cranberries, flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl until all of the cranberries are evenly coated. For the streusel: Combine the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together in a medium bowl. Cut in the chilled butter with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove the crust from the oven, increase heat to 350°F. Pour the cranberry mixture on top of the warm crust. Sprinkle the cranberry layer with streusel and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the streusel is golden brown.

CRANBERRY CRUMBLE BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• Using a hand mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg yolks and vanilla extract, beating to combine.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour and salt together.
• Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until combined. The dough will be slightly crumbly.
• Divide the dough into thirds.
• Spread ⅔ of the dough in the bottom of the prepared 9x13-inch pan. Press until the dough lays flat and even along the sides. Bake for 25 minutes.
• While the dough bakes, fold the chocolate chips and nuts into the remaining ⅓ of the dough.
• Take the pan out of the oven and evenly spread a whole bag of cranberries over the dough, to the edges.
• Quickly and evenly, put approximately 1-inch pieces of the remaining dough mixture on top of the baked dough and cranberries.
• Put the pan back in the oven and bake for another 20 minutes.
• Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil and continue baking for another approximately 10 minutes, until it's cooked through. The top should be golden brown and the cranberries should be bubbly.
• Let the bars cool for a few minutes before cutting. The bars can be served warm or cold.