Cranberry Walnut Bars Recipes

CRANBERRY NUT BARS

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.

CRANBERRY WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• CRUST:.
• Combine flour and 1/2 cup sugar in a mixer, blender or food processor. Add butter in small pieces and blend quickly, just until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Blend egg and milk together, pour into flour mixture and mix just until dough comes together. Divide dough into 2 equal portions.
• Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour.
• FILLING:.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (149 C).
• Spread walnuts on a baking sheet and toast in oven for 5 minutes (less if using pre-chopped walnuts - they can burn easily). Remove walnuts from oven.
• Increase oven temperature to 375 F (190 C).
• In a medium saucepan, bring cranberries, water and sugar to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until berries have broken down and syrup has thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and stir in butter. Add almond liqueur, if desired. Cover pan and set aside to allow berries to cool and thicken.
• Coarsely chop walnuts and stir into cranberries.
• Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. Remove dough from refrigerator and work with hands until pliable.
• On a floured surface, roll one half into a 10x14 rectangle. Lift it by wrapping around the rolling pin, then unroll over prepared pan. Press dough evenly over bottom and 1/2-inch up sides. Repair any cracks by pressing together with fingers.
• Pour cooled cranberry mixture over bottom crust. Roll remaining dough as above and place over filling. Trim away excess dough. Press down on top layer gently to fuse the layers. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.
• Bake on middle rack in oven until edges are golden brown and center is light brown, 25-30 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.

CRANBERRY-NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spread the nuts on a cookie sheet and place them in the oven to toast. Grease and flour a nine-inch-square brownie pan and set aside.
• Rinse the cranberries well under running water; pick them over and discard any that are spoiled. Place the cranberries, sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. As soon as the cranberries have popped, remove from the heat and set aside.
• When the nuts are toasted, remove them from the oven and, as soon as they are cool enough to handle, chop them coarsely or process them in a food processor.
• In a bowl, mix together the chopped nuts, oatmeal, flour and brown sugar. Add the butter, cut in small pieces, and using the fingers or a wooden spoon, work the butter into the dry ingredients until you have a crumb-textured mixture.
• Place half the oatmeal mixture in the bottom of the brownie pan, smoothing it out to the edges of the pan. Cover the oatmeal mixture with the cranberry sauce and top the sauce with the remaining oatmeal mixture.
• Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 45 minutes, until the top is nicely browned. Cut in bars and serve immediately with vanilla ice cream. Keep any leftovers in a sealed cookie tin.

DRIED CRANBERRY FRUIT-NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix almond flour, butter, and 1 egg in a bowl until well combined. Press into the bottom of an 8-inch square pan.
• Stir chocolate chips, walnuts, cranberries, coconut flakes, sunflower seeds, and flax seeds together in a large bowl. Cover the almond dough with this mixture.
• Mix cream and remaining egg thoroughly in a small bowl; pour evenly over the fruit-nut mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature, 30 to 45 minutes. Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours before cutting into 16 bars.

CRANBERRY NUT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 13x9-inch pan with lightly-greased parchment paper; an inch or so of parchment paper should stick up on 2 sides to form lifting handles.
• Mix the quick-cooking oats, old-fashioned oats, pumpkin seeds, almonds, mixed nuts, cranberries, and sweetened condensed milk together in a bowl; spread into the prepared pan, evenly pressing into the corners and out to the sides.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden brown, 20-25 minutes, using slightly less time for chewier bars and slightly more time for crunchier bars.
• Allow the the bars cool for 5 minutes in the pan before using the parchment paper to lift them from the pan. Use a sharp knife to cut into bars. Let the bars cool completely and store in an airtight container.

FAVORITE CRANBERRY NUT BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat eggs, sugar, extracts and salt. Add butter. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to the sugar mixture and mix well. Fold in cranberries and nuts. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

CRANBERRY NUT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° and grease an 8-inch baking pan.
• Beat eggs in a medium mixing bowl until thick, gradually add sugar, beating until thoroughly blended; stir in flour and melted butter; blend well.
• Add cranberries and walnuts, mixing gently just until combined then spread mixture evenly in prepared pan.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool and cut into bars.