Favorite Cranberry Nut Bars Recipes

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.

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.

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.

CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the cranberries, white sugar, and water. Cook, stirring occasionally until all of the cranberries have popped, and the mixture is thick, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, melted butter, and eggs. Stir in the oats, brown sugar, ginger and cinnamon. Set aside about 1 1/2 cups of the mixture, and spread the rest into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pack down to form a solid crust, getting it as even as possible. Spread the cooled cranberry mixture over the crust. Pinch off pieces of the remaining mixture and place evenly over the cranberry layer.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is lightly browned. Cool in the pan for about 40 minutes before slicing into bars.