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These copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars are so good you would want to keep making them all year round. They are so easy to make and taste so good.
Also, check out my peppermint cookies or these Olympic chocolate muffins.
Every year, my kids look forward to Christmas time and the holidays so they can get these cranberry bliss bars from Starbucks. I try not to focus on making copycats recipes but I had to try and remake this one because I feel better knowing all the ingredients I am putting into my baked goodies and what my kids are eating. I found that butter works great for these bliss bars but I ended up deciding on using vegetable oil
These cranberry bliss bars turned out so good. They are easy to make and don’t take long to make at all.
Why I love it
- Saves me many trips to starbucks and money!
- It is really simple and easy to make too!
- These bliss bars taste so good, you would want to make them all year round.
Ingredients needed
Below is a list of ingredients you will need to make these bliss bars. Full measurements will be listed further down below in the recipe card.
- Vegetable oil: or any other oil like coconut oil
- Brown sugar: coconut sugar, cane sugar, or monk fruit sugar will also work
- Vanilla extract
- Orange extract
- Egg
- All-purpose flour
- A pinch of fine kosher salt
- Baking powder
- White chocolate chips or white chocolate bar
- Dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- Cream cheese, softened
- Maple syrup: or you may use honey
How to make Cranberry Bliss Bars
Preheat the oven to 325 F and line a 9×9 inch pan with parchment paper.
Step 1: With a hand mixer, beat the oil, sugar, extracts, and egg until creamy. Add
flour, salt, and baking powder and mix just until combined.
Step 2: Fold in the cranberries and chocolate chips. The mixture will be similar to cookie dough, so it is a bit tricky to spread in the pan. Transfer the batter on your prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or just until set.
Step 3: Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with maple syrup and
extracts until smooth. Refrigerate the frosting until ready to use.
Step 4: Once the base is done baking, remove it from the pan and allow it to cool.
Spread with frosting, then slice into four large squares.
Step 5: Cut the squares diagonally into triangles. Sprinkle with dried cranberries and drizzle with melted chocolate.
Recipe Notes
- Instead of cranberries, you can add raisins or dried cherries.
- Add some chopped walnuts or pecans into the base batter.
- Allow the base to cool completely before topping it with cream cheese. After the base has cooled enough to handle, you can place it in the fridge to cool it off quickly.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You can only find cranberry bliss bars in the stores or at Starbucks during the holiday season. But you can easily make it at home all year round and do not need to wait for the holiday season to make them.
It all depends. If the bliss bars are already topped with cream cheese, then I recommend you do not leave them out for more than 1-2 hours and store them in the fridge instead. They can be store in the fridge in a sealed container for up to one week.
No. Fresh cranberries can only be found during the fall season. But the cranberry bliss bars will need dried cranberries, which can be found in stores all year round.
Yes. You can freeze cranberry bliss bars in a container in the fridge for up to 3 months.
You may also like
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- Dubai Pistachio Chocolate Bar
- Cranberry Oat Bars
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- Oatmeal Date Bars
- Blueberry Breakfast Bars
- Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
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Cranberry Bliss Bars
Ingredients
BASE:
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil, or any oil of your choice
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- A pinch of fine kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup chopped white chocolate , or white chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
FROSTING AND TOPPING:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped white chocolate, or chocolate chips, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F and line a 9×9 inch pan with parchment paper.
- With a hand mixer, beat the oil, sugar, extracts, and egg until creamy. Add flour, salt, and baking powder and mix just until combined.
- Fold in the cranberries and chocolate chips. The mixture will be similar to cookie dough, so it is a bit tricky to spread in the pan.
- Transfer the batter to your prepared pan and spread it into an even layer.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or just until set. Don't over-bake, or they will dry out and get crispy. We want the bar base to be like a super chewy cookie.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with maple syrup, and extracts until smooth.
- Refrigerate the frosting until ready to use.
- Once the base is done baking, remove it from the pan and allow it to cool.
- Spread with frosting, then slice into four large squares. Cut the squares diagonally into triangles.
- Sprinkle with dried cranberries and drizzle with melted chocolate.
Notes
- you may use any other flour of your choice
- replace the vegetable oil with coconut oil if you like.
- You may use coconut or cane sugar in place of brown sugar.
- Maple syrup can be swapped with honey.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
