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Cranberry Orange Oat Bars

Jessica Salinas
These Cranberry Orange Oat Bars have two layers of a sweet and buttery oat mixture with a bright and tart cranberry orange filling. They are perfect for a holiday dessert or to use up leftover cranberry sauce.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Additional Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours 10 minutes
Servings 9 Servings
Calories 395 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the cranberry sauce

  • 12 oz bag of fresh cranberries
  • 1 teaspoon zest orange from about 1 orange
  • ¼ cup orange juice from about 1 orange
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ cup honey

For the oat mixture

  • 1.5 cup flour
  • 1.5 cup oats
  • 1 cup melted unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Orange zest of one orange
  • 1/2 white sugar
  • 1/2 brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • First, make the cranberry sauce. To make the fresh cranberry sauce, add all the ingredients to a medium saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer for 15 mins. You will know it is ready when all of the cranberries have burst and the mixture starts to have a jelly-like texture and thicken up. Set aside to cool.
  • Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. 
  • Add all of the ingredients for the oat mixture in a medium bowl and mix to combine.
  • Line an 8x8 square baking pan with parchment paper.
  • Add about ⅔ of the oat mixture to the bottom of the pan and using your fingers or a spatula, press the mixture down into the pan firmly to create an even layer. 
  • Add in the cranberry sauce and spread it out evenly. 
  • Add the reaming oat mixture on top in an even layer. It’s okay if there are a few holes here and there on top. 
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the top is golden brown. 
  • Remove from the oven and let it cool completely before cutting. After it is almost completely cooled, add it to the fridge for an hour or two to help it stay in a bar shape. 
  • When it is completely cool, lift the bars out of the pan with the parchment paper. Remove the parchment paper and cut into 9 squares. And enjoy!

Notes

You can use approximately 1.5 cups of leftover cranberry sauce instead of making fresh.
The parchment paper is needed to line the baking pan to easily lift the bars out of the pan.
If the bars are too warm, they will fall apart when you cut into them. Be sure to allow them to cool completely.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 5gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 424mgFiber: 4gSugar: 20g

Nutrition facts are automatically calculated and are only estimates.

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