Cranberry bliss bars are blondies topped with white chocolate cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with dried cranberries and drizzled with white chocolate. The bar is sort of a blondie and that has white chocolate chips and dried cranberries in it. They’re so scrumptious and I stay up for when Starbucks has them out once more for the Holidays together with their Vacation drinks.
This recipe for cranberry bliss bars was posted again in 2011 and I wasn’t even a Star Bucks fan again then. I had observed this recipe was trending on Pinterest after they first got here out with these bars and different bloggers have been making them. They regarded so good I needed to attempt them with out even attempting the unique Star Bucks Cranberry Bliss bars.
Making cranberry bliss bars at dwelling will prevent cash and you’ll even mess around with the recipe a bit to make these bars fewer energy when you like doing that. Perhaps someday I’ll try to lighten these bars up however as for now I similar to to take pleasure in one from time to time when you will get them at Starbucks.
In case you’re questioning what I get to drink at Starbucks I often go for a tea or a latte. These days, I have been actually loving their Guava White Tea.
In case you like different bar recipes please attempt Salted Caramel Butter Bars , Grandma’s Pumpkin Bars , Cookies and Cream Rice Krispie Bars
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What do I have to make Cranberry Bliss Bars?
Making these cranberry bliss bars is a sinch to make and requires three totally different steps. First, you make the bar layer, frost them with cream cheese frosting, and high with extra cranberries and melted white chocolate.
- Butter, softened – is a kind of wheat flour that’s generally utilized in cooking and baking. It’s versatile and can be utilized for quite a lot of recipes, together with bread, desserts, cookies, and pastries.
- Brown sugar – Is made by combining granulated white sugar with molasses, which provides it a brown shade and a barely totally different style than common white sugar.
- Eggs – The perfect sort of eggs you should buy on the retailer are natural or free-range eggs, whereas others could want eggs from particular breeds of chickens
- Vanilla – It’s made by macerating and soaking vanilla beans in a combination of water and Vodka. Use a superb pure vanilla as an alternative of the imitation vanilla extract.
- Powdered sugar – Is also referred to as confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar, it’s a finely floor sugar that’s generally utilized in baking and dessert making.
- Salt –
- All-purpose flour – is a kind of wheat flour that’s generally utilized in cooking and baking. It’s versatile and can be utilized for quite a lot of recipes, together with bread, desserts, cookies, and pastries.
- White chocolate chips (or chopped white chocolate)
- Cream cheese, softened
- Lemon juice – Is a citrus juice made out of squeezing recent lemons. It’s generally used as a flavoring agent in cooking, baking, and drinks. Bottled lemon juice can be okay to make use of.
- Vanilla – It’s made by macerating and soaking vanilla beans in a combination of water and Vodka. Use a superb pure vanilla as an alternative of the imitation vanilla extract.
- Dried cranberries, chopped – can sub raisins, dried blueberries or no matter dried fruit you like.
- See the recipe card under for a full record of substances and measurements.
The best way to make Cranberry Bliss Bars
Bars: Preheat oven to 350 levels. Grease a 9×13 pan and put aside. In a medium bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar till easy. Add eggs, vanilla, ginger, and salt and blend properly. Progressively add flour and blend till easy. Stir in cranberries and white chocolate. Pour the batter into the greased pan, utilizing a spatula to evenly unfold the batter within the pan. Bake 30-40 minutes, till edges are gentle brown and a toothpick inserted within the heart comes out clear. Permit to chill fully earlier than frosting.
Frosting: Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice till fully easy. Unfold on the fully cool cake. Sprinkle the highest with cranberries.
Drizzling Icing: In a small bowl, whisk collectively 1 tablespoon of milk, powdered sugar, and vegetable shortening. Progressively add extra milk till the icing has a thick however drizzly consistency. I used nearer to 2 tablespoons. Put the icing right into a ziploc bag and snip off a tiny little bit of the nook. Drizzle the icing on high in zig-zags.
Suggestions for Cranberry Bliss Bars
- Minimize the bars into triangles after they’ve cooled so they appear precisely like Starbucks!
- Line your baking dish with some aluminum foil or parchment paper earlier than baking the bars. Straightforward cleanup.
- In case you don’t wish to make these the opposite possibility is to at all times go to Starbucks and seize a bar your self. Then you definately gained’t be tempted to eat the entire pan in a single sitting! 🙂 They’re a must-try.
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Cranberry Bliss Bars
Prep Time: 15 min
Prepare dinner Time: 20 min
Whole Time: 35 min
Yield: 24 1x
Class: Medium
Technique: Oven
Delicacies: American
Description
Cranberry bliss bars are blondies topped with white chocolate cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with dried cranberries and drizzled with white chocolate.
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup dried cranberries, chopped
- 6 ounces (about ¾ cup) white chocolate chips (or chopped white chocolate)
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries, chopped
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
Directions
Bars:
Preheat oven to 350 levels. Grease a 9×13 pan and put aside. In a medium bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar till easy. Add eggs, vanilla, ginger, and salt and blend properly. Progressively add flour and blend till easy. Stir in cranberries and white chocolate. Pour the batter into the greased pan, utilizing a spatula to evenly unfold the batter within the pan. Bake 30-40 minutes, till edges are gentle brown and a toothpick inserted within the heart comes out clear. Permit to chill fully earlier than frosting.
Frosting:
Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon juice till fully easy. Unfold on the fully cool cake. Sprinkle the highest with cranberries.
Drizzling Icing:
In a small bowl, whisk collectively 1 tablespoon of milk, powdered sugar, and vegetable shortening. Progressively add extra milk till the icing has a thick however drizzly consistency. I used nearer to 2 tablespoons. Put the icing right into a ziploc bag and snip off a tiny little bit of the nook. Drizzle the icing on high in zig-zags.
