Cranberry Orange Streusel Bar Recipes

KETO CRANBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• Pour almond flour, sweetener, melted butter, and almond extract for crust in a medium bowl and mix well. Set aside 1/3 of the mixture to be used later for the streusel topping. Press remaining 2/3 of the mixture into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until partially golden, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• Combine cranberries, sweetener, orange juice, orange zest, and arrowroot powder in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer until all of the cranberries have popped, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes. Spread cranberry filling over the crust.
• Stir pecans and cinnamon into the remaining crust mixture, mixing until incorporated. Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over the cranberry mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting into bars, 30 minutes to 1 hour.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE BARS

Steps:

• Grind cranberries and oranges (including peel). Set aside. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and ginger. Add ground fruit; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 15 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in nuts if desired. Set aside to cool. , Meanwhile, for crust, in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and lemon zest. Cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. Add egg yolks and vanilla. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. , Pat two-thirds of dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Cover with cranberry-orange mixture. Crumble remaining dough on top. Bake at 425° for 20-25 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack; cut into bars.

CRANBERRY ORANGE STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Let cranberries stand at room temp 1 hour.
• Place 1 rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350.
• Line 9x13 baking pan with foil, leaving overhand on all sides and generously grease foil.
• Combine flour, oats, sugar, nutmeg, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
• Work butter in with your fingers until creamy. Reserve 1 cup.
• Press into prepared pan. Bake until light golden brown, about 12 minutes.
• Grate 1 teaspoon orange peal and squeeze 1/3 cup juice from orange. In medium bowl, whisk with milk, egg yolks, vanilla until well combined.
• Sprinkle cranberries evenly over the hot crust. Pour mixture over berries. Use spatula to gently distribute evenly. Bake 7 minutes or until orange mixture just begins to form a skin around the edges.
• Remove pan from oven and sprinkle evenly with reserved topping, then almonds. Bake 30 minutes or until filling bubbles and topping is golden brown.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 1 hour.
• Carefully lift out of pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Remove foil and cut into 24 bars.
• Serve or store in airtight container up to 3 days or freezer up to 3 months.