Cranberry Bog Pumpking Bars Recipes

FROSTED PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin and butter; stir into dry ingredients until well combined. Stir in cranberries. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a large heavy saucepan, cook butter over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Pour into a large bowl; beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost bars. If desired, sprinkle with finely chopped dried cranberries.,

CRANBERRY BOG BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Combine 2-1/2 cups oats and flour. Gradually add to creamed mixture until crumbly. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Spread with cranberry sauce. , In a microwave-safe bowl, melt remaining butter; stir in the pecans and remaining brown sugar and oats. Sprinkle over cranberry sauce. Bake at 375° until lightly browned, 25-30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

CRANBERRY GOOEY BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir Cake Base ingredients until well blended. Press evenly in pan.
• In another large bowl, beat cream cheese and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Beat in 1/2 cup melted butter and the eggs, one at a time, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in cranberries. Pour and evenly spread batter into pan over cake base.
• Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until golden brown and center is set. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle 1 tablespoon powdered sugar over top. Using sharp knife, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows, cleaning knife blade after each cut. Serve with whipped cream. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY JAM BARS

Steps:

• Bring cranberries, sugar, and water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring and mashing cranberries, until mixture is very thick, about 15 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Pulse flour, rolled oats, pecans, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a food processor 3 times to mix. Add butter and pulse until mixture begins to clump. Firmly press half of dough evenly in bottom of prepared pan. Spread with jam, then sprinkle on remaining dough and gently press into an even layer.
• Bake until golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack. Lift foil to remove pastry from pan and cut into bars.

PUMPKIN-CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• FOR THE BARS, in a large bowl, mix together first 7 ingredients.
• Stir in pumpkin, butter, eggs & vanilla until well blended.
• Stir in cranberries, then spread mixture into an ungreased 15"x10" jellyroll baking pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• FOR THE FROSTING, melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until butter just starts to turn a golden color ~ DO NOT LET IT BURN!
• Remove immediately from heat & pour into a bowl.
• Let butter cool slightly, then stir in powdered sugar & vanilla.
• Stir in enough orange juice to form a frosting consistency.
• When pan of uncut pumpkin bars is cooled completely, frost & cut into bars.
• Serve & enjoy & refrigerate leftovers.

CRANBERRY BOG PUMPKING BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cut butter in pieces. In a food process, process all ingredients for the crust until mixture begins to form small lumps. Empty mixture into a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan then with a metal spoon press dough evenly into bottom. Bake in middle of oven until golden, about 20 minutes. Cool completely before filling. 2. Mix together pumpkin,sour cream and spices in a medium bowl until evenly a light pumpkin color. In a seperate bowl, combine sugar and gelantine. Place water in a small saucepan. Split open vanilla bean and scrape with a knife then, add bean and all to water. Bring to a boil stirring constently . Empty into sugar-gelantine bowl and stir until gelantine is disolved. After five minutes, remove vanilla pod and add to pumpkin bowl. Stir until well combined and no white lumps remain. You may use a hand mixer on low speed. Place in refrigerator for fifteen minutes. 3. Pour chilled filling over cooled bottom crust and evenly spread. Float (like in a bog!) teaspoonful amounts of whole cranberry sauce over top of filling in a random pattern. Place in refrigerator for at least 3 hours. Preferably over night. 4. Before cutting, run a knife around inside edge of pan to loosen filling. Make 12 bars or 24 squares.

CRANBERRY BOG COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine champagne and cranberry juice in a champagne flute. Drop a few whole cranberries in the glass and garnish with mint leaves.

CRANBERRY CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, oats and 3/4 cup of brown sugar. Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of this mixture and press the remaining mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese with sweetened condensed milk until light and fluffy. Stir in the lemon juice and spread the mixture evenly over the prepared crust. Empty the can of cranberry sauce into a small bowl and stir in the cornstarch and brown sugar. Spoon over the cream cheese layer. Sprinkle the top with the reserved crust mixture.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until top is golden. Let cool completely before cutting into bars. Store covered in the refrigerator.

CRANBERRY BOG BARS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream 1 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar.
• Stir in 2 1/2 cups oats and flour.
• Press into greased 9x13 baking pan.
• Spread with cranberry sauce.
• In a microwavable safe bowl; melt remaining butter; stir in the pecans and remaining brown sugar and oats.
• Sprinkle over cranberry sauce Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Cut into bars.
• I did not use the pecans and it turned out great.