Cranberry Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars Recipes

CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Combine corn syrup and brown sugar in a large saucepan; bring to a boil, cook at a boil for 1 minute, and remove from heat. Stir peanut butter and vanilla extract into sugar mixture. Add rice cereal, oats, cranberries, and coconut; stir well.
• Press peanut butter mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

CHOCOLATE-CRANBERRY ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Pulse almonds and walnuts together in the bowl of a food processor until chopped. Add dates and cranberries, a little at a time, and continue to chop. Add coconut, cocoa, and vanilla extract. Process to desired consistency.
• Roll dough into a 2-inch wide log and cut into ten 3/4-inch thick pucks. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 10 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER AND CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 8x8x2 inch baking pan.
• In a small bowl combine cranberries and water.
• Cover and let stand for 20 minutes; drain well and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup of peanut butter until well combined.
• Beat in brown sugar.
• Beat in flour on low speed (mixture will be crumbly).
• Stir in peanuts and cranberries.
• Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture.
• Press remaining mixture into pan.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile for filling, in a medium bowl beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Add egg, 2/3 cup peanut butter and lemon juice; beat until well combined.
• Spread over crust.
• Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over filling and press in lightly.
• Bake about 25 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
• Cut into bars.

CRANBERRY NUT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 13x9-inch pan with lightly-greased parchment paper; an inch or so of parchment paper should stick up on 2 sides to form lifting handles.
• Mix the quick-cooking oats, old-fashioned oats, pumpkin seeds, almonds, mixed nuts, cranberries, and sweetened condensed milk together in a bowl; spread into the prepared pan, evenly pressing into the corners and out to the sides.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden brown, 20-25 minutes, using slightly less time for chewier bars and slightly more time for crunchier bars.
• Allow the the bars cool for 5 minutes in the pan before using the parchment paper to lift them from the pan. Use a sharp knife to cut into bars. Let the bars cool completely and store in an airtight container.