Easy Cake Mix Cranberry Bars Recipes

CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the cranberries, white sugar, and water. Cook, stirring occasionally until all of the cranberries have popped, and the mixture is thick, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, melted butter, and eggs. Stir in the oats, brown sugar, ginger and cinnamon. Set aside about 1 1/2 cups of the mixture, and spread the rest into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pack down to form a solid crust, getting it as even as possible. Spread the cooled cranberry mixture over the crust. Pinch off pieces of the remaining mixture and place evenly over the cranberry layer.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is lightly browned. Cool in the pan for about 40 minutes before slicing into bars.

CRANBERRY CRUMBLE BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• Using a hand mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg yolks and vanilla extract, beating to combine.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour and salt together.
• Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until combined. The dough will be slightly crumbly.
• Divide the dough into thirds.
• Spread ⅔ of the dough in the bottom of the prepared 9x13-inch pan. Press until the dough lays flat and even along the sides. Bake for 25 minutes.
• While the dough bakes, fold the chocolate chips and nuts into the remaining ⅓ of the dough.
• Take the pan out of the oven and evenly spread a whole bag of cranberries over the dough, to the edges.
• Quickly and evenly, put approximately 1-inch pieces of the remaining dough mixture on top of the baked dough and cranberries.
• Put the pan back in the oven and bake for another 20 minutes.
• Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil and continue baking for another approximately 10 minutes, until it's cooked through. The top should be golden brown and the cranberries should be bubbly.
• Let the bars cool for a few minutes before cutting. The bars can be served warm or cold.

CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line bottom and sides of 13x9- inch pan with foil, leaving foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan.
• In medium bowl, mix flour and 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture is crumbly. Press in bottom of pan. Bake 25 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, stir cranberries, 1/2 cup of the cranberry juice and the granulated sugar. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until cranberries begin to burst. Remove from heat; stir in eggs and remaining 1/4 cup cranberry juice with whisk. Pour over partially baked crust.
• Bake 20 minutes or until crust is golden and filling is set. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Use foil to lift out of pan. Cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Sprinkle bars with 1/3 cup powdered sugar.

CRANBERRY CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with butter or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix flour, 1 cup sugar, the almonds, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in egg. Press 2 1/2 cups of crumb mixture in bottom of pan. Stir cinnamon into remaining crumb mixture; set aside.
• In medium bowl, stir all filling ingredients. Spoon evenly over crust. Spoon reserved crumb mixture evenly over filling.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

EASY CAKE MIX BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, egg, milk and oil (mixture will be thick). Stir in baking chips and jimmies. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Freeze option: Freeze bars in freezer containers. To use, thaw in covered containers before serving.

EASY CAKE MIX CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl combine the cake mix with brown sugar, ginger and cinnamon; mix until well combined.
• Add in the eggs and melted butter; mix until combined.
• Using your hands mix in the oats.
• Set aside 1-1/2 cups of the mixture then spread the remaining mixture into the bottom of the baking dish, pack down with hands to form a crust.
• Spread the whole cranberry sauce over the crust.
• Pinch off pieces of the remaining mixture and sprinkle over the top of the cranberry sauce (does not have to cover the sauce completely).
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.
• Cool completely before slicing (refrigerating will make slicing easier).
• Sprinkle lightly with confectioners sugar after the bars are cooled.

CAKE MIX BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, butter, milk, salt and eggs until the consistency of a batter.
• In a second bowl, mix the sprinkles, chocolate candies and vanilla morsels. Fold two-thirds of the candy mix into the batter.
• Coat a 9-by-13-inch pan with baking spray. Add the batter to the pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle over the remaining candy mix and bake until golden and set in the middle, 25 to 27 minutes. Allow to cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Cut into 16 bars. Store extras in an airtight container at room temperature.

CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Add cranberries and cook until they pop, about 4-6 minutes. Add orange juice, orange zest, butter, cinnamon and salt. Cook 5 minutes longer or until mixture thickens. Remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and set aside. , For crust, combine the flour and salt in a bowl; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Add sugar and oats; mix well. Spoon half into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan; pat firmly into pan. Spread filling evenly over crust. Top with remaining crumb mixture; pat lightly. , Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & grease a 13"x9" baking pan.
• In a heavy saucepan, heat caramels & 1/3 cup of the half & half, over low heat, stirring occasionally, until caramels are melted. Then, stir until smooth & remove from heat & set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat cake mix, remaining 1/3 cup half & half, butter & vanilla until smooth. Pat half of this mixture into bottom of prepared baking pan & bake 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven & spread evenly with warm caramel mixture.
• In another bowl, stir cranberry sauce, then spoon over caramel layer.
• Sprinkle remaining cake mixture over cranberry layer, then top with a sprinkling of pecans.
• Return to oven & bake another 30 minutes.
• Cool in pan on wire rack before cutting into bars.

SOUR CREAM-CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine oats and flour for crust in a bowl. Set aside 1 1/2 cups of oat-flour mixture for topping.
• Cream butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add remaining oat-flour mixture; mix until blended. Press into an ungreased 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven.
• Prepare filling: Combine cranberries, sour cream, sugar, egg, flour, lemon zest, and vanilla in a large bowl. Spread evenly over the crust sprinkle reserved oat-flour mixture over top.
• Return to the oven and bake until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack, 30 to 45 minutes. Cut into 36 bars.