Cranberry-Oatmeal Bars

Name: Cranberry-Oatmeal Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 6 Tbsps butter, melted; 170 grams 1/3 cups dried cranberries (about; 1 large egg white, lightly beaten; 237 milliliters 4.5 ounces all-purpose flour (about; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3 Tbsps orange juice; 1 teaspoons grated orange rind; 237 milliliters quick-cooking oats; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cranberry-Oatmeal Bars is a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 130 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat. Head to the store and pick up orange juice, orange rind, ground cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 32

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Oven

To prepare crust, weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.

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Crust

All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through cinnamon) in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk.

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Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Bowl

Drizzle butter and juice over flour mixture, stirring until moistened (mixture will be crumbly). Reserve 1/2 cup oat mixture. Press remaining oat mixture into the bottom of an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Juice

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Baking Pan

To prepare filling, combine cranberries, sour cream, granulated sugar, and remaining ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring well.

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Granulated Sugar

Cranberries

Sour Cream

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Bowl

Spread cranberry mixture over prepared crust; sprinkle reserved oat mixture evenly over filling.

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Cranberries

Crust

Bake at 325 for 40 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Frying Pan

Cherry-Oatmeal Bars: Substitute dried cherries for the dried cranberries and lemon rind for the orange rind in filling.

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Dried Cranberries

Dried Cherries

Orange Zest

Lemon Peel

Oatmeal

Cherries

CALORIES 135 (31% from fat); FAT 6g (sat 6g, mono 8g, poly 2g); PROTEIN 7g; CARB 5g; FIBER 3g; CHOL 13mg; IRON 7mg; SODIUM 68mg; CALC 27mg

Maple-Date-Oatmeal Bars: Substitute chopped pitted dates for the dried cranberries. Omit granulated sugar from filling, and add 2 tablespoons maple syrup and 2 tablespoons brown sugar.

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Dried Cranberries

Granulated Sugar

Brown Sugar