Cranberry Oat Bars - Urban Meadow

Cranberry Oat Bars - Urban Meadow

Prep Time

25 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Total Time

1 hours 5 minutes

Yields

12

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving some overhang for easy removal
  2. n a large bowl, combine oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add softened butter, egg, milk (or orange juice), and vanilla. Mix until crumbly but holds together when pressed
  3. Press mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan to form the base crust
  4. In a separate bowl, combine fresh cranberries, canned cranberry sauce, sugar, cornstarch, orange zest, and orange juice. Mix gently until evenly coated. Spread evenly over the crust layer
  5. In another bowl, prepare the oat crumble topping by mixing oats, flour, brown sugar, and salt. Cut in cold butter with a fork or pastry cutter until coarse crumbs form. Stir in nuts if using. Sprinkle evenly over the cranberry layer and press lightly
  6. Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling around the edges. If browning too quickly, cover loosely with foil after 25 minutes
  7. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack for at least 1 hour. For cleaner cuts, chill for an additional hour
  8. Lift bars out of the pan using parchment overhang, cut into squares, and serve at room temperature or slightly chilled

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Urban Meadow old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Urban Meadow packed light or dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Urban Meadow salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) Urban Meadow unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (unthawed if frozen)
  • 1 can (14 Oz) Urban Meadow whole-berry cranberry sauce
  • 1/2 cup Urban Meadow granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  • zest of 1 orange
  • 1 tbsp fresh orange juice
  • 1 cup Urban Meadow old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Urban Meado packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup Urban Meadow cold unsalted butter, diced
  • 1/4 tsp Urban Meadow salt