Best Healthy Orange And Cranberry Breakfast Bars Recipes

ORANGE CRANBERRY COOKIE BARS

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These cranberry cookie bars combine two beloved holiday flavors and top a delicious soft crust with cream cheese icing. We enjoy these during the holiday season. —Jennifer Blakely, Visalia, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 8 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, melted
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup white baking chips
1 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/4 cup grated orange zest
FROSTING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons grated orange zest, divided
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, melted butter, eggs and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in baking chips, cranberries, pecans and orange zest., Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18-22 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, combine cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, butter, 1 tablespoon zest and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over bars. Combine dried cranberries and remaining 2 tablespoons zest; sprinkle over frosting. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Cut into triangles. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 64mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CRANBERRY OATMEAL BARS

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Nobody can ever seem to get enough of these bars when I make them. They're very fast to make, too.

Provided by colettenoelle

Categories Desserts Cookies Fruit Cookie Recipes Cranberry

Time 28m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

½ cup melted butter
1 egg
⅓ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
¾ cup dried cranberries
¾ cup pecans
¾ cup old-fashioned rolled oats

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 11x7 inch baking pan.
Pour melted butter into a mixing bowl, and beat in the egg, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin pie spice together in a separate mixing bowl. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until thoroughly blended. Mix in the cranberries, pecans, and oats until evenly blended. Press mixture into prepared baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven until top is dry and edges slightly pull away from the sides of the pan, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool before cutting into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.3 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 13.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 147.4 mg, Sugar 11.3 g