Best Starbucks Imitation Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipes

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CRANBERRY BLISS BARS {STARBUCKS COPYCAT RECIPE}



Cranberry Bliss Bars {Starbucks Copycat Recipe} image

Cranberry Bliss Bars - a homemade version of the popular Starbucks treat! These taste just like the original, and are easy to make right at home!

Provided by Ashlyn Edwards | Belle of the Kitchen

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup white chocolate chips
3/4 cup Craisins
8 oz. cream cheese, (softened)
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup Craisins, (roughly chopped)
2 squares baking chocolate or almond bark, (melted)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 15x10 or 13x9 inch jelly roll pan or rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper. *see notes
  • Beat together melted butter and brown sugar over medium speed with an electric mixer. Add in eggs, 1 tsp orange extract, and 1 tsp vanilla extract and beat until mixed well. Add in ground ginger, baking powder, salt, and flour, beating until just blended. Don't overmix.
  • Stir in white chocolate chips and Craisins by hand. Spread evenly into the bottom of prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 18-22 minutes until set and golden brown at the edges. Don't overbake or bars will be hard. Remove from oven and place pan on a wire rack to cool. Allow bars to cool completely before topping with frosting.
  • To make the frosting, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar together with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 1/2 tsp orange extract and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and mix well. Top cooled bars with frosting. Sprinkle with chopped Craisins and drizzle white chocolate over the top with a fork. I dip my fork into the chocolate then shake it gently over the top of the bars to create little streaks. You can either slice right away and enjoy, or place the bars in the refrigerator for about an hour (what I like to do) to help them set up before cutting. Cut into triangles and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 289 kcal, Carbohydrate 39 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 163 mg, Sugar 29 g, ServingSize 1 serving

CRANBERRY BLISS BARS (STARBUCKS COPYCAT)



Cranberry Bliss Bars (Starbucks Copycat) image

You'll find these bars at Starbucks during special holidays. The texture is like a chewy brownie, but the flavors include white chocolate, zesty orange, and cranberry, finished with a cream cheese frosting. NOTES - this recipe uses a 10x15 pan. One of the photos shows you how to make the right cuts to create signature triangle shapes. Nov. 2013 note - the bars bought from Starbucks have gone down-hill this year with icing that is flavorless and no real ginger flavor to the bars. Skip Starbucks and make your own! For Valentine's Day, I used a heart-shaped cookie cutter and tinted the icing pink. They were beautiful!

Provided by CookinDiva

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 2h40m

Yield 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 cup butter (2 sticks, very soft)
1 cup brown sugar (some cooks reduce this to 2/3 cup)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons orange extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon orange extract (or vanilla)
1/3 cup craisins, chopped
1 -2 tablespoon grated orange rind
1/3 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon canola oil

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (325 for a glass or dark pan). Prepare a 10x15 by lining it with parchment paper or use a non-stick spray.
  • BARS: With an electric mixer, beat together softened butter and sugars 3-5 minutes until light; gently blend in eggs and orange extract (don't overbeat eggs). Add the flour, baking powder, and ginger and beat briefly. Add the cranberries and chips, stirring just until incorporated.
  • Spread thick batter in prepared 10x15 pan. Bake 350 for 20-24 minutes until light brown AT EDGES and a skewer tests clean. Don't overbake or your bars will be dry. Let it cool completely. NOTE: If you use a 9x13 pan, the bars will be thicker and will take 26-28 minutes.
  • FROSTING: Blend cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add orange extract and confectioners sugar and beat until frosting is fluffy and spreadable (adding 1 t. milk if needed). Spread evenly over COOLED bars.
  • GARNISH: Use a zester to remove rind from an orange; sprinkle zest over frosted bars. Chop 1/3 cup Craisins coarsely; sprinkle over frosted bars.
  • DRIZZLE: Mix white chocolate and oil in a glass measuring cup. Microwave 1 minute; stirring every 15 seconds until melted. Use a fork or whisk to drizzle the white chocolate diagonally across the bars.
  • Allow one hour for the white chocolate to set before cutting. **To make signature Starbuck triangles, cut into 20 large squares (5 cuts by 4 cuts with the knife). Then cut each square in half diagonally to create triangles.

STARBUCKS IMITATION CRANBERRY BLISS BARS



Starbucks Imitation Cranberry Bliss Bars image

Make your own Starbucks Cranberry Bliss bars at home! This recipe is arguably an improvement over the original, the cake is less dense than at Starbucks, which most people have enjoyed. The difficult ingredient in this recipe is candied ginger - most of us not only don't have it, but probably don't even know what it is. Crystallized Ginger is the same thing, and I found it at HEB with the dried fruit and store brand trail mixes. It was on a rack located in/near the produce section. It was cheap as well, just a dollar or two.

Provided by licked_cupcake

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 55m

Yield 12 bars, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ground ginger powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup minced dried cranberries
1/4 cup white chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup minced candied ginger
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1/4 cup minced dried cranberries

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 x 13 pan.
  • 2. Beat together butter and sugar and then add eggs and vanilla beating until light and fluffy.
  • 3. Add flour, powdered ginger and salt, beat well.
  • 4. Fold in the cranberries, chocolate chunks and minced candied ginger.
  • 5. Spread batter in pan and bake for about 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown.
  • 6. After cake cools, mix all frosting ingredients together and spread over top of cake.
  • 7. Sprinkle with minced cranberries, and cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 428.9, Fat 23, SaturatedFat 13.9, Cholesterol 103.4, Sodium 259, Carbohydrate 52.7, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 39.7, Protein 4.2

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