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Creamy Orange Bars

Creamy Orange Bars

These Creamy Orange Bars are a ray of sunshine on any kind of day! Creamy orange filling sandwiched between two layers of sweet, crumbly streusel. They are pretty simple to make and they’re so, so good. Use the same dough for the crust and crumb topping and the filling has just 3 ingredients.
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Recipe - ST. LOUIS PARK (+Wines & Spirits)
Creamy Orange Bars
Creamy Orange Bars
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings10
Cook Time30 Minutes
Ingredients
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
1 â…“ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 -14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
Zest from 1 orange
½ cup fresh orange juice (from about 2 navel oranges)
Directions
  1. Heat oven to 350 F.
  2. Line 8×8 baking dish with foil and spray with cooking spray.
  3. In a bowl with electric mixer, beat together butter and brown sugar until well combined, about 1 minute.
  4. Add in flour, oats, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; mix until crumb mixture forms.
  5. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
  6. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, orange zest and orange juice.
  7. Pour orange mixture on top of crust.
  8. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
  9. Bake for 30-32 minutes, until golden on the edges and set in the middle. It will still seem kind of jiggly but it will set up as it cools.
  10. Cool completely. Remove bars from the pan with the foil and peel foil from edges. Cut into bars. Enjoy!
20 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
10
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 10 servings
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
Minnesota Creamery Unsalted Butter
Minnesota Creamery Unsalted Butter, 16 Ounce
$4.99$0.31/oz
1 cup brown sugar
Crystal Sugar Light Brown Sugar
Crystal Sugar Light Brown Sugar, 2 Pound
$3.79$1.90/lb
1 â…“ cups all-purpose flour
Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour
Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour, 5 Pound
$5.49$1.10/lb
1 cup old-fashioned oats
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats, 18 Ounce
Huge Deal
$4.49 was $5.69$0.25/oz
1 teaspoon baking powder
Argo Baking Powder
Argo Baking Powder, 12 Ounce
$3.29$0.27/oz
½ teaspoon salt
Morton Fine Sea Salt
Morton Fine Sea Salt, 17.6 Ounce
$4.89$0.28/oz
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
L&B Ground Korintje Cinnamon
L&B Ground Korintje Cinnamon, 2.4 Ounce
$7.49$3.12/oz
1 -14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk
Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk, 14 Ounce
$3.69$0.26/oz
Zest from 1 orange
Heirloom Navel Oranges
Heirloom Navel Oranges, 0.63 Pound
$1.88 avg/ea$2.99/lb
½ cup fresh orange juice (from about 2 navel oranges)
Heirloom Navel Oranges
Heirloom Navel Oranges, 0.63 Pound
$1.88 avg/ea$2.99/lb

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 F.
  2. Line 8×8 baking dish with foil and spray with cooking spray.
  3. In a bowl with electric mixer, beat together butter and brown sugar until well combined, about 1 minute.
  4. Add in flour, oats, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; mix until crumb mixture forms.
  5. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
  6. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, orange zest and orange juice.
  7. Pour orange mixture on top of crust.
  8. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
  9. Bake for 30-32 minutes, until golden on the edges and set in the middle. It will still seem kind of jiggly but it will set up as it cools.
  10. Cool completely. Remove bars from the pan with the foil and peel foil from edges. Cut into bars. Enjoy!