Cranberry Crumble Bars

With a crumbly oatmeal and brown sugar topping and a sweet-tart cranberry filling, these bars are the perfect finishing touch for your dessert table this holiday season!

Recipe source: Betty Crocker

Recipe - UPTOWN MINNEAPOLIS

Prep Time20 Minutes

Servings48

Cook Time20 Minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats

1 cup all-purpose or whole wheat flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

FOR THE CRANBERRY FILLING: 1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup water

2 cups fresh cranberries

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

In 1½-quart saucepan, mix granulated sugar, orange juice and water. Heat to boiling. Stir in all remaining cranberry filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened; cool.
Heat oven to 400 F. In medium bowl, mix brown sugar and butter. Stir in all remaining bar ingredients until crumbly. Press half of the crumbly mixture in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. Spread with filling. Top with remaining crumbly mixture; press lightly.
Bake about 20 minutes or until light brown. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows while warm.

20 minutes

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 48 servings

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

Our Family Light Brown Sugar, 2 Pound

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$3.47$1.74/lb

1/2 cup butter, softened

Hope Creamery Unsalted Butter, 1 Pound

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$11.29$11.29/lb

1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats

Quaker Old Fashioned Oats, 18 Ounce

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$5.89$0.33/oz

1 cup all-purpose or whole wheat flour

Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour, 5 Pound

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$5.69$1.14/lb

1/4 teaspoon salt

Morton Fine Sea Salt, 17.6 Ounce

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$4.99$0.28/oz

FOR THE CRANBERRY FILLING: 1/2 cup granulated sugar

C&H Pure Cane Granulated White Sugar, 10 Pound

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$15.49$1.55/lb

1/4 cup orange juice

L&B Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice, 16 Ounce

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$6.19$0.39/oz

1/4 cup water

L&B Spring Water, 20 Ounce

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$1.09$0.05/oz

2 cups fresh cranberries

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1 tablespoon grated orange peel

Seedless Navel Oranges, 0.6 Pound

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$1.91 avg/ea$3.19/lb

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

L&B Ground Korintje Cinnamon, 2.4 Ounce

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$7.69$3.20/oz

Directions

In 1½-quart saucepan, mix granulated sugar, orange juice and water. Heat to boiling. Stir in all remaining cranberry filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened; cool.
Heat oven to 400 F. In medium bowl, mix brown sugar and butter. Stir in all remaining bar ingredients until crumbly. Press half of the crumbly mixture in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. Spread with filling. Top with remaining crumbly mixture; press lightly.
Bake about 20 minutes or until light brown. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows while warm.