Easy Cranberry Bliss Bars recipe. These Starbucks copycat sweet treats are perfect for dessert or with a cup of coffee.
Who is ready for all things Christmas related? Because same.
As soon as Halloween is over, I am 100% in Christmas mode. I don’t wait for Thanksgiving to be over. As a Canadian, our Thanksgiving has already passed. So bring on the egg nog, peppermint, and most importantly, Cranberry Bliss Bars!
The Cranberry Bliss Bars from Starbucks might be one of my favourite things about the holidays. I used to buy them almost daily when I was in university.
I even made Cranberry Bliss Oatmeal to feed my obsession.But for some reason, I don’t have a recipe for the actual bars on my site.
THIS NEEDED TO CHANGE!
What do you need to make these Cranberry Bliss Bars?
It definitely just uses all of my pantry essentials. All you need is:
- butter
- brown sugar
- eggs
- vanilla
- flour
- baking powder
- salt
- cinnamon
- dried cranberries
- white chocolate chips
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
That’s it!
I shared some of these bars with my colleagues, and they all said that it tastes almost identical to the Cranberry Bliss Bars from Starbucks.
But don’t take their word for it. You be the judge and try it yourself!
If you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Cranberry Bliss Bars
Ingredients
Blondie Layer
- 3/4 cup salted butter
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 cup white chocolate chips, melted
- 1/2 cup orange flavoured dried cranberries, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a 13x9 inch baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter in the microwave for around 1 minute. Mix in the brown sugar. Allow to cool at room temperature.
- Once cooled, beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
- Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined. Fold in the cranberries and white chocolate chips.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for around 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Do not overbake. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once cooled, in a large bowl cream together the cream cheese and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly mix in half of the melted white chocolate.
- Frost the cooled bars and sprinkle with the orange flavoured cranberries. Drizzle the top with the remaining white chocolate. Cut the bars into triangles and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
You know I love cranberry bars, right? This recipe seems to be tailor made for me and it looks so delicious.
It’s one of my favourites! 😉
Those looks amazing! And I also have all ingredients at home right now 🙂 nothing will stop me from making them tomorrow since Sunday is also my “cheating” day hehe
Yay! I hope you love them as much as I do 🙂
I used to grab these at Starbucks all the time back in the day – so fun to recreate at home now!
I did too! Definitely a lot cheaper to make at home!
Wow! Bliss is right. Love the white chocolate and cranberries combination. These bars will be perfect for my Holiday cookie plate.
Definitely! Let me know if you give them a go 🙂
Whipped up a batch of these for an afternoon treat and they do not disappoint! Quick, easy and perfect for fall! Delish!
I am so glad you liked it!