Cooking Light Cranberry-Oatmeal Bars
An old recipe for slightly lighter cranberry oatmeal bars.
Cost 5
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 4.5 oz weight
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5 tablespoons butter melted
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
Topping
- 1-⅓ cup dried cranberries (Craisins)
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon orange zest
- 1 large egg white lightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325º. Grease bottom of an 8 inch square or 11x7 inch rectangular baking dish.
- Whisk together flour and next 5 ingredients. Add butter and orange juice to flour mixture, stirring until moist and crumbly. I recommend doing this in a stand mixer with the paddle, but you can also do it by hand.
- Reserve ½ c oat mixture. Press remaining oat mixture into the bottom of an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- To prepare topping, combine cranberries, sour cream, sugar and remaining ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring well. Spread cranberry mixture over prepared crust; sprinkle reserved oat mixture evenly over filling.
- Bake at 325º F for 35 to 40 minutes or until edges are golden. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack.