White Chocolate Cranberry Crumb Bars

Adapted from Broma Bakery (https://bromabakery.com/cranberry-crumb-bars/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-bromabakery&utm_content=later-31720830&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio)

5855 cal/recipe

Ingredients

Crust Dough

  • 2/3 cup old fashioned oats
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 packed cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Cranberry Layer

  • 4 cups fresh whole cranberries
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp orange zest (zest of one orange)
  • 1/8 tsp salt

White Chocolate Drizzle

  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, melted

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
  • Line a 9-inch by 9-inch pan with parchment paper on all sides.
  • In a large bowl combine the oats, flour, sugars, baking soda, and salt and then stir to combine.
  • Cut the butter cubes into the oat mixture until the mixture start to clump together and resembles wet sand.
  • Make a well in the center of the the dry ingredient and add the egg and milk.
  • Use a fork to beat the egg and milk together and stir together until it forms a dough ball.
  • Press about 2/3 of the mixture into an even layer in your prepared pan.
  • In a second large bowl combine all of the ingredients for the cranberry layer and toss to combine.
  • Spread the cranberries over the prepared crust`, patting into an even layer.
  • Sprinkle the remaining crust over the cranberries, patting it gently onto the cranberry layer.
  • Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the crust has puffed up and is golden brown around the edges and the cranberries are bubbling.
  • Allow to cool completely before drizzling with white chocolate and slicing.

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