Desserts

Chocolate, Cranberry & Oat Bars

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Chewy and sweet with tart cranberries, rich chocolate chunks and crunchy pecans...these bars can make it that much easier to stick to your smart eating plan.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

45 min

servings

total:

32 servings

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What You Need

cup dried cranberries

1/4

cup orange juice

1-1/2

cups flour

1-1/2

cups quick-cooking oats

tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder

1/4

tsp. salt

3/4

cup margarine, softened

1-1/2

cups packed brown sugar

eggs

squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, coarsely chopped

1/2

cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

MICROWAVE cranberries and orange juice in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec. Mix next 4 ingredients; set aside. Beat margarine and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each until well blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in cranberry mixture, chocolate and nuts.

SPREAD onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 25 to 30 min. or until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Note from the Kraft Kitchens

Thank you for your feedback. We have increased the bake time as a result of your comments. Enjoy!

Substitute

Substitute raisins for the cranberries.

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a cook

posted:5/1/2012

My family loved these!! I have made them twice, once following the recipe but adding 1.5 tsp vanilla and the second time creating my own. Both times I used the bakers chocolate squares but I used a knife and cut it into small slivers instead of making chuncks (a cheese grater works too). Doing this put chocolate in every bite.

grjen

posted:3/26/2012

I made this recipe as written with the following changes: used apple juice instead of orange juice, chocolate chunks instead of chopping up chocolate, left out nuts, and baked in 8X8 pan. I started to spread the mix into 2 8X8 pans but there didn't seem to be enough. I think this is a great recipe and will definitely make again.

stampinjjg

posted:1/6/2012

A go-to recipe when taking a potluck dessert.

Melzfam1

posted:12/2/2011

Very good! A healthier snack that still has enough sweetness. I added 1.5 tsp vanilla, 1 tsp cinnamon, used mini chocolate chips, and left out the nuts. Also, don't overbake, or the bars will be dry.

mmann79

posted:11/30/2011

A little dry and crumbly. But good. Great for breakfast

jaymichael1

posted:11/22/2011

Just made it. Two batches worth. One for the company pot luck. And one for the house. Tastes amazing. Nutty, chocolatly, oaty and cranberry-y. It is more of a bread than a bar.

a cook

posted:11/4/2011

My family loved these. Great snack for after school or even to send in lunches.

a cook

posted:9/27/2011

If you didn't bite into a cranberry or piece of chocolate there wasn't any taste. I will definitely take the suggestion of adding vanilla and cinnamon next time. My husband and son really liked them.

toucan2464

posted:9/13/2011

Made these cookies for a party. They turned out great. Everyone loved them.

haydenites

posted:9/8/2011

We really loved the taste of these bars. I took the suggestion and replaced the white flour with wheat. Can't even tell the difference. I did however change a few things. I put the Cherry cranberry Craisins, and rather then the semi-sweet squares, I used the choc chips, much easier. I added macadamia nuts along with the walnuts. So delicious. I think next time I will use a little less brown sugar since it seemed a little to sweet. Will definitely make again!!