Drizzle the remaining melted white chocolate over the cranberries.Sprinkle the chopped cranberries evenly over top of the frosting.Spread the frosting evenly over the top of the COOLED bar cake.Mix the zest and melted chocolate in with a hand mixer until smooth.Now add HALF of the melted white chocolate into the frosting bowl.Grate 1 Tablespoon of orange zest into the frosting bowl.of white chocolate in a double boiler until it is smooth and runny. Add the cream cheese to the powdered sugar and blend them with a hand held mixer.Sift the powdered sugar into a small deep bowl.Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely before frosting.Bake 18 to 20 minutes until the top is just golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.Press the dough into the oiled baking dish with a spoon or your hands.Fold in the cranberries and white chocolate chunks.This is a very thick batter so Hand mix if necessary.Think cookie dough consistency. Add the dry ingredients in three small batches to the wet ingredients.In a small bowl combine the dry ingredients.Whisk the wet ingredients together with a hand held mixer until well combined.In a large bowl add the brown sugar, melted butter and eggs.Measure out 1/2 Cup of the dried cranberries.White chocolate and dried cranberries are so good together. Take a pan of these treats for your next holiday event. Beautiful, delicious and indulgent Cranberry Bliss Bars. They will vanish off your party trays in no time. The combination of flavors and textures in these dessert bars are so attractive. The combination of flavors makes these cranberry bars so wonderfully yummy. we used Vanilla, Almond and Orange extracts.Keep the bar covered once set so they don’t dry out.The cream cheese frosting will hold up much better in the fridge. Store in the refrigerator after making to set and hold.This will keep the cranberries stuck on the bar and tastes good too. Watch the video to see the method we use the coat the cranberries on top of the frosting with melted chocolate.After the cake is baked Cool completely before frosting it.when the cinnamon is put into the recipe. However if you prefer the ginger in the blondie add 1/2 tsp. Frozen cranberries will have the same result. Fresh cranberries will not be sweetened and will add more tartness than desired. Add a cream cheese frosting with orange zest, cranberries and MORE white chocolate. These bars start with a base dough built from a blondie recipe with chunks of white chocolate and cranberries mixed in. This sweetly pretty wintertime treat wins high marks time after time. The servings will drop by half but they will go much quicker. Or cut them larger, 2 x 2, and feed your family this indulgent homemade dessert. These cranberry bars cut into very small 1 x 1 inch pieces make small, tasty finger food. This is such a great recipe for a holiday dessert. I did look up the ingredients they use.īelieve me you can’t pronounce most of them so they don’t belong in your mouth. This is not a completely copycat Starbuck recipe.
Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe (copycat): Just search the blog for candy… and fudge. They are all so good and make great gifts too. We also have holiday candies, Holiday candy bark and candy cane cookies that are simple to make. More Delicious dessert bars your family and friends are sure to enjoy. Look for the video in the sidebar of this post and in the bottom of the recipe card.