Gluten-Free Cranberry Bliss Bars
Bake Starbucks-style gluten-free cranberry bliss bars at home—these almond-flour blondies are kissed with maple syrup for sweetness and orange flavor then stuffed with cranberries and white chocolates, and finally layered with a delicious cream cheese frosting.
Servings 36 bars
Calories 246kcal
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons orange extract
- ⅔ cup coconut oil melted
- ⅔ cup maple syrup
- 4 eggs
- 6 cups almond flour
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- 11 ounces Greek yogurt cream cheese frosting or store-bought
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Add a piece of parchment paper to a 17 x 11 sheet pan.
- Mix together vanilla extract, orange extract, melted coconut oil, maple syrup and eggs in a large bowl.
- Mix almond flour, sea salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until dough forms.
- Fold in chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
- Spread dough across the sheet pan. To help roll it out place another piece of parchment paper on top of the dough and use a rolling pin or wine bottle to help you roll it out evenly to the edges.
- Bake for 22-26 minutes until the edges are light and slightly golden brown. Let cool completely before adding frosting!
- Add frosting and garnish with more dried cranberries.
- Makes 36 Bars. Cut 6 rows parallel to the short side and 3 columns parallel to the long side. Then make diagonal cuts to make bars!
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Notes
Note: use store-bought cream cheese frosting if you need it to be shelf stable (the bars will sit out a while)
Pro tip: use disposable baking trays to take to a party, then you can leave whenever and don't have to worry about your dish. ;)
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g