If you love tart cranberries, you’ll adore these Cranberry Crumb Bar! These bars are a cross between a cookie and a pie with plenty of tart cranberry flavor to go around.
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 12bars
Ingredients
For the Crust and Topping
1cupgranulated sugar
1tablespoonfinely grated orange zest
2 ½cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking powder
¼teaspoonkosher salt
¼teaspoonground cinnamon
1cupcold unsalted buttercut into cubes
1largeegg
For the Filling
4cupsfresh cranberries
1cupgranulated sugar
2tablespoonsorange juice
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1tablespooncornstarch
Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
For the Crust and Topping: In a medium bowl, combine the sugar and orange zest with your fingertips until thoroughly combined.
In a large bowl, whisk together the orange sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or by pulling 2 table knives through the ingredients in opposite directions until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in egg and mix until combined.
Press 2 ½ cups of the crumb mixture in the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
For the Filling: In another large bowl, stir together the filling ingredients until thoroughly combined. Pour cranberry mixture over the crust and spread into an even layer.
Use your hands to gently squeeze the remaining crumbs to form small topping clusters and drop evenly onto the cranberry layer.
Bake in preheated oven for 45-55 minutes or until the top is light golden brown. Remove pan to a cooling rack and cool completely. Refrigerate bars to allow for easier cutting.
If desired, serve with whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream.