barbecued pork in the Carolina fashion. When we were residing in the Carolinas, this recipe was provided to us.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 15 |
| Yield: | 15 bars |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup butter, cold and cubed
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2 cups cranberry sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until lumps are no larger than peas. Stir in beaten egg lightly, allowing flour mixture to stay somewhat crumbly.
- Sprinkle 1/2 of the flour mixture in an even layer in the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish. Pack down into a solid crust. Spread cranberry sauce over crust. Crumble remaining flour mixture over cranberry sauce.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Cool completely before slicing into 15 bars.
- You can replace up to 1/2 of the flour with whole wheat flour.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 163 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Cholesterol | 12 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 143 mg |
| Sugars | 22 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Made it as stated and added 10 min baking time because I doubled the recipe. I brought this to a philanthropic meeting and received so many compliments and was asked for the recipe multiple times. I don’t bake so this recipe must be easy, because it was so well received!
Had leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving just sitting in the cabinet for months. No one else likes cranberry in my house, BUT they could not keep their hands off of these.
really good!! I did do half the salt and I used with a blueberry pie filling that I found on this site. delicious! I used a bit more pie filling than this recipe calls for. one blueberry layer thick, about 3 cups.
Substituted nectarine, blueberries, chocolate chips. sprinkled oatmeal for topping
This was so easy! I wanted to bake and use what was in my pantry during the virus. It tasted like fresh cooked cranberries and would never know it was a can of cranberry sauce!
I needed a quick, easy recipe to bring to Thanksgiving that I already had the ingredients for (because I completely forgot to plan ahead). This one was perfect! I had everything in my pantry, it was quick and easy, and they were delicious. I love cranberry anything so these hit the spot! They’d be great with any type of jam, too. I followed the recipe exactly and they came out perfect.
I made the recipe as is, with probably a little extra cranberry sauce. I was worried the bottom wouldn’t be thick enough but it crisped up nicely and was sturdy. I did have to bake it an extra 10-15 minutes to get the top lightly browned. The family enjoyed these!
really great recipe. I followed it exactly as written.
Absolutely amazing…… Love this recipe
Made it just as the recipe called. Easy peasy. Turned out great! My 3-year-old even helped.
Loved it and it turned out very rich and buttery. I changed it very little (had to use white and brown sugar as I was low on white) and I added oats to the topping (not the base) as I like extra crunch. I never use canned cranberry but instead used a homemade cranberry chutney with real cranberries, currents, apple and orange & lemon zest.
Excellent recipe. Super easy. I made this twice so far and I will be making it again and again with other fruit ingredients. I let the butter softened as opposed to cutting it and dumped all of the ingredients into a the bowl and mixed it. If the ingredients are not crumbly, sprinkle just a little more flour in. I added a pinch of sugar and a pinch of cornstarch to the cranberries. I added a pinch of cinnamon and a little bit of course sugar to the top. The first time I made it, I served it warm like cobbler. NOT good warm! The next day after cooling it was out of this world. Savory buttery taste with a slightly sweet taste. I did double up on the recipe as I like a thick crust that I can really pack down into the pan and bring up on the sides slightly as well as ample crumble to cover the top. KEEPER!
Definitely will make again! Soooo easy to put together. K
This was a simple and tasty recipe. I did not detour from the recipe but next time I will add more of a sugar crumble topping … it’s just a personal preference. I look forward to making this again soon 🙂
Delicious and easy. I did have to increase baking time by 10 minutes.
These bars are excellent! I followed the recipe exactly and couldn’t be happier with the results. The cake/crumble part of this recipe has a yellow cake batter flavor. Having completely forgotten to put the cranberry sauce on the table Thanksgiving Day, this yummy recipe made me feel better about my forgetting such a traditional part of the meal! ?? I’ll definitely be making these bars again.
If you are going to make this following the directions exactly then I would suggest doubling it or using a smaller pan. And use Pam!
These were delicious and a great way to use up leftover cranberry sauce at Christmas and Thanksgiving.
I agree with Krysta. I was hoping for a crust more like shortbread. I don’t understand why people save cranberries for holidays or have “leftovers”. I serve cranberries all year long!
Delicious! I used a whole can of jellied cranberries and added to that a few craisins that I plumped up with about a half cup of applesauce. I made a little extra crust/crumb and used a bit more sugar than called for. I say if your going to go, go BIG. I added about a quarter cup of chopped pecans to the top crumb. This was very, very good. And easy to make.
We love having these on Sunday mornings. Taste great and relatively easy to make. The hardest part is the butter — takes a while to cut it all down to the pea sized pieces and the two times I’ve made it there has been flour on tip that hasn’t gelled due to no butter. I’m thinking next time I will check it during the bake time and add some thin slices of butter to areas that don’t seem to be doing the trick.