Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe
Starbucks Cranberry Bliss bars are very popular and delicious. To make these bars, a soft cake base is first prepared, in which white chocolate and dried cranberries are added.
Ingredients
- Butter = 3/4 cup 1 1/2 sticks
- Brown sugar packed = 2 cups
- All-purpose flour = 2 cups
- Baking powder = 1/2 tsp
- Baking soda = 1/4 tsp
- Kosher salt = 1/2 tsp
- Ground ginger = 1/2 tsp
- Cinnamon = 1/2 tsp
- Vanilla extract = 1 tsp
- Eggs = 2
- Orange zest = From 1 orange
- White chocolate chips = 1/2 cup
- Dried cranberries = 1/2 cup
- Frosting:
- Cream cheese room temperature = 8 oz block
- Butter room temperature = 1/2 cup
- Orange zest = From 1 orange
- Lemon zest = From 1 lemon
- Powdered sugar = 3 cups
- Heavy cream or milk optional = 1-2 Tbsps
- Topping:
- White chocolate chips melted = 1/2 cup
- Dried cranberries = 1/2 cup
- Orange zest = From 1 orange
Instructions
- For The Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Combine cream cheese and butter using an electric mixer.
- Mix until fluffy, about 1 minute.
- Add orange zest, lemon zest, and powdered sugar slowly.
- Stir on low speed until well combined.
- Add heavy cream if the frosting needs softening. Set aside.
- For The Bars:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line a 15x10 baking sheet with foil and grease lightly.
- In a saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat.
- Stir until smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Cool the mixture for 15 minutes in a large bowl.
- Whisk in vanilla, eggs, and orange zest.
- In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, soda, ginger, and cinnamon.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture gently.
- Add white chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
- Spread the batter evenly on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 22-24 minutes until the top is golden.
- Let the bars cool for 15-20 minutes.
- Spread the cream cheese frosting evenly on top.
- Sprinkle with dried cranberries.
- Drizzle melted white chocolate over the frosting.
- Add a final touch of orange zest.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes to set the chocolate.
- Cut into triangles and enjoy!