Chocolate Cranberry Bars (Vegan or Not)
photo by Lisa Clarice
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
12 Bars
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 cup vegan butter (Earth Balance or reg. butter)
- 2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup soymilk (or any other milk alternative or sweetened condensed milk)
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, finely chopped
- 1 cup cranberry preserves
directions
- You can either purchase cranberry preserves or make your own. To make your own cranberry preserves: Place 1 cup cranberry juice, 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, and 1/4 cup sugar in a sauce pan. Cook on medium heat until boiling for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Preserves will get thicker as it cools.
- Mix together butter, sugar, and flour until a dough forms.
- Press down 1/2 of the dough into a greased 8 by 11 inch baking pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
- In a small sauce pan over low heat combine soy milk and chocolate chips. Once chocolate is melted remove from heat.
- Spread chocolate mixture over prepared crust.
- Stir pecans into reserved dough and sprinkle over chocolate filling.
- Drop cranberry preserves over dough.
- Return to oven and continue baking for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
- Cut into bars. Enjoy!
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I live in Santa Cruz, California and I really love to bake. Over the last few years, I've focused my cooking and baking on using organic ingredients, less sugar, and whole wheat grains. What a fun transformation!
I am also having a lot of fun turning my recipes into true "vegan" options, which often means healthier baking and cooking! I am not vegan, but I love offering the option.
Give my recipes a try and let me know what you think. Thanks!