Recipe Category: Bar Mixes
Cranberry & Pecan Orange Bars
Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 1 hr
Effort
Servings 16 bars
Ingredients
1 package Krusteaz Pecan Bar Mix (1 pouch each crust mix, filling mix and pecans)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup orange juice
1 egg
1 teaspoon orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place crust mix in medium bowl.
- Cut in butter or margarine with a fork or pastry blender until crumbly.
- Press crust mixture into lightly greased 8x8x2-inch pan.*
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
- Sprinkle pecans and cranberries over crust.
- Set aside.
- In medium bowl, whisk together filling mix, orange juice, egg and orange zest until blended.
- Immediately after stirring, pour gently over pecan and cranberry layer.
- Bake 28-32 minutes or until center does not jiggle when lightly shaken and top begins to brown.
- Cool completely before cutting.
