“Skinny” Cranberry Bliss Bars

Looking for a healthy, delicious, easy-to-bake recipe for the holidays?  This “Skinny” recipe of Starbucks’ famous Cranberry Bliss Bar is exactly what you need! Whether you choose to eat them as a pre-workout snack or a late-night dessert…I guarantee you will fall in love with these low-calorie bars!

Ingredients

• 2 cups Flour
• 2/3 cup Brown Sugar
• 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
• 3 Egg Whites
• ½ tsp Baking Soda
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 1/8 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2/3 cup White Chocolate Chips
• 1/3 cup Fresh Cranberries (Chopped)
• 1/4 cup Melted Unsalted Butter

Frosting Ingredients

• 8 oz Reduced Fat Cream Cheese
• ½ cup Powdered Sugar
• 2 oz White Baking Chocolate (Melted)
• 1/3 cup Fresh Cranberries (Cooked)
• ½ tsp Vanilla Extract

*How to cook cranberries: bring 1/3-1/2 cup water to boil then stir in cranberries and return to boil.  Reduce the heat and boil gently for 5-10 minutes stirring occasionally allowing the cranberries to “pop”.  (Since cranberries are quite tart, you can lightly coat the cranberries with additional sugar to taste)

Baking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with cooking spray
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon-then stir together
3. In a second large bowl, whisk the sugar with the butter, egg whites, and vanilla extract
4. Whisk dry ingredients into wet ingredients until batter is well mixed.
5. Fold in white chocolate chips and 1/3 cup of freshly chopped cranberries
6. Spread batter evenly onto the baking pan
7. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges turn brown
8. Start making the frosting by beating the cream cheese, powdered sugar, melted white baking chocolate, 1/3 cup of cooked cranberries, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer in a large bowl
9. Frost the bars after they’ve been baked and cooled
10. Cut into individual pieces based on preference and store in the fridge until ready to be served!

 Skinny Cranberry Bliss Bar Nutrition Facts

Calories per bar = 116

Macros per bar = 5g Protein, 15g Carbs, 4g Fat

 

*Recipe inspired by SkinnyTaste