Cranberry Bliss Bars - Low Carb & Sugar Free

• Produce

  • 1 cup Cranberries, fresh
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger, fresh

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 2 tsp Lemon juice, fresh
  • 1 tsp Molasses

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 3/4 My local blend baking mix
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 6 tbsp Butter
  • 8 oz Cream cheese

• Other

  • 1/2 cup Gentle sweet (or my version finely ground
  • 1/3 cup Trim healthy mama gentle sweet (or my copycat

Found on joyfilledeats.com

Description

Ingredients

• 6 T. softened butter
• 1/3 cup Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet (or my copycat)
• 1 t. molasses (optional)
• pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 of my local blend baking mix (1/4 cup each coconut flour, almond flour, and ground golden flax seed)
• 1/2 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. finely grated fresh ginger OR 1/2 t. orange extract
• 1 tsp. vanilla (omit if using orange extract)
• 1 cup fresh cranberries, finely chopped by hand or in a food processor and tossed with 1 t. stevia (I use Better Stevia)
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup gentle sweet (or my version) finely ground
• 2 t. fresh lemon juice or 1/4 t. lemon extract

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
• Cream together butter and sweetener. Add molasses, salt, eggs, and your choice of orange extract or ginger. Mix thoroughly. Add baking mix and baking powder. Mix well. Set aside 2 T. chopped cranberries to garnish with and fold in the rest of the cranberries.
• Spread in the 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 20-25 min. until golden brown. Allow to cool completely.
• Meanwhile make the icing: With an electric mixer combine cream cheese, sweetener, and lemon juice or extract. Whip until fluffy.
• Spread icing very gently on cooled bars. The bars can crumble if you arent gentle. The best way to do this is to drop little blobs of icing all over and spread using an offset spatula. Top with reserved chopped cranberries.
• Refrigerate until cold to cut and get them out of the pan easier. Slice into large squares then cut those in half on the diagonal to make triangles. This is easiest if you clean your knife between cuts or dip it in cold water.