I made the most delicious bars tonight! They were super easy to make, they taste great, and they aren’t completely unhealthy. I was going through some older issues of my Everyday Food magazine, and came across these.
Cranberry-Pear Cake Bars
(I switched up a few ingredients to the items I already had in my cabinets)
makes 16 bars
Ingredients:
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup turbinado sugar
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated orange zest
- 2 firm pears, cored and thinly sliced
- 2 cups fresh cranberries (if frozen, thaw before using)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
Below are a few of my organic ingredients that I used in this recipe…I forgot to snap photos of the others…
Directions:
– Preheat oven to 350°
– Line a 9″ x 13″ pan with parchment paper, which a few inches over the sides (for easy removal). Lightly spray with olive oil cooking spray.
– In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
– In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla and zest. Add flour mixture and stir just until combined.
– Gently fold in pears, cranberries and walnuts – the mixture will be quite thick.
Local Cranberries
close up
Pears and cranberries added
Walnuts added
– Scoop the mixture into the lined 9″ x 13″ pan. Make sure to even it all out so that it will bake evenly.
Ready to bake
– Bake until a toothpick placed near the center comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs attached, about 35 to 45 minutes. Remove and place the pan on a wire rack to cool completely before cutting into bars.
all cooked
-After the bars have completely cooled, pull the parchment paper on each side to remove bars. Place on a cutting board, cut into squares and enjoy!
Ready to eat!
This recipe was really easy to make, as many bars are. Definitely a delicious treat!
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