Sourdough Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe
- Makes
- 20 bars
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sourdough discard
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- ¾ cup dried cranberries (may be substituted for raisins)
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
Frosting
- 8 ounces room temperature cream cheese
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ⅓ cup chopped dried cranberries
- 2 ounces white baking chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9x13 inch pan with parchment.
- Beat melted butter and brown sugar on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, orange juice, and vanilla, mixing until smooth and creamy. Stir in discard.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, ginger, baking powder, and salt. Stir dry ingredients into wet until just combined.
- Fold dried cranberries and chips into batter with a spatula. Spread batter evenly into pan, smoothing the top.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown with edges just set. Cool fully.
- To make the frosting, beat cream cheese and sugar together until smooth and fluffy. Mix in orange juice and extract.
- Spread frosting over bars. Sprinkle top with dried cranberries, then drizzle with melted white chocolate. Cut into 20 triangles and serve.
