Blissfully Cran-Bars

Make

• 2 cups almond flour

• 1/2 cup powdered sweetener

• 2 Tbsp coconut flour

• 1 tsp cream of tartar

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp xanthan gum

• 1/8 tsp nutmeg

• Pinch salt

• 1 Tbsp butter

• 4 oz cream cheese

• 1/2 cup whipping cream

• 15 drops liquid stevia

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/4 tsp orange extract or 2 drops orange essential oil

• 3 eggs

• 1/3 cup dried cranberries, diced

For the Frosting

• 6 oz cream cheese

• 1/4 cup confectioner’s sweetener

• 1/2 tsp vanilla

• 1/4 cup dried cranberries, chopped for garnish

  Directions

  For the Cranberries

  1. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment and preheat oven to 170 or the lowest setting on your oven. If using a dehydrator, set aside until your berries are ready. We use the leather (solid) tray for our dehydrator for the first two hours.

  2. Combine all ingredients and toss to combine.

  3. Place the coated berries on your prepared pan and use kitchen tongs or your fingers to spread/separate them as much as possible.

  4. Dry in the oven/dehydrator for one hour and flip all the cranberries to ensure all sides are covered in oil. Repeat at hour two.

  5. At 2 1/2 hours, remove the tray from the oven and use paper towel to blot any excess oil. Return to the oven for at least another 1/2 an hour.

  6. Remove when totally dehydrated and let cool. Store in an airtight container.

  For the Bars

  1. Line an 8×11 baking pan with parchment paper.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients, including sweetener.

  3. Cream the butter into the dry mix, then continue with the cream cheese.

  4. Add in the eggs, liquid stevia and vanilla.

  5. Finally, fold in the chopped dried cranberries.

  6. Bake at 350 for 25–35 minutes, until lightly browned on top.

  7. Set aside to cool.

  For the Frosting

  1. Cream together all ingredients and spread over the cooled bars, then sprinkle with the additional chopped cranberries.

  2. Refrigerate for at least 1/2 an hour, then cut into squares or rectangles.

  Additional Notes

  – Use a bigger pan if you would like thinner bars.

  Recipe Variation: Cranberry Orange Biscotti

  We trim the edges off our blissfully Cran-Bars and rename them biscotti. If you really like them, you can do a full batch of this recipe just for biscotti.

  1. Cut your slices and place them on a parchment-covered baking sheet.

  2. Place them in a preheated oven for 12–16 minutes. Keep an eye on them, as these crisp up fast.

     Nutrition & Macro Information

     We STRONGLY suggest you calculate your own macros, based on the brands you use and any alterations you make to the recipe.

     We provide a nutrition snapshot in our books, but you MUST know that we are just painting a scenario of how your macros CAN look if you follow the recipe to a tee, use the exact serving sizes and branded ingredients that we use.

     Because it is almost impossible to achieve this, we recommend that you calculate your own macros, based on the brands/ingredients that you use, your yield and how much you consume.

     NEVER blindly trust your keto or your macros to an app, a person, a website or a product.

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