Cranberry Orange Crumble Bars

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 30

Servings 1 pan

1 cup butter cubed
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
2/3 cup quick oats add after 1/3 of the crumble mixture has been set aside as topping

4 cups frozen cranberries measured in measuring cups instead of grams on the bag of cranberries
2/3 cup sugar
1 Tbsp corn starch
1 large orange, zest only
1 Tbsp orange juice

In a large mixing bowl, add butter, brown sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt, mix until semi blended.
Mix in vanilla extract and egg, mix in cinnamon last. Mix until coarse crumbs are formed. Don't over mix.

In a medium bowl, take out 1/3 of the base mixture and set aside. This will be used as the crumble topping.
Back to the 2/3 of the base mixture, add quick oats and mix lightly so there are still coarse crumbs.
In a 8x8'' square pan, lined with parchment paper, press the base mixture into the pan evenly.

In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients for the cranberry layer.
Spread evenly into the pan over the base.
Spread the 1/3 crumble topping evenly over the cranberry layer. Can use your hand to squeeze crumble topping to form larger crumbs if preferred.
Place mandarin orange slices on top in the design you like.
Bake at 360 F for 50-60 minutes until the cranberries are starting to bubble in the centre of the pan.
Cool completely and refrigerate before cutting into bars. Refrigerate bars and store up to 4 days. Wrap and freeze bars to keep them longer.