Cranberry Cheese Bars
Cranberry Cheese Bars are a layered dessert with an oatmeal base, cream cheese layer, tart cranberry filling and finished off with oat crumbs! A favorite holiday dessert!
Servings: 24
Calories: 273kcal
Ingredients
Oat Layer
- 2 cups Flour
- 1.5 cups Oats
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 cup Butter softened
Cream Cheese Layer
- 8 oz Cream Cheese softened
- 14 oz. Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1/4 cup Lemon Juice
Cranberry Layer
- 16 oz Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
- 2 Tbsp. Cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Oat Layer
- In a large bowl, combine flour, oats and brown sugar. Stir well to combine.
- Cut in softened butter until coarse crumbs form.
- Set aside 1.5 cups of crumb mixture. Press the remaining crumb mixture firmly into the bottom of a 13x9 pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
Cream Cheese Layer
- In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk until light and fluffy.
- Stir in lemon juice. Pour cream cheese filling over baked crust.
Cranberry Layer
- In a small bowl, combine cranberry sauce, cornstarch and brown sugar. Stir well to combine.
- Pour over cream cheese mixture evenly.
- Sprinkle remaining 1.5 cups oat mixture over the cranberry layer.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until the top is golden brown. Cool completely before cutting. Store leftovers in refrigerator.