Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars (easy recipe) - Celebrating Sweets (2024)

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You’ll love these copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars! Soft blondies, white chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and cream cheese frosting.

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Get ready to make friends – these Cranberry Bliss Bars are a huge crowd favorite. If you’ve had a Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bar, then you know how great this flavor combo is – white chocolate and dried cranberries are a match made in heaven! These are a replica of the Starbucks bars, but I actually like them better! Plus, it’s way more affordable to whip these up at home.

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Recipe overview

  1. Blondies: Soft and chewy brown sugar blondies filled with white chocolate chips and dried cranberries. This blondie batter comes together in minutes, no mixer needed.
  2. Cream cheese frosting: This sweet and tangy frosting gets spread over the top of the brownies, with an option to add orange zest to bump up the flavor.
  3. Topping: A sprinkle of tart and chewy dried cranberries and a drizzle of melted white chocolate are the perfect finishing touch for this recipe.

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Why you’ll love this recipe

  • Ease: The blondie batter and frosting come together in about 5 minutes (plus 20 minutes hands off bake time). Easy peasy!
  • Flavor: Brown sugar blondies, tangy cream cheese frosting, tart dried cranberries, and sweet white chocolate. This flavor combo is incredible!
  • Festive: The red and white colors makes these bars perfect for the holiday season; they look fantastic on a holiday cookie plate!

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Recipe tips

  • My number one tip is NOT to over-bake the blondies. The top of the bars should be dry with the center just slightly underdone when you pull them from the oven. They will continue to cook a bit as they cool. We’re going for soft and tender bars – not dry and hard.
  • Allow enough time for the blondies to cool completely before topping with frosting.
  • When melting white chocolate for the topping make sure that you melt the white chocolate very slowly. It can go from melted to lumpy in a matter of seconds.
  • Feel free to swap the dried cranberries for dried cherries.

Serving and storage

  • Serving: Serve slightly chilled or at room temperature. The colder the bars are the firmer they will be. I like to keep them at room temp for an hour or two before serving.
  • Storage: Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. I would assume that you could freeze these, but I haven’t tried it.

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Cranberry Bliss Bars

You'll love these copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars! Soft blondies, white chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and cream cheese frosting.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Dessert

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 12

Calories: 380kcal

Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

Bars:

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg
  • ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • ½ cup white chocolate chips

Frosting:

  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ⅓ cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • milk, to thin
  • teaspoon finely grated orange zest, optional

Topping:

  • ¼ cup white chocolate chips, melted (see note)
  • ¼ cup dried cranberries

Instructions

Bars:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x11 pan with foil and grease the foil.

  • In a large bowl, whisk melted butter and brown sugar until well combined, at least one full minute. Add egg and vanilla extract, whisk until combined.

  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until the ingredients are combined. Stir in ½ cup of dried cranberries and ½ cup of white chocolate chips.

  • Scoop the batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer (I moisten the palm of my hand with water and gently press it in).

  • Bake for 18-22 minutes. The bars are done when they have puffed slightly, are very light brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. They will appear a little underdone but they will continue to cook as they cool. Be careful not to over bake them. Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.

Frosting:

  • Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and orange zest (if using) and beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Add a splash of milk, if necessary, to thin the frosting. You can also thicken the frosting by adding a bit more powdered sugar, if necessary.

  • Spread the bars with the frosting . Scatter the dried cranberries on top. Drizzle melted white chocolate over the cranberries.

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Notes

MELTING WHITE CHOCOLATE: You can melt the white chocolate in the microwave or in a double boiler. If you use the microwave you have to melt it very slowly. I put it in for 10-15 seconds at a time and stir well between each interval. I have the best luck with good quality white chocolate. I typically use Guittard or Ghirardelli. You can also use white chocolate melting wafers for the topping.

PAN SIZE: Do not try to squeeze this batter into an 8x8 pan. The edges of the bars will dry out before the center cooks through.

STORAGE: Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

SERVING: Serve slightly chilled or at room temperature. The colder the bars are the firmer they will be. I like to keep them at room temp for an hour or two before serving.

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home

Nutrition

Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 444IU | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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    • Allison

      Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Enjoy!

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  1. Bwwe4480

    Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars (easy recipe) - Celebrating Sweets (8)
    Tasted spot on, will be making again!

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    • Allison

      I’m so glad! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply

  2. Heidi Bartell

    Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars (easy recipe) - Celebrating Sweets (9)
    My go-to recipe! Delicious!

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    • Allison

      I’m glad you enjoyed them. 🙂

      Reply

  3. Sheryl Todd

    Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars (easy recipe) - Celebrating Sweets (10)
    These are great! I made them but mine needed 5 more minutes to bake.

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  4. Paula

    Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars (easy recipe) - Celebrating Sweets (11)
    I am not a huge fan of blondies nor of cranberries, but since I do enjoy the Starbucks version, I decided to make actual brownies, adding dried cherries and the Ghiradelli’s (sp?) white chips. This is now my new go-to treat for home and when I am tasked with dessert for a potluck. I will, however, make both versions for Christmas this year as I am the only weirdo in the family!!

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  5. Kim

    Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars (easy recipe) - Celebrating Sweets (12)
    Fantastic! Super easy!

    Reply

    • Allison

      I’m glad you enjoyed them!

      Reply

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What is the Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bar made of? ›

Cranberry Bliss Bars {Starbucks Copycat} are white chocolate blondies with added dried cranberries and orange zest, topped with a cream cheese frosting. If you would prefer the bars without cranberries and orange zest, make my White Chocolate Blondies.

How long can you keep Starbucks cranberry bliss bars in the fridge? ›

Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

What is the cranberry thing at Starbucks? ›

Melt away the holiday chill with the sweet and tart flavors of whole dried cranberries in layers of creamy milk chocolate. They pair well with a range of beverages, from Central and South American coffees to lattes, mochas and more.

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The cranberry bliss bar is a perfect snack all by itself, but Starbucks does have some pretty great drinks so it could be paired with a hot chocolate or a simple un-flavored coffee. There's a lot of flavor in this tiny bar so only one triangle piece is filling.

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Table of Contents. Cranberry bliss bars are a seasonal treat at Starbucks—but when you make them at home, it's bliss bar season all year long! If you're looking for the perfect easy homemade treat to make for your office holiday potluck or gifting to friends and family, you've found it.

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Our shelf-stable products (Frappuccino, Doubleshot Energy, Pink Drink, etc.) do not require refrigeration, but we recommend serving them chilled or over ice and refrigerating after opening. Once opened, they should be consumed within 24 -48 hours.

How many calories are in a Starbucks cranberry bliss bar? ›

You won't be able to tell the difference between the Starbucks version and this homemade one! These homemade bars are significantly lightened-up at 100 calories vs. the original's 290.

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The Starbucks version of the cranberry bliss bars does not have nuts. My recipe does not have nuts in the batter, but I add chopped pistachios to the topping.

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How long are cranberry bliss bars good for? These are best stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container with parchment paper or plastic wrap between each layer. They will keep for about 5 days. You can store them tightly wrapped in the freezer for up to two months.

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The Starbucks version of the cranberry bliss bars does not have nuts. My recipe does not have nuts in the batter, but I add chopped pistachios to the topping.

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