Name: Cranberry Magic Bars
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 120 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter (melted (I use unsalted, but salted tames some of the sweetness)); scant 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs; 3/4 cup white chocolate chips; 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts; 1 cup dried cranberries (I use orange-flavored dried cranberries); 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut flakes (measured loosely and not packed); about two-thirds can (14-ounce sweetened condensed milk (eyeball it))

Cranberry Magic Bars — A marriage of the famous Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars with Seven Layer Bars!! White chocolate, cranberries, coconut, and so good! Fast and super easy!!

I love Cranberry Bliss Bars. Actually anything with white chocolate and cranberries I’m bound to like.

And because I have a longstanding obsession with Seven Layer Bars — or Magic Bars, as they’re sometimes called — marrying two favorite bars into one had to happen.

A buttery graham cracker crust, topped with white chocolate chips, chocolate chips, walnuts, dried cranberries, coconut, and sweetened condensed milk.

It’s a fast, easy, one-bowl, no-mixer recipe that’s as easy as sprinkling and layering ingredients in a pan and the bars have everything going.

There’s a slightly crunchy graham cracker crust, extra crunch from the walnuts, with chewiness from the cranberries and coconut. So much texture and diverse but complimentary flavors in every bite.

The cranberries perfectly cut through the sweetness of the white chocolate, coconut, and creamy sweetened condensed milk while semi-sweet chocolate chips round things out.

If you need a holiday dessert that’s virtually effortless but that tastes like a million bucks, this is the one!

Cranberry Magic Bar Ingredients

To make the dried cranberry 7 layer bars, you’ll need the following ingredients:

Butter
Graham cracker crumbs
White chocolate chips
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chopped walnuts
Dried cranberries
Sweetened shredded coconut
Sweetened condensed milk

How to Make Cranberry Magic Bars

The dried cranberry bars are incredibly easy to make and require virtually no prep work. Here are the basic recipe steps:

To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the butter and heat on high power to melt.
Add the graham crackers crumbs and toss lightly with a fork to coat.
Turn mixture out into a greased 8×8-inch pan, forming an even, smooth, flat crust layer by tapping crumbs into place with a spatula or your fingertips.
Evenly sprinkle with the white chocolate chips, chocolate chips, walnuts, cranberries, and coconut (in that order).
Evenly drizzle sweetened condensed milk over the top.
Bake until lightly golden brown around edges and the center is mostly set.

Can This Recipe Be Doubled?

Absolutely! Simply double the ingredients and bake in a 9×13-inch pan.

Can the Recipe Be Made in Advance?

Yes, the sweetened condensed milk prevents the bars from drying out so they keep well for up to 1 week at room temperature. Wrap the pan tightly with foil to keep them fresh.

Tips for Making 7 Layer Bars with Cranberries

The crust will look skimpy in the pan, but that’s okay. The bars are very rich so you don’t want a super thick crust.

Note that the recipe calls for sweetened condensed milk, NOT evaporated milk. They’re two different products; do not try to substitute one for the other.

Keep an extremely close eye on bars in the final minutes of baking because coconut can go from raw-looking to burnt in one minute. I’ve baked the bars in different ovens and have baked for as long as 27 minutes and as short as 20 minutes; watch your bars and not the clock.

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Cranberry Magic Bars

By Averie Sunshine

A marriage of the famous Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars with Seven Layer Bars!! White chocolate, cranberries, coconut, and so good! Fast and super easy!!

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Cooling Time: 1 35

Total Time: 2

Servings:

Ingredients

▢ ¼ cup butter, melted (I use unsalted, but salted tames some of the sweetness)
▢ scant 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
▢ ¾ cup white chocolate chips
▢ ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
▢ ¼ cup chopped walnuts
▢ 1 cup dried cranberries, I use orange-flavored dried cranberries
▢ 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut flakes, measured loosely and not packed
▢ about two-thirds can, 14-ounce sweetened condensed milk (eyeball it)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the butter and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute.
Add the graham crackers crumbs and toss lightly with a fork to coat crumbs evenly.
Turn mixture out into prepared pan, forming an even, smooth, flat crust layer by tapping crumbs into place with a spatula or your fingertips. The amount of crust is skimpy and barely covers the pan, but it’s okay.
Evenly sprinkle with the white chocolate chips, chocolate chips, walnuts, cranberries, and coconut (in that order).
Evenly drizzle sweetened condensed milk over the top.
Bake for about 20 minutes, or until lightly golden brown around edges and the center is mostly set. Keep an extremely close eye on bars in the final minutes of baking because coconut can go from raw-looking to burnt in one minute. I’ve baked the bars in different ovens and have baked for as long as 27 minutes and as short as 20 minutes; watch your bars and not the clock.
Place pan on a wire rack and allow bars to cool in pan for at least 2 hours, or overnight, before slicing and serving. Bars firm up as they cool.
Adapted from Seven Layer Bars

Notes

Bars will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 227kcal, Carbohydrates: 29g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 13mg, Sodium: 88mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 23g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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