Cranberry Pecan Chocolate Chip Anytime Bars
These not too sweet, but sweet enough Anytime Bars are a cross between a cookie and blondie and will leave you feeling all those yummy cozy nut, fruit and chocolatey vibes. The crunchy top with its soft & chewy middle are going to make these the new favorite anytime snack in your house or wherever you bring them!
Servings Prep Time
18×8 pan 10Minutes
Cook Time
28Minutes
Servings Prep Time
18×8 pan 10Minutes
Cook Time
28Minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat Oven to 400 degrees
  2. In a bowl, whisk 4 tablespoons chia seeds with 1/2 cup room temp nut milk. Set aside.
  3. While that’s gelling a bit, prep the rest of your ingredients. Add the vanilla to the chia seeds and nut milk. Melt your 1 cup butter or coconut oil (or combo of the two) and then add to the chia seeds and milk.
  4. Add 1 Cup sugar Add 2 Teaspoons Baking power and whisk.
  5. Add 1 Cup GF Flour and combine until JUST mixed. Add 1 1/2 Cups Quick Oats and combine again. Careful not to stir too much!
  6. Add 1/2 Cup (or more if you like!) Each of chopped pecans, dried cranberries and chocolate chips (for a total of 1 1/2 cups) and combine once more.
  7. Use rubber spatula to transfer into an 8×8 greased pan or for thinner bars use a 9 x 11 pan. *I doubled the recipe for the pictures shown here.
  8. Top with remaining (or more) pecan halves, dried cranberries and dark chocolate chips.
  9. Bake at 400 for 28-30 minutes.