Relish these bars packed with apricot, cranberry and pecans – a nutty dessert.
Apricot-Cranberry-Nut Bars
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 55 min
- Servings 20
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
Base and Topping
- 1 (15.6-oz.) pkg. cranberry-orange quick bread mix
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
Filling
- 1 (12-oz.) can apricot filling
- 1 (3-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch square pan. Place bread mix in large bowl. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg; mix well. Reserve 1 cup mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture evenly in bottom of greased pan.
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Step2In small bowl, combine all filling ingredients; stir gently to mix (do not break up cream cheese). Spread filling evenly over base. With fingers, crumble reserved mixture and sprinkle evenly over filling; press lightly.
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Step3Bake at 350°F. for 30 to 35 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. Cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
170
Calories
8g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
13g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 170
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 140mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 13g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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