Recipe for the day ~ Cranberry Bar

Cranberry Bars

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1 (12 ounce) package whole cranberries

1 cup white sugar

3/4 cup water

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix

3/4 cup butter, melted

2 eggs

1 cup rolled oats

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1 tspn ground ginger

1 tspn ground cinnamon

Directions:

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the cranberries, white sugar and water

Cook, stirring occasionally until all the cranberries have popped and the mixture is thick, about 15 minutes

Remove from heat

Set aside to cool

Preheat oven to 350

In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, melted butter and eggs

Stir in the oats, brown sugar, ginger and cinnamon

Set aside about 1 1/2 cups of the mixture

Spread the rest onto the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish

Pack down to form a solid crust, getting it as even as possible

Spread the cooled cranberry mixture over the crust

Pinch off the pieces of the remaining mixture and place evenly over the cranberry layer

Bake for about 40 minutes or until the top is lightly browned

Cool in the pan for about 1 hour before slicing into bars