Orville’s Power Crunch Bars
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30Prep Time Minutes
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75Total Time Minutes
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12Number of Ingredients
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24Servings
Ingredients
- PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1-1/2 (192 g) cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 3/4 cup (102 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 g) baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 g) ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 g) salt
- 1 bag (82 g) Orville Redenbacher's® Buttery Flavour Microwave Popcorn
- 3/4 cup (165 g) firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (113 g) Earth Balance® Traditional Spread, softened (1/2 cup = 1 stick)
- 1 tablespoon (15 mL) water
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL) vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (96 g) dried cranberries
Directions
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Step one
Preheat oven to 190°C.
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Step two
Spray 38cm x 25cm shallow baking pan with cooking spray.
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Step three
Combine oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl; set aside.
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Step four
Prepare popcorn according to package directions.
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Step five
Remove all unpopped kernels; set aside.
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Step six
Combine brown sugar and Earth Balance® spread in large bowl using electric mixer on high speed.
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Step seven
Add water and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture; blend well.
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Step eight
Reduce speed to low; add cranberries.
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Step nine
Cover hands with plastic gloves or sandwich-size plastic bags; spray with cooking spray.
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Step ten
Incorporate popped corn into cookie dough.
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Step eleven
Spread mixture in pan. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
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Step twelve
Cool before cutting into 24 bars.
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Step thirteen
Store bars in tightly sealed container.
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Orville’s Power Crunch Bars
