April 18, 2024

Orville’s Power Crunch Bars

Name: Orville’s Power Crunch Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 24
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

30

Prep Time Minutes
75
Total Time Minutes
12
Number of Ingredients
24
Servings

Tags:

Over 45 min,
Snack,
Dessert,
Orville,
PAM,
Summer,
Spring,
Fall,
Winter,
Microwave,
Oven,
Back to School

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.
Step two

Spray 38cm x 25cm shallow baking pan with cooking spray.
Step three

Combine oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl; set aside.
Step four

Prepare popcorn according to package directions.
Step five

Remove all unpopped kernels; set aside.
Step six

Combine brown sugar and Earth Balance® spread in large bowl using electric mixer on high speed.
Step seven

Add water and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture; blend well.
Step eight

Reduce speed to low; add cranberries.
Step nine

Cover hands with plastic gloves or sandwich-size plastic bags; spray with cooking spray.
Step ten

Incorporate popped corn into cookie dough.
Step eleven

Spread mixture in pan. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
Step twelve

Cool before cutting into 24 bars.
Step thirteen

Store bars in tightly sealed container.