Ingredients

The following ingredients have 10 Servings
  • 2 1/2 cups fine almond flour
  • 3 Tablespoons tapioca starch
  • 1/2 Teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 Tablespoons orange zest
  • 3/4 cup sliced almonds
  • 3/4 cup big flake coconut
  • 1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons coconut oil, melted
  • 1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups frozen or fresh cranberries, 1-10oz pkg
  • 1 Tablespoon orange zest
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 2 Teaspoons tapioca starch
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup coconut butter
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 Tablespoon maple syrup

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Mix together all the ingredients for the shortbread and streusel until a thick crumbly dough forms.
  • Pat 2/3 of the mixture into a 12″x9″ baking pan, keeping back 1/3 of the mixture for the streusel topping. Par bake the shortbread crust until lightly set and golden, about 10 minutes.
  • While the crust is baking, place the cranberries, orange zest, and orange juice into a saucepan. Mix together the tapioca starch and maple syrup until the tapioca starch is completely dissolved, then add it to the saucepan. Bring the cranberry orange filling to a boil, stirring occasionally, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. When the filling is done, remove it from the heat, and mix in the vanilla extract.
  • Spread the filling evenly over the par baked crust, then crumble the reserved streusel mixture over the top. Bake again until the streusel is golden, another 20-25 minutes.
  • When the bars are done, remove them from the oven and let them cool on a cooling rack for 1 hour before glazing.
  • For the glaze, melt the coconut butter in a small saucepan over low heat. When it’s fully melted, remove it from the heat, and whisk in the orange juice and maple syrup. If the glaze is too thick, whisk in a small amounts of orange juice until the desired consistency is reached.
  • Drizzle the glaze over the top of the cranberry orange bars, or place the glaze in a squeeze bottle and squeeze the glaze into lines over the surface.
  • Slice and serve.