Keto Cranberry Bliss Bars

These keto cranberry bars are a delicious anytime treat. The bars are not only sugar-free but also gluten-free, making them keto-friendly and, oh, so yummy.

The combination of tart fresh cranberries and the keto blondie base complement each other beautifully.

It’s a keto fresh cranberry bar recipe that uses fall spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, as well as orange and vanilla extract, to create one memorable seasonal cookie bar recipe!

It uses almond and coconut flour for the perfect, slightly chewy consistency. Using cream cheese in the batter also gives it a dense texture that makes it a great packable, healthy snack.

Consider this an alternative to Starbucks cranberry bliss bars, minus all the carbs.

Those bars have 38 g net carbs per serving, compared to our keto cranberry bliss bars, which have only 2.4 net carbs. Thus, they are the perfect way to enjoy a similar flavor profile while following a low-carb diet.

Be sure to visit our keto cookie bar recipes for more delicious options. If you’re a fan of cookies, you should also check out our entire collection of keto cookies.

Keto Cranberry Bliss Bars

These low carb cranberry bliss bars can be whipped up in no time using simple, wholesome ingredients.

If you are anything like me, you have several bags of frozen cranberries in your freezer so that you can enjoy them even before the fall season arrives.

It’s a keto-friendly cranberry bar recipe that is the perfect solution during busy weekdays when you’re craving a keto treat. They’re absolutely delicious and satisfy your cravings!

A batch of cranberry bars with fresh cranberries is also great for parties, holidays, or family gatherings!

Trust me, even if they are not on a ketogenic diet, they will welcome this recipe!

Are Cranberries Keto-Friendly?

If you are wondering if cranberries are allowed on a keto diet, I am here to tell you that they can certainly fit into your daily macros. And because they have so much flavor, just a few berries go a long way.

Don’t worry if you’re on a low-carb diet. Eating cranberries won’t take away from your progress because they are actually very low in carbohydrates and high in fiber.

The best way to enjoy cranberries is by using fresh or frozen, unsweetened berries.

Tart cranberries have only 12 grams of carbohydrates and almost 5 grams of dietary fiber, which makes them a healthy food choice for people monitoring their carb intake.

Based on these facts, it was easy for me to make my own version of the popular cranberry bliss bars in time for the holiday season.

Ingredients Needed For Low-Carb Cranberry Bars

Below are the ingredients you’ll need to make these delicious bars. Note that the full printable recipe card is at the bottom of the page, along with the full nutritional information.

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Sugar-Free Cranberry Bliss Bars 

• Cream cheese (room temperature)
• Unsalted butter (room temperature )
• Granulated sugar substitute 
• Eggs, room temperature
• Vanilla extract
• Orange extract
• Almond flour
• Coconut flour
• Sea salt
• Baking powder
• Xanthan gum (optional but this is what makes this cookie bar a little chewy)
• Fresh or frozen cranberries
• Sugar-free white chocolate chips

Keto Vanilla Icing

• Confectioners’ sugar substitute
• Vanilla extract
• Heavy whipping cream

How To Make Keto Cranberry Bars

To make these keto cranberry bars, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your baking dish by greasing it well with butter.

This will make it easier when it comes time to serve the bars, plus the butter gives the bars extra flavor.

Then, in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, you’ll beat together softened cream cheese, vanilla extract, orange extract, sugar substitute, and eggs one at a time, making sure they are well incorporated into the batter.

Fold in the almond and coconut flour, baking powder, salt, and xanthan gum into the wet ingredients and combine until fully incorporated.

Next, you’ll fold in the sugar-free white chocolate chips. Then, you’ll spread half of the batter on the bottom of the prepared pan. Once that’s done, you’ll add the cranberries evenly over the top.

Note: If you are using frozen cranberries, there is no need to defrost.

Then, you’ll cover the cranberries with the remaining cookie bar dough before baking them for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Next, in a small mixing bowl, you’ll prepare the icing.

Once the bars have been allowed to cool, you can drizzle the top with the vanilla icing.

Cooled bars can then be stored in a single layer in an airtight container for up to five days in the refrigerator or up to three weeks in the freezer.

Best Sugar-Substitutes For Sugar-Free Cranberry Bars

My top choice as far as keto sweeteners is a monk fruit/erythritol blend. My personal favorite is Lakanto’s brand. But you can also use Swerve an erythritol sugar substitute.

You could also use the stevia and erythritol-based brand Pyure for most of my baked goods. However, if using Pyure, you will want to use half the amount called for in this recipe since it’s a much sweeter choice.

Lastly, if you can’t easily find a more natural sugar substitute, you can also use Splenda for baking or a generic brand of the same. It will work with great success.

I know not everyone would agree with me here, and I respect that, but in my book, it’s still better than regular sugar.

However, when it comes to the keto vanilla glaze, you will have to use a confectioner’s sugar substitute. Both Lakanto and Swerve have great ones.

Best Sugar-Free White Chocolate Chips

With regards to which sugar-free white chocolate chips to use, I have a few I can recommend.

My personal favorite for sugar-free white chocolate chips is Lily’s White Chocolate Chips. It’s stevia-based and, in my opinion, doesn’t have any aftertaste.

Choczero has its own no-sugar-added white chocolate chips that are sweetened with monk fruit and are a great option as well!

Another stevia-based option is Bake Believe’s White Chocolate Chips, which has dazzling reviews!

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Be sure to also visit our keto cranberry recipes for tasty recipes!

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If there is one thing I am particularly proud of sharing, it’s how we combined our Christian faith with the keto diet. 

In case you don’t know, Randy and I came to the keto diet looking at it from a Christian perspective. As believers, we live our entire lives supported by God’s grace.

So when the Holy Spirit led us to combine our Christian faith and the keto diet, we did so in hopes of finding lasting transformation.

To say we needed God’s intervention is to put it mildly. When we followed the Holy Spirit’s prompting, we got on the path to real transformation.

Knowing firsthand the benefits of this decision, we have created a closed Christian group that is using the keto diet to transform their lives. 

I love how supportive and encouraging this group of believers is. It’s exciting to see how people are transforming their lives by combining this lifestyle with the Christian faith. 

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