These Creamy Orange Bars taste like you’re biting into a fresh orange! At only 160 calories per bar, each creamy bite is bursting with flavor!

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I’m at it again this week with another siggi’s inspired holiday recipe! Adding yet again to the dessert category of my website, I have created Creamy Orange Bars! Do not get these confused with the creamsicle flavor – as this is not that flavor. These taste like you are biting into an actual orange! The zesty orange taste combined with the light sweetness of siggi’s orange and ginger yogurt is the perfect blend of flavors. I have also heard that siggi’s has a blood orange flavor out right now, but I couldn’t find it at the grocery store I was at – you could sub in that flavor of yogurt if you wish.

Speaking of siggi’s, in case you didn’t see my blueberry pie cheese ball post earlier this week or my broccoli apple salad recipe, I’ll give you the low-down on siggi’s. siggi’s dairy was started by a man named Siggi (go figure) who lived in NYC and wanted some yogurt that was more like what he ate as a child growing up in Iceland.

With all the yogurts available to him in the U.S. being too sweet and full of complex ingredients, he decided to make his own. Long story short, we now have this great skyr style yogurt available that has, as their philosophy says, simple ingredients and not a lot of sugar. Plus, did I mention every one of their yogurts has more protein than sugar in it? How cool is that?!

Now back to this delicious recipe! My husband always associates oranges with Christmas, and so do I! Growing up we would always get an orange in our stockings on Christmas morning. My husband just has to have a chocolate orange every Christmas season, too. That orange flavor will forever be a Christmas flavor at our house. So if you love oranges, you will LOVE these Creamy Orange Bars.

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This recipe has a simple graham cracker crust, which you top with a lighter yogurt and cream cheese filling. If you have never made a graham cracker crust, you will find out it is really simple to do! Just crush the graham cracker crumbs (I used my food processor, but you could use a blender, or even the bottom of a cup), then combine the crumbs with some butter or coconut oil, and press onto the bottom of your baking dish. Bake the crust slightly.

While your crust is cooking, make your filling! Blend together the yogurt, cream cheese and egg whites. Whisk in a little bit of sugar, flour, orange juice and orange zest. This recipe calls for 2 Tablespoons of orange zest, which is equal to about 2 oranges. You may wish to do a little less if you do not want a strong orange taste.

Pour your filling onto the crust, spread so it is even and place it back in the oven to bake until the filling no longer jiggles. Let it cool completely, then place in the refrigerator to continue to fully cool and set up. Take to a family holiday party, slice into 12 bars…which are only 160 calories per bar….and enjoy!

Creamy Orange Bars

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Author: Brittany Poulson
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 28 minutes
Total Time: 43 minutes
Yield: 12 bars 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Bake
Cuisine: American

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These Creamy Orange Bars taste like you’re biting into a fresh orange! At only 160 calories per bar, each creamy bite is bursting with decadent flavor!

Ingredients

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For the crust:

3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (5-6 full sheets)
2 Tablespoons butter, melted (or coconut oil)

For the filling:

1– 5.3 ounce container of siggi’s orange & ginger yogurt
8 ounces Neufchâtel cheese (or light cream cheese)
2 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons whole wheat flour
2 Tablespoons orange juice
2 Tablespoons orange zest

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Instructions

For the crust:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 8×8 inch baking dish.
Combine the graham cracker crumbs and butter until all the crumbs are evenly moistened. Gently press onto the bottom of prepared baking dish. Bake for 8 minutes.

For the filling:

Meanwhile, blend together the yogurt, cream cheese and egg whites. Add in the sugar, flour, orange juice and orange zest; stir until fully combined.
Pour onto crust in baking dish, spread so it is even. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the filling is set and the center no longer jiggles.
Let cool completely, then place in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
Slice into 12 squares, serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 bar
Calories: 160
Sugar: 9 g
Sodium: 163 mg
Fat: 8 g
Saturated Fat: 4 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 18 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 5 g
Cholesterol: 18 mg

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I'm a registered dietitian nutritionist and mom of four with a passion of helping families build confidence in the kitchen. I share family friendly recipes and helpful tips to help you navigate mealtime one bite at a time.

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