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Carrot and Zucchini Bars
Makes: 36 servings
Yield: 36 bars
Prep: 20 mins Bake: 350°F 25 mins
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Carrot and Zucchini Bars
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2
    cups all-purpose flour
  • 1
    teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2
    teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4
    teaspoon baking soda
  • 2
    eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 1/2
    cups shredded carrot
  • 1
    medium zucchini, shredded (1 cup)
  • 3/4
    cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2
    cup raisins
  • 1/2
    cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2
    cup cooking oil
  • 1/4
    cup honey
  • 1
    teaspoon vanilla
  • 1
    recipe Citrus-Cream Cheese Frosting
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, ginger, and baking soda. In another large bowl stir together eggs, carrot, zucchini, brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, oil, honey, and vanilla. Add carrot mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Spread batter into an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

2. Bake about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Frost with Citrus-Cream Cheese Frosting. Cut into bars.

3. Makes 36 bars.

Citrus-Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
  • 1
    8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1
    cup powdered sugar
  • 1
    teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel or orange peel (optional)
Directions

In a medium mixing bowl beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. If desired, stir in lemon or orange peel.

Nutrition Facts (Carrot and Zucchini Bars)
  • Servings Per Recipe 36,
  • Calories 125,
  • Protein (gm) 2,
  • Carbohydrate (gm) 16,
  • Fat, total (gm) 7,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 19,
  • Saturated fat (gm) 2,
  • Monosaturated fat (gm) 2,
  • Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 3,
  • Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
  • Sugar, total (gm) 11,
  • Vitamin A (IU) 632,
  • Vitamin C (mg) 1,
  • Thiamin (mg) 0,
  • Riboflavin (mg) 0,
  • Niacin (mg) 0,
  • Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
  • Folate (µg) 16,
  • Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
  • Sodium (mg) 44,
  • Potassium (mg) 81,
  • Calcium (DV %) 182,
  • Iron (DV %) 0,
  • Other Carb () 1,
  • Fat () 1,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (9)
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Nan-So.Cal. wrote:

Very good bars and delicious frosting. I put lemon peel in the frosting and you could hardly taste the lemon. Frosting was a little running but hope it is better the next day. Wonder how it would be with apple sauce instead of the oil. Might try next time. A definite repeat.

11/6/2011 12:04:49 PM Report Abuse
opq1 wrote:

Hhmmm, I'm not sure what happened with these... The frosting was runny, wouldn't even thicken up in the frig. (but the flavor of it was good) The bars themselves were okay. Good texture, moist but just not great.

3/29/2011 12:54:38 PM Report Abuse
gauthierjennie wrote:

So I am wondering do children like the citrus frosting? I think I'll try it but with just the straight up cream cheese frosting. I am afraid the kids wouldn't like the citrus. Anyone have any feedback?

3/8/2011 12:23:12 PM Report Abuse
jimant60 wrote:

This recipe will as written be a 3 Points Plus+ recipe also! What a deal!

1/30/2011 06:53:54 AM Report Abuse
cactuspatches wrote:

Really good. I made it just as the recipe was written except I used whole wheat flour.

10/20/2010 04:36:33 PM Report Abuse
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