Carrot and Zucchini Bars
These spice bars are loaded with healthy ingredients including carrots, zucchini, and walnuts. This low-sodium recipe is a family pleaser.
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Carrot and Zucchini Bars
Directions
- 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.
- 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.
- Makes 36 bars.
Citrus-Cream Cheese Frosting
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)
- Per serving:
- 125 kcal ,
- 7 g fat
- (2 g sat. fat ,
- 3 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 2 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 19 mg chol. ,
- 44 mg sodium ,
- 16 g carb. ,
- 1 g fiber ,
- 11 g sugar ,
- 2 g pro.
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Reviews (5)
nickmadnus
141 Days Ago
These bars are perfect. They're not too sweet and with plenty of flavors. It's a win-win, satisfy your sweet tooth and get some veggies. The only change I made was to use coconut oil rather than cooking oil.
karrainsmith
501 Days Ago
I made these bars and they were deeeelishhhhous! I changed it around a little by using whole wheat flour mixed with quinoa and brown rice flour instead of using all purpose flour. I also used olive oil instead of cooking oil and CRAISINS instead of raisins.
I am not a fan of nuts so I did NOT use the walnuts. I also did not do the frosting because I did not want it to be extra sweet and I figured it would be a lot more healthy withOUT the frosting.
All in all, it was very moist and I will definitely be making this again.
I am not a fan of nuts so I did NOT use the walnuts. I also did not do the frosting because I did not want it to be extra sweet and I figured it would be a lot more healthy withOUT the frosting.
All in all, it was very moist and I will definitely be making this again.
Leah Dairy Branford
864 Days Ago
Has anyone tried this with applesauce or banana instead of oil? I try to sub things to be a bit healthier but it doesn't always work, i.e. brownies.