Zucchini Carrot Dessert Bars

Irishwitch
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Total Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 24 bars

Source: My Files

Ingredients:

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup honey
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup shredded zucchini
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 2 cups whole-wheat flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1-2 Tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream together the vegetable oil, honey, and eggs until light and fluffy.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients, except for the orange juice. Mix.
4. Lightly grease (I use Pam) a 9x13 inch pan.
5. Spread mixture evenly.
6. Bake around 35 minutes.
7. Cool and glaze with juice.

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Ginger Yazak

July 23, 20150 found this helpful

You could improve these by substituting applesauce for the oil. Nice and moist with extra fruit instead of fat and fewer calories.

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