Carrot and Zucchini Bars

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 160.7
  • Total Fat: 7.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 7.2 mg
  • Sodium: 114.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
  • Protein: 3.1 g

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Introduction

Adjusted a recipe found at Eat Better America, adding whole grain flour and decreasing the sugar content. Adjusted a recipe found at Eat Better America, adding whole grain flour and decreasing the sugar content.
Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

    3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
    3/4 cup all-purpose flour
    1 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp ground ginger
    1/4 tsp baking soda
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/2 cup refrigerated or frozen fat-free egg product, thawed
    1 1/2 cup shredded carrot
    1 medium zucchini, shredded (1 cup)
    2/3 cup lightly packed brown sugar
    1/4 cup Truvia
    1/2 cup raisins
    1/2 cup chopped walnuts
    1/3 cup canola oil
    1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
    1/4 cup honey
    1 tsp vanilla
    1 8 oz. package 1/3 less-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened
    1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine flours, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, and salt. In another large bowl, stir together egg product, carrot, zucchini, brown sugar, Truvia, raisins, walnuts, oil, applesauce, honey and vanilla. Add carrot mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. spread batter into an ungreased 13x9x2 baking pan.
Bake about 25 minute or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
For frosting: In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Frost bars with frosting. Cut into bars.

Serving Size: Makes 24 bars (13x9" pan)

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user POUNDPUPPIES.

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