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.

Prep: 20 mins

Bake: 25 mins at 350

Makes: 36 bars

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Ingredients:

Bars Citrus-Cream Cheese Frosting

-1 ½ cups all-purpose flour - 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened

-1 teaspoon baking powder - 1 cup powdered sugar

-½ teaspoon ground ginger - 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel or

-¼ teaspoon baking soda orange peel (optional)

-2 eggs, slightly beaten

-1 ½ cups shredded carrot

-1 medium zucchini, shredded (1 cup)

-¾ cup packed brown sugar

-½ cup raisins

-½ cup chopped walnuts

-½ cup cooking oil

-¼ cup honey

-1 teaspoon vanilla

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Directions:

Step 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.

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Step 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.

Step 3

Makes 36 bars.

Step 4

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.