Mom On Timeout· by Trish - Mom On Timeout★ 4.9 (45)

Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 36, 36 bars
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1¼ cups unsweetened applesauce (or oil, this is what my Nana used); 2 cups granulated sugar; 3 large eggs (room temperature); 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveld); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 cups grated carrots (finely shredded); 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut; 1 cup chopped nuts (we like to use pecansoptional); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup crushed pineapple (not drained! {use the pineapple in JUICE not syrup} Spoon the pineapple from the jar into the measuring cup.); ½ cup salted butter (softened); 8 ounces cream cheese (softened); 1 pound powdered sugar

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 36 · 35m total

Servings

Calories

11% of a 2,000 cal day

216KCAL

Protein

3g5% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat8g

11%

Saturated4g

21%

Unsaturated4g

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Total Carbs34g

12%

Fiber1g

Total Sugars27g

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incl. Added Sugars24g

49%

Starch6g

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Sodium161mg

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Carrot cake reimagined as easy bar cookies topped with cream cheese frosting. Moist, spiced, and studded with coconut, nuts, and crushed pineapple. A crowd-pleasing treat.

Ingredients

36 SERVINGS

1¼ cupsunsweetened applesauce — or oil
2 cupsgranulated sugar
3large eggs — room temperature
2 cupsall-purpose flour
1 tspbaking soda
1½ tspbaking powder
½ tspfine sea salt
1 tspground cinnamon
2 cupsgrated carrots — finely shredded
1 cupshredded sweetened coconut
1 cupchopped nuts — we like to use pecansoptional
1 tspvanilla extract
1 cupcrushed pineapple — undrained, packed in juice
½ cupsalted butter — softened
8 ozcream cheese — softened
1 lbpowdered sugar

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Method

35m total

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