Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Carrot Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

NUTRITION · PER SERVING35M COOK
CAL 11%·PRO 6%
CARBS 33G62% OF CAL
1G FIBER26G SUGAR5G OTHER
FAT 8G35% OF CAL
4G SAT4G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

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.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 36
  • 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
PREP
10M
SODIUM
141MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.