4.9 from 39 votes
Molasses Bars
These are my Grandma Marion's Molasses Bars, also known as hermit bars. Chewy, delicious sweet bars for the molasses lovers!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Servings: 30
Calories: 198 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups of white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup and 2 tablespoons of margarine or butter
- 2 small eggs
- 1 1/2 cups of raisins
- 1/2 cup of molasses
- 3 1/4 cups of flour
- 2 teaspoons rounded baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Dash of allspice
Instructions
- Kick the tires and light the fires to 375 °F.
- Cream the sugars and the margarine together. Add in your two eggs and beat in completely.
- Add in the molasses to the margarine/sugar mix and mix in thoroughly.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients.
- Combine the wet and dry and mix well.Then add in your raisins.
- Divide the dough into two pieces, and from each half form three long rolls on a cookie sheet.
- Build them up as high as you can and they fit across a baking sheet, width-wise. When you build them up, you get a thicker, chewier bar.
- Bake them in the oven at 375 for 13-15 minutes, and do not over/under bake. This from my grandma's instructions. So they need to be baked until the edges are cooked and the middle slightly still underdone.
- Slice them across into about 8-10 squares when they are fully cooled, needless to say, this recipe makes a large amount, you can end up with 40-60 of the little bars!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
30g
Calories
198kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
123mg
(5%)
Potassium
202mg
(6%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
285IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 198
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 30g | |
| Calories | 198kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 123mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 202mg | 4% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 285IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.