The Best Zucchini Bars
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The Best Zucchini Bars
Description
This recipe for The Best Zucchini Bars layers together moist shredded zucchini and carrots into a spiced batter enriched with oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Dry ingredients like flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder create a balanced rise while adding warmth. Rolled oats and walnuts bring texture and nuttiness to the bars. The mixture is spread into a greased shallow pan and baked at 350°F around 24 minutes until just set. A smooth cream cheese frosting made from butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar is spread over cooled bars for a tangy sweetness that complements the lightly spiced base. The bars offer a moist, tender crumb with contrasting chewy oats and crunch from walnuts, while the frosting adds creaminess. This recipe works well for gatherings, snacks, or a subtle vegetable boost in a treat, though the frosting makes it best enjoyed soon after preparation.
Ingredients
Zucchini Bars
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups zucchini shredded
- 1 carrot shredded, small
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature, salted
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Bars
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease a 17x11x1 or 15x10x1 pan.
- In a large bowl, add oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix with a hand mixer for 1 minute until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Whisk to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients in with the wet ingredients. Mix with a hand mixer on low until the dry ingredients are incorporated.
- Fold in the shredded zucchini and carrots.
- Fold in rolled oats and walnuts.
- Spread out on prepared pan. Place in the oven and bake for 24 minutes. Let cool completely and frost.
Frosting
- In a large bowl, combine butter and cream cheese. Beat with the hand mixer until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
- Add in vanilla and powdered sugar. Mix on low until the powdered sugar is well incorporated. Turn mixer on high and mix for an additional minute or two.
- Spread on cooled bars with an offset spatula.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 452 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 452kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 351mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 139mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 36g | 72% |
| Vitamin A | 962IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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