Best Extremely Healthy Fiber Packed Zucchini Carrot Cranberry Bars Recipes

EXTREMELY HEALTHY FIBER PACKED ZUCCHINI CARROT CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a cake pan (9x13) with nonstick cooking spray.
• Mix together milk with lemon juice. Set aside for 5 minutes.
• Beat egg well, then add brown sugar, sugar, oil and beat together again. Add in vanilla, zucchini, carrots, cranberries and the milk and lemon mixture. Mix together well.
• Put the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nuts if you added any in another bowl. Mix them together.
• Add the dry mixture with the wet mixture, mix together until just combined. Spoon the mixture into the oiled pan and sprinkle some cinnamon sugar mixture onto the top if desired.
• Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until wooden stick inserted into the middle comes out clean and the bars are not sticky in the middle.
• Turn off the oven but don't open the oven or take the pan out, just leave it in there for 5 minutes if you like the outside crispy. Don't overbake, they become really dry and hard.

SKINNY CARROT AND ZUCCHINI BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, and salt. In another large bowl, stir together egg product, carrot, zucchini, brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, oil, applesauce, honey, and vanilla. Add carrot mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Spread batter into an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• Bake about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• For frosting: In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Frost bars with frosting. Cut into bars.

ZUCCHINI-CARROT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line bottom of 15x10x1-inch pan with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir together bar ingredients until well mixed. Spread in pan.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In large bowl, beat together frosting ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. If needed, add more milk to make a spreadable consistency. Spread over cooled bars. Cut into 2x1-inch bars. Garnish with raspberries and mint leaves. Store in refrigerator.

LIGHT CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 and grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan.
• Cream butter and sugars. Add pear baby food, then egg whites and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Fold in cranberries and nuts. Do not unthaw frozen berries. Mixture will be thick. Spread into prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes, until edges are golden and start to pull away from the pan.

CHEESECAKE CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, oats, and brown sugar.
• Using a pastry blender, cut int the butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Gently stir in white chocolate morsels.
• Set aside 2 1/2 cups of the crumb-morsel topping.
• Flour your hands and press remaining mixture into a greased 13x9 inch baking pan.
• In another mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until it is creamy.
• Add in the sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla; stir until smooth and well combined.
• Pour mixture over crust.
• In another bowl, mix together the cranberry sauce and cornstarch.
• Spoon mixture over the cream cheese layer.
• Sprinkle evenly with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until center is set.
• Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• Cover and keep in the refrigerator until serving time.
• Cut into bars and serve.

COCONUT CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs with melted butter.
• Press into 13 x 9 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle coconut, cranberries, vanilla chips and pecans over the crust.
• Pour condensed milk evenly over crust.
• Bake@ 350 degrees for 25-28 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• Cool on wire rack Cut in bars.