Best Lemon Zucchini Bars Recipes

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LEMON ZUCCHINI BARS



Lemon Zucchini Bars image

This snack cake is a good use for that bumper zucchini crop!

Provided by Rosina

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Squash

Time 2h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 ¼ cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 teaspoons lemon zest
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1 ¾ cups grated zucchini
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
  • In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs, lemon rind, and lemon juice; mix well. Stir in shredded zucchini.
  • In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add this mixture to the zucchini mixture. Stir until thoroughly combined; mix in the walnuts.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool. Sprinkle cake with sifted confectioners' sugar and cut into bars.
  • Sprinkle top with sifted confectioners' sugar and cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 417.2 calories, Carbohydrate 42.6 g, Cholesterol 46.5 mg, Fat 26.2 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 433.6 mg, Sugar 24.9 g

CARROT ZUCCHINI BARS WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Carrot Zucchini Bars With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting image

Getting the kids to eat their veggies has never been so easy! Personally, I like to make them without the walnuts, but I'm sure it's just as good with them in!

Provided by LibraChick93093

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 36 bars, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 eggs
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup shredded zucchini
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, oil, honey, and vanilla. Don't worry about clumps of the brown sugar, those will dissolve as it sits while you prepare the remaining ingredients. Then fold in the carrot, zucchini, and walnuts.
  • In another bowl combine add the flour, baking powder, ginger, and baking soda. Whisk to blend together.
  • Add to flour mixture to the wet mixture. Stir just until combined. Spread batter into a greased 13x9 inch baking pan.
  • Bake about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
  • Once the cake is cooled prepare the frosting. In a medium mixing bowl, beat the fosting ingredients with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Spread or pipe the frosting over the cooled bars.

CARROT ZUCCHINI BARS WITH LEMON LIME FROSTING



Carrot Zucchini Bars with Lemon Lime Frosting image

I got this recipe from a friend several years ago on a handwritten card. She told me they were her family's favorite. And my family and friends like these very much, also. There appear to be several version of this on the net and the BHG version is the closest I have found to this recipe so it may have originated there.

Provided by Kathie Carr

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 19

BARS:
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1/2 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 large eggs, beaten
1 1/2 c shredded fresh carrots
1 c shredded fresh zucchini
1/2 c raisins
3/4 c chopped walnuts
1/2 c vegetable oil
1/2 c honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
LIME CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 pkg (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 c sifted powdered sugar
1 tsp finely shredded lemon peel
1 tsp finely shredded lime peel

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ginger, and baking soda. In another bowl stir together eggs, carrot, zucchini, raisins, walnuts, oil, honey, and vanilla.
  • 2. Add carrot mixture to flour mixture and stir just until mixed. Spread batter in an un-greased 9 by 13 inch cake pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of bar comes out clean. Cool pan on a wire rack and when cool frost with Lemon-Lime Frosting.
  • 3. FROSTING: In a medium mixer bowl combine cream cheese, and powdered sugar. When well mixed and fluffy add lemon and lime peel. Frost bars. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.

LEMON ZUCCHINI BARS



Lemon Zucchini Bars image

A light and colorful cake like bar with a dusting of confectioners sugar for a topping or add a lemon glaze.

Provided by Calee

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 3/4 cups grated raw zucchini
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl combine sugar, oil, eggs, lemon zest and lemon juice,mix well.
  • Stir in shredded zucchini.
  • Combine in another bowl, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. mix well.
  • Gradually add this mixture to the zucchini mixture. Mix throughly.
  • Pour into greased 9x13 pan.
  • Bake 350 for 45-50 minutes.
  • Cool, dust with confectioners sugar.
  • Or if you like a lemon glaze for the topping:.
  • 1/2 cup sugar, zest of one lemon, juice of one lemon.In a saucepan bring to a boil, when cake is warm, poke holes in top with a toothpick brush with glaze.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 352.3, Fat 19.6, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 46.5, Sodium 431.1, Carbohydrate 41.1, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 24.8, Protein 4

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