PUMPKIN ZUCCHINI SPICE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare one of the optional pans below greased or with parchment paper.
• Place in a large bowl to combine sugar, oil, and eggs until blended.
• Add in flour, baking soda, baking powder, all the spices, and canned pumpkin.
• Mix just until well incorporated.
• Fold in shredded zucchini and chocolate chips or raisins.
• Use the baking pans of choice below.
• Bake at 350 degrees for the allotted time below for the pan used.
• Pour into a parchment lined brownie pan level with the pan size 12 x 9 and cook for 30 minutes but use the toothpick method to see if the middle comes out clean.
• If you have any extra batter I usually make around 6 muffins.
• When bars are cooled, you can either garnish them with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.
• Cut and store in a covered airtight container.
• These also freeze well up to 3 months.
• Pan Options:
• I used a brownie sized 12 x 9 pan lined with parchment to make bars for around 35 minutes..
• If making regular size muffins they should take approx 18-20 minutes, we made mini bundts that were rather full (in the pics) and they took 35 minutes.
• For loaf pans place the batter evenly between the two loaf pans. Bake for about 60-70
• For muffins, these are done when they spring back touched gently in the center.
• For bundt pan, pour into heavily greased bundt pan and bake around 50 to 60 minutes.