PUMPKIN ZUCCHINI SPICE BARS

Pumpkin Zucchini Spice Bars image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light or dark brown sugar
2/3 cup oil
4 large eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 can (15 oz) pure pumpkin
2 cups shredded zucchini blotted dry
3/4 cup milk chocolate chips or use raisins
Garnish;
Cinnamon Sugar
Powdered Sugar

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.