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Carrot Bars

25-30 minutes
Serves: 40 pieces

You can make this recipe with a similar amount of cooked pumpkin, cooked sweet potato or banana

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 applesauce
• 2 jars baby food carrots
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1-1/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped (optional)

Icing (optional)

• 1/4 cup soft margarine
• 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 oz light cream sheese
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350° F.

1. In a large bowl, mix sugar, oil, applesauce, baby food carrots, eggs, flour, 1 tsp of vanilla, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nuts (optional) together.

2. Bake in 13" x 9" greased and floured pan 25-30 minutes.

3. While bars bake, mix icing (optional): margarine, powdered sugar, light cream cheese, and 1 tsp vanilla.

4. When bars are baked, cool, spread with icing or sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into bars. Serve.

Nutrients per serving
1 piece

• Calories 71
• Saturated fat 0.5 g
• Iron 0.3 mg
• Protein 1 g
• Cholesterol 11 mg
• Calcium 4 mg
• Carbohydrate 10 g
• Vitamin A 86 RE
• Sodium 73 g
• Total Fat 3 g
• Vitamin C 0 mg
• Dietary Fiber 0 g

• Introduce your child to different forms a food can take.
• At snacktime, let your child choose raw apple, apple juice or
• applesauce—or a small amount of all three. Talk about different
• textures of these foods, which one your child likes best, and why.

 

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