These easy to make zucchini bars are the flavors of fall just before it sets in when you welcome cooler weather.
Growing up dad always had a garden and we couldn't wait for mom to make us these delicious zucchini bars.
These will always be a loved dessert and memory of dad, our garden and childhood favorite desserts.
Sometimes the simpliest desserts made with love can you bring you back in time to relive those precious moments and for me this is one of them.
Dad always like these dusted with powdered sugar so mom would do half with frosting and the other half with a sprinke of that white powdered sugar for him.
Ingredients for Zucchini Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting:
- flour
- brown sugar
- sugar
- baking soda
- baking powder
- cinnamon
- salt
- vanilla
- pumpkin pie spice
- eggs
- canola oil or vegetable
- applesauce
- zucchini, shredded
- Optional: 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts and 1/2 cup dark raisins or for a different flavor add 1/2 cup coconut with chopped pecans
Zucchini Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Yield: 18
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 40 Min
Cream cheese frosting zucchini bars, all made from scratch and decadently moist!
Ingredients
- 2 cups AP flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 large Eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil or vegetable
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 2 cups zucchini, shredded
- Optional: 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts and 1/2 cup dark raisins or for a different flavor add 1/2 cup coconut with chopped pecans
Instructions
- Add all dry ingredients together.
- Stir in zucchini.
- Using a spatula pour into a parchment-lined baking sheet (brownie-sized pan) jelly-roll baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 for around 30 minutes or until the center is solid.
- Cool completely.
- OptionaL Garnish with powdered sugar or frosting recipe below
- Frosting
- 8 ounces of cream cheese softened
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon cream or milk
- Beat together, and spread on cooled bars.
