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.
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Delish! Must be a wonderfully moist cake! Yum! Love zucchini. So versatile!
ReplyDeleteAmazing dear, this cake is great. I made a cake with zucchini some time ago and it was a great success. Very good. Bye, hope you have a wonderful week
ReplyDeleteThis looks very similar to my zucchini bread recipe...so I know I'd LOVE it! This is my ideal snack cake :)
ReplyDeleteYou know I have 4 cups of shredded zucchini frozen for just such an occasion. Wonderful, easy dessert and a grand way to welcome home my family when the snows return this week.
ReplyDeleteYum! I have never made baked anything with zucchini. I need to try this one! By the way, I really enjoy reading your blog and I have an award for you to claim: http://deelicioussweets.blogspot.com/2011/03/sisterhood-of-world-bloggers-award.html Just click and save the image of the award and post it on your blog if you like :)
ReplyDeleteThese look great! Funny how zucchini works its' way in everywhere!
ReplyDeleteZucchini makes the dessert more delectable.
ReplyDeleteScrumptious dessert, very healthy with zucchini too. Love the addition of allspice.
ReplyDeleteDear Claudia, This dessert sounds delicious...you can have your veggies and dessert at the same time! I would love to try this...Blessings, Catherine
ReplyDeletelooks delicious and healthy haven't had this
ReplyDeleteZucchinis are so cool! These looks super delish.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful is this?! Your dessert squares look and sound wonderful, Claudia!
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Tammy
I sooooo NEED one of these in my life..... it looks absolutely brill..
ReplyDeleteyummmm, would like the raisins in this, adds a nice sweetness I think and added texture....
ReplyDeleteI was just wistfully dreaming of my garden and all the zucchini I'm going to plant! This is scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteI lost my really good zucchini bread recipe, but now, I'm more excited to make this yummy zucchini moist cake recipe...thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAhhh, love zucchini cake (an excellent way to use up excess amounts of the lovely vegetable) and the addition of chocolate chips or raisins is a great touch too. Happy spring :)
ReplyDeleteOMG, this is simply gorgeous. Bookmarked this for later use. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteKristy
Beautiful dessert. I love the chocolate and zucchini combination.
ReplyDeleteI had to see this post as these are something I have been wanting to make sice last year!
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Brilliant, zucchinis are so good in desserts:)
ReplyDeleteHello again, I am sharing this wonderful recipe on my Wednesday post. thanks.
ReplyDeletezucchini is so incredible in desserts! I like the idea of these little snack squares . . . grab and go!
ReplyDeleteSo delicious...love recipes like
ReplyDeletethis :)
I am such a fan of Zucchini Bread, this recipe made my ears perk up, YUM! The added bonus of oatmeal, and chocolate chips is perfect. It really does look moist and delicious:-)
ReplyDeleteTake care,
Terra
Anything with oatmeal has my attention. Delicious!
ReplyDeleteGosh - this looks so moist! What time is afternoon tea? I'll bring the tea. =)
ReplyDeleteThe fact that its easy doesn't mean it's not delicious. It really looks wonderful. This is my first visit to your blog and I've spent some time browsing through your earlier entries. I'm so glad I did that. I really like the food and recipes you feature here. I'll definitely be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeletei really can't imagine zucchini in a cake. but yours look gorgeous and SO moist. :)
ReplyDeleteI heard a lot about zucchini and chocolate combination but somehow the though of adding zucchini as dessert never sound that great to me. You are clearing my doubts. This looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteDelicious.
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