Best Whole Wheat Zucchini Bars Recipes

THE BEST ZUCCHINI BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease a 17x11x1 or 15x10x1 pan.
• In a large bowl, add oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix with a hand mixer for 1 minute until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Whisk to combine.
• Add the dry ingredients in with the wet ingredients. Mix with a hand mixer on low until the dry ingredients are incorporated.
• Fold in the shredded zucchini and carrots.
• Fold in rolled oats and walnuts.
• Spread out on prepared pan. Place in the oven and bake for 24 minutes. Let cool completely and frost.
• In a large bowl, combine butter and cream cheese. Beat with the hand mixer until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
• Add in vanilla and powdered sugar. Mix on low until the powdered sugar is well incorporated. Turn mixer on high and mix for an additional minute or two.
• Spread on cooled bars with an offset spatula.

ZUCCHINI BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and grease/flour a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Beat eggs; add sugar and oil.
• Add the zucchini and vanilla; stir to mix well.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the egg mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until done.
• While the bars are baking, whip the butter and cream cheese until light; add vanilla and powdered sugar.
• Beat until fluffy, adding a *little* milk as needed if frosting is too thick.
• Spread frosting on top of the bars when they are cooled.

CINNAMON-TOPPED WHOLE WHEAT ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Move oven rack to low position so tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans or 1 (9x5-inch) loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir zucchini, 1 2/3 cups sugar, the oil, vanilla and eggs until well mixed. Stir in remaining bread ingredients; mix well. Divide batter evenly between 8-inch pans or pour into 9-inch pan.
• In small bowl, mix topping ingredients with fork until crumbly. For 8-inch loaves, sprinkle evenly over batter in both pans. For 9-inch loaf, sprinkle over batter in pan.
• Bake 8-inch loaves 50 to 60 minutes, 9-inch loaf 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on cooling rack 10 minutes.
• Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

WHOLE WHEAT ZUCCHINI BARS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, beat eggs. Add sugar and oil beat well. In medium bowl, combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt and 1 teaspoon cinnamon mix well. Add to egg mixture mix well. Stir in zucchini and currants. Spread in greased pan.2. Bake at 350°F. for 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.3. In small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients until smooth. Spread evenly over cooled bars. Cut into bars.High Altitude (above 3500 feet): No change.Nutrition Information Per Serving: Serving Size: 1 Bar * Calories: 150 * Calories from Fat: 60 * % Daily Value: Total Fat: 7 g 11% * Saturated Fat: 1 g 5% * Cholesterol: 20 mg 7% * Sodium: 55 mg 2% * Total Carbohydrate: 20 g 7% * Dietary Fiber: 1 g 4% * Sugars: 14 g * Protein: 2 g * Vitamin A: 0% * Vitamin C: 0% * Calcium: 0% * Iron: 4% * Dietary Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1/2 Fruit, 1 Fat or 1 1/2 Carbohydrate, 1 Fat

WHOLE WHEAT ZUCCHINI OR CARROT BREAD

Steps:

• Beat together oil and honey, then add eggs, vanilla and zucchini.
• Sift dry ingredients and add to zucchini mixture.
• Add nuts last.
• Bake in a greased 9" loaf pan at 350F for 45 to 60 minutes.