caramel applesauce bars

Name: Caramel Applesauce Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: ## BARS:; 3/4 cup(s) whole wheat, white whole wheat or oat flour; 1/2 cup(s) ap flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 cup(s) butter(or light olive oil, coconut oil, or grapeseed oil); 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar(i used demerra sugar); 1/2 cup(s) honey; 2 - eggs; 1/2 cup(s) unsweetened applesauce; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 - optional add-inns: 1 peeled and finely diced apple and/or 1/2 c raisins and/or 1/2 c nuts; ## CARAMEL GLAZE:; 2 1/2 tablespoon(s) butter; 2 1/2 tablespoon(s) cream or half and half; 1/3 cup(s) brown sugar(i used demerra); 1 teaspoon(s) pure maple syrup or honey

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cindy sandberg

carlisle, IN

Updated on Apr 17, 2012

Tastes a lot like the caramel apple bread I make in the Fall...without the trip to the orchard! Because these bars use applesauce, they're a snap to whip up any time of year! Moist and delicious with a caramel-y glaze.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 25 Min

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yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

BARS:
3/4 cup whole wheat, white whole wheat or oat flour
1/2 cup ap flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter(or light olive oil, coconut oil, or grapeseed oil)
1/2 cup brown sugar(i used demerra sugar)
1/2 cup honey
2 - eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 - optional add-inns: 1 peeled and finely diced apple and/or 1/2 c raisins and/or 1/2 c nuts
CARAMEL GLAZE:
2 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 tablespoons cream or half and half
1/3 cup brown sugar(i used demerra)
1 teaspoon pure maple syrup or honey

How To Make caramel applesauce bars

Step 1

Grease a 9x13 pan. Preheat oven to 350F.

Step 2

Combine flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Step 3

In a med. saucepan, melt the butter. Add the sugar and honey and whisk until smooth. Remove from heat. Whisk in the eggs, one at at time until well combined. Add the applesauce and vanilla and stir well.
Step 4

Dump the dry ingredients into the pan with the wet and stir gently to combine. Spread batter in pan and bake for 20-25 min. until cake is starting to pull away from sides of pan, and toothpick tests done. Remove to rack to cool.
Step 5

Make the glaze: Melt the butter, then add the remaining ingrdients. Heat and whisk until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring often for 5 minutes. Pour hot glaze over bars, spreading evenly with a metal spatula. Allow bars to finish cooling, then cut into squares.
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