Easy to Make - APPLESAUCE BARS - with vanilla icing
Don't be fooled by the name.... applesauce may not sound exciting but WOW can it make a scrumptious sweet treat! This is an easy recipe for moist applesauce bars with warm spices and a gooey vanilla icing! An icing that tastes like the delicious icing on cinnamon rolls!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup applesauce sweetened or unsweetened
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teas. baking soda
- 1/2 teas. salt
- 1 teas. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp butter melted
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 teas. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup raisins and/or walnuts optional
Instructions
- Grease a 9x13 cake pan. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium to large mixing bowl combine the brown sugar with the egg and softened butter. (You can mix by hand or with an electric mixer on low but do not over mix the egg.) Next, stir in the applesauce.
- In a small to medium sized bowl mix the flour, salt, soda, and pumpkin spice.
- Now, stir the flour mixture into the applesauce mixture until well blended.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Make sure the bars are golden brown and that a knife or toothpick comes out mostly clean to clean when inserted into the center of the bars.
- Cool in the pan, preferably on a wire rack.
- FROSTING: in a medium sized bowl combine the powdered sugar and butter until smooth (preferably with an electric mixer). Add in the milk and vanilla until well combined.
- Spread the icing over the cooled bars evenly. Cut, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Store the bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days OR in the fregerator for up to 5 days.
You can easily double this recipe and bake in a cookie sheet or jelly roll.
You can omit the frosting and top with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Substitute pumpkin pie spice with apple pie spice or cinnamon.
Sprinkle the top with a light dusting of cinnamon. Enjoy with a glass of milk, coffee, or hot apple cider!