Applesauce Cereal Bars Recipes

APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in applesauce. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice; stir into the applesauce mixture until well blended. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.
• In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and margarine. Stir in vanilla and milk until smooth. Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.

APPLESAUCE CEREAL SNACKS OR BARS

Steps:

• Mix all ingeredients in a medium bowl until well blended.
• **Optional-throw a Tbs or two of Soy Flour in to boost up the protine of a picky child's diet!
• Spray pan with cooking spay.
• To make bars press into a 9x9 pan.
• To make bite sized snacks, spread loosely onto a jelly roll pan.
• Bake at 350 20-30 minutes unyil crisp and golden--watch the snacks, they cook faster.
• Cut or crumble, cool and enjoy!
• Store in an air tight container, they never last more than a couple days at our house so I'm not sure how long they are shelf stable.
• Servings are approximate.

APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl or other container, mix flour with baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Stir in flour mixture.
• Add applesauce, pecans and raisins and stir until blended.
• Pour into a greased and floured 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan.
• Bake in preheated 350° oven 25 minutes, or until done.
• Cool applesauce bars on rack then cut in 2-1/2 x 1-inch bars and sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar.

CHUNKY APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• (you can also use 9x13 but need to double the recipe).
• In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar and egg until smooth.
• Stir in applesauce.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice (and/or spices); stir into the applesauce mixture until well blended.
• Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes (for 9/13 pan) or 35-40 minutes (for 9x9 pan) in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden.
• Cool in the pan over a wire rack.
• In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and margarine.
• Stir in vanilla and milk until smooth.
• Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.
• Other suggested toppings include using only powered sugar or a caramel frosting.

APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, applesauce and oil until well blended. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in raisins. , Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , In a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve a glaze consistency. Spread over warm bars. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

APPLESAUCE CEREAL BARS

Steps:

• BARS: Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease and flour (or spray with Bakers Joy) a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In small bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and spices.
• In mixing bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• Add applesauce and egg and blend well.
• Mix in dry ingredients from small bowl.
• Stir in cereal and spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Glaze, and let cake cool.
• Cut into bars.
• GLAZE: In small bowl, add glaze ingredients and microwave on medium power to melt butter and sugar.
• Pour warm glaze over cake.
• VARIATION: Substitute 1 cup crushed pineapple, undrained, for the applesauce.