Applesauce Energy Bars Recipes

APPLESAUCE SPICE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Combine sugar, 1/3 cup butter and egg in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add all remaining ingredients except raisins. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Stir in raisins.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Combine all frosting ingredients except pecans in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth.
• Frost cooled bars; sprinkle with pecans. Cut into bars.

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.