Frosted Raisin Bars Recipes

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, add butter; cool to lukewarm.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and salt together in a medium-size bowl.
• Pour the raisin mixture in large mixing bowl; add sugar, egg and dry ingredients.
• With an electric mixer, beat until thoroughly blended.
• Pour into greased and floured sheet pan (15½x10½x1-inch) and bake about 25 minutes.
• Cool.
• To frost:
• In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, vanilla, confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon at a time of milk to the desired consistency.

FROSTED APPLE SAUCE RAISIN BARS - STEPH

Steps:

• 1. In a mixing bowl equipped with a paddle, mix softened butter on medium speed until creamy and light. Add brown sugar and beat until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on medium until smooth. Stir in apple sauce. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, spices and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and combine just until smooth. Plump raisins in hot water for about 10 minutes. Stir in raisins.
• 2. Pour batter into greased half size sheetpan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on wire racks.
• 3. Icing: 1/4 c. butter, 1 qt. powdered sugar, 1/4 c. milk, 1 tsp. vanilla. In a saucepan, heat butter until lightly browned. Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar and beat until smooth, adding milk as needed to produce a spreadable consistency. Stir in vanilla. Spread the icing evenly over the cooled cake and cut into 24 bars. ENJOY!

SPICE BARS WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
• Place the raisins and water into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook for 3 minutes. Drain, and reserve the liquid. Set aside to cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Mix in the egg and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into the batter alternately with the raisin water. Set aside 1/4 cup of the raisin liquid to use for the frosting. Mix in raisins last. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is lightly browned. While the cake is baking, stir together the reserved raisin water, maple extract and confectioners' sugar to make a thin glaze. Pour over the cake while still hot. Cool, then cut into squares to serve.

RAISIN CINNAMON BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine butter and brown sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in coffee. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to the coffee mixture until blended. Stir in raisins and pecans., Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes., Meanwhile for icing, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough water to achieve spreading consistency. Spread over warm bars.

FROSTED RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Combine the liquid ingredients in pot, Bring to boil, boil 5 minutes, then let cool.
• Combine the dry ingredients.
• Mix dry ingredients with cooled ingredients.
• Spread in greased floured 11 x 15 pan.
• If batter is too thick, thin with sherry or rum or water before spreading.
• Bake in a 350 oven for 20 minutes approximately
• Spread frosting on warm cake.
• I think you could adjust any of the spices to your own taste, but we liked it as is.

RAISIN APPLESAUCE BARS & CARAMEL FROSTING RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• For bars, beat butter, brown sugar, and egg. Stir in applesauce. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Gradually stir flour mixture into applesauce mixture until well combined. Stir in raisins. Spread batter into greased 8x8 pan and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Allow to cool. For frosting, melt butter in saucepan. Mix in milk and brown sugar. Increase heat to medium. When mixture starts to boil, continue cooking for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, cool slightly, and beat in confectioner's sugar and vanilla. Add additional milk 1/2 tablespoon at a time to reach desired consistency. Spread over cooled bars, slice, and serve.

APPLESAUCE RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients (except raisins) in a bowl.
• Stir in raisins.
• Bake in a 7 x ll" baking pan.
• 350 degrees 20-25 mins.
• Topping: Brown butter in a small pan.
• Whisk in powdered sugar, vanilla and milk.
• Frost cooled cake.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir in sour cream until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into eggs; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in raisins. Cool to room temperature without stirring., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. , Firmly press 3-1/2 cups of crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Spread with raisin filling. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

REDI-FROSTED RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a 2-quart saucepan, combine all crust ingredients except flour, soda, baking powder and vanilla. Bring to a boil; boil gently for 3 minutes. Cool.
• Add remaining crust ingredients; blend well. Spread batter evenly in greased 15x10x1-inch helly roll pan.
• In 1-quart bowl, combine all ingredients for topping and mix well. Sprinkle evenly over batter; press down lightly.
• Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool; cut into bars.

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Pour hot coffee over raisins, cool to lukewarm.
• Stir in sugar, oil and egg.
• Stir together flour, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Add raisin mixture and mix well.
• Pour batter into greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
• Mix together all ingredients for frosting.
• Cool. Spread with icing.

FROSTED RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• 1. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. 2. In large mixing bowl, beat margarine, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Stir in KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal and raisins. Add flour mixture, mixing until well combined. Spread evenly in 9 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray3. Bake at 350°F about 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool completely. 4. Prepare Powdered Sugar Frosting by combining all ingredients and beating until smooth. Spread over cooled raisin bars.

CINNAMON RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Combine the raisin filling ingredients in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until the raisins are plump and the liquid has almost completely evaporated (about 10 minutes).
• While the raisin filling is heating, cream the butter and brown sugar together, mix in the dry ingredients and 1 tablespoon of water (it will be very crumbly).
• Press half of the mixture (about 2 cups) firmly into the bottom of a greased 9"x13" pan and spread with the raisin filling.
• Mix 1 tablespoon of water with the remaining crumbs and scatter over the raisin filling.
• Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes and then cool slightly.
• Mix together the cinnamon icing, adding enough milk to make a drizzling consistency, drizzle over the top and cut into squares.

RAISIN SPICE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Boil 1 cup raisins and 2 cups water for 3 minutes. Drain juice and save.
• 2. Cream 1/2 cup butter with 1 cup sugar. Add 2 cups flour and 1/4 tsp. salt and mix well.
• 3. In a separate bowl, mix beaten egg, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and baking soda. Add to the flour mixture along with 1 cup of the raisin juice and mix well. Stir in raisins after that is mixed.
• 4. Spread dough to corners of greased 9x13 cake pan or a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until done.
• 5. Frost while hot with a powdered sugar frosting or cream cheese frosting. Enjoy!

FROSTED MOLASSES BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. Blend in the egg, molasses and hot coffee. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into the molasses mixture until well blended. Mix in the raisins. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for about 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. To make icing, combine butter, confectioners' sugar and cold coffee in a medium bowl; beat until smooth. Frost bars while warm, but allow them to cool before cutting.