Luscious Applesauce 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.

LUSCIOUS APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease and flour a 13x9-inch pan.
• In a large bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• Add applesauce and egg; blend well.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves and nutmeg until well mixed.
• Stir in cereal.
• Spread mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Prepare glaze:.
• Melt butter over low heat and stir in brown sugar.
• Cook about 1 minute or until mixture bubbles, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar.
• While glaze is still hot, drizzle it over warm bars.
• Cool completely; cut into squares.

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.