Moist Applesauce Cocoa Bars Recipes

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.

MOIST APPLESAUCE COCOA BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan.
• In a bowl, cream the 1-1/2 cups sugar with the 1/2 cup butter; beat until fluffy.
• Add in the eggs; beat well.
• Sift together the cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and the flour.
• Add to the butter mixture, alternately with the applesauce; mix well.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the 2 Tbsp sugar, 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup chopped nuts.
• Sprinkle over the batter in the pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes (do not over bake!) 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.

SPICED PUMPKIN-APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• set oven to 350 degrees.
• set oven rack to second lowest position.
• grease a 15x10 baking sheet.
• in a bowl, sift all dry ingredients.
• in another bowl, combine eggs, pumpkin and applesauce; mix well.
• stir into the dry ingredients.
• spread into prepared baking sheet.
• bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• cool, sprinkle with icing sugar.
• cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE-APPLESAUCE-FLAX SEED BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Place flour, sugar, Splenda, flax seeds, cocoa and spices in a mixer bowl and mix at low speed to blend well.
• Heat applesauce in a glass bowl in microwave for about 2 minutes until hot. Stir in baking soda. (DO NOT USE COLD APPLESAUCE!).
• Add to dry mix with oil, nuts and raisins. Mix at medium speed until creamy. Spread batter into baking pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, or until bars pull away from sides of pan. Cool on wire rack. Cut into 18 bars.
• Exchanges: 1 starch and 1 fat; or 1 carbohydrate choice.

CHOCOLATE APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with applesauce. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

APPLESAUCE ENERGY BARS

Steps:

• 1. Stir raisins, applesauce and vanilla; set aside.
• 2. Melt butter in pan over medium heat and add oatmeal and nuts stirring constantly; 3-4 minutes.
• 3. Stir in cinnamon and salt; cook 1 minute.
• 4. Pour mixture from pan into a bowl.
• 5. Stir eggs and honey into raisin mixture.
• 6. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Spread into 8x8 buttered pan and bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.