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Carrot Bars

Print Recipe
Course Baked Goods, Dessert
Keyword Family Recipe, Zion English Lutheran Church 100th Anniversary Cookbook
Author Grace Schultz

Ingredients

Single Recipe

  • 1 egg
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • ⅔ cup flour
  • ¾ tsp soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¾ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 small jar carrot baby food

Double Recipe

  • 2 eggs
  • 1⅓ cup sugar
  • ⅔ cup vegetable oil
  • 1⅓ cup flour
  • 1½ tsp soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 Junior size carrot baby food

Brown Sugar Topping

  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup melted butter
  • 1 tbsp cream
  • Confectioners sugar

Instructions

Carrot Bars

  • Beat egg; add sugar, oil and carrot.
  • Mix dry ingredients and add.
  • Flaked coconut and chopped nuts may be added.
  • Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. 9x9 pan for single; 9x13 pan for double.

Brown Sugar Topping

  • Boil brown sugar and melted butter for ½ minute or longer.
  • Remove from heat; add cream.
  • Add enough confectioners sugar to spread.
  • Cut into bars.