Applesauce Bars Food

APPLESAUCE BARS

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
• ⅔ cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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 OATMEAL SNACK BARS

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup cinnamon applesauce
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chunky applesauce
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• Combine flour, oats, baking powder and salt.
• In separate bowl, beat white sugar and butter until blended.
• Whisk in cinnamon applesauce, egg, and vanilla.
• Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture and stir until well blended.
• In small bowl, combine chunky applesauce, raisins, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
• Spoon half of oat mixture into sprayed 8-inch baking pan; pour raisin filling over top, and spoon remaining oat mixture over filling, spreading evenly.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned; cool on wire rack.

CREAMY ICED APPLESAUCE BARS

Ingredients:

• 2 cups applesauce
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup warm water
• ½ cup orange juice
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds, or more to taste
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• ¼ cup dulce de leche, or more to taste

Steps:

• Blend applesauce, milk, warm water, orange juice, poppy seeds, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a blender until smooth. Pour into a loaf pan, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze until very cold, at least 1 to 2 hours. Cut into squares or bars and top with a dollop of dulce de leche.