Moist Applesauce Cocoa 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.

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 COCOA COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the shortening and sugar replacement.
• Add egg and blend well.
• Sift all dry ingredients together and add alternately with applesauce and water to the creamed mixture.
• Be sure to add flour first and last.
• Drop by teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.

EZ APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream together butter and sugar; add applesauce.
• Mix in baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
• Dredge raisins in flour, then add both flour and raisins to batter.
• Bake in a greased 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan for 20-25 minutes at 350°.
• Cool thoroughly in pan.
• Frost with a powdered sugar glaze.
• Cut into bars.

CHUNKY APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• (you can also use 9x13 but need to double the recipe).
• 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 (and/or spices); stir into the applesauce mixture until well blended.
• Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes (for 9/13 pan) or 35-40 minutes (for 9x9 pan) 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.
• Other suggested toppings include using only powered sugar or a caramel frosting.

APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• Place flour, sugar, dry sugar substitute, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a mixer bowl and mix at low speed to blend well.
• Combine hot applesauce and baking soda. (Don't try to be modern and use cold applesauce and mix the baking soda with the flour; it doesn't work as well that way.).
• Add the applesauce mixture, along with oil, nuts, and raisins, to flour mixture.
• Mix at medium speed until flour is moistened and batter is creamy.
• Spread batter evenly in a 9 x 13-inch cake pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray or greased well with margarine or butter.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 20 or 25 minutes, or until bars pull away from the sides of the pan and a cake tester comes out clean from the center. Cool on a wire rack.

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.