These bars are like carrot cake blondies because of how buttery and rich they are. I used my go-to blondies base recipe as the jumping off point. 30+ versions of blondies later, it’s proven to be the most highly adaptable dough or batter base I have. It’s an easy, no-mixer recipe and the bars are much faster than making a whole carrot cake, and don’t make nearly the quantity! I finished the bars with a cream cheese drizzle. Since the carrot bars are so soft and moist from the juicy carrots and from the brown sugar which also helps them stay tender, they don’t need gobs of frosting. These carrot cake bars are comforting, homey, packed with flavor, and the carrots add so much chewy texture. Even though there are no oats used, the bars remind me of my favorite oatmeal cookies that are super chewy with tons of texture, yet still extremely soft.
Ingredients for This Recipe
To make this easy spring dessert, you’ll need:
Unsalted butter Egg Light brown sugar Vanilla extract Spices Salt All-purpose flour Grated carrots Confectioners’ sugar Cream cheese Milk
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How to Make Carrot Cake Bars
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