Food Monday ~ Carrot, Apple and Coconut Bars
Carrot, Apple and Coconut Bars
Preheat the oven to180°C
4ozs Wholemeal flour/whole-wheat
4ozs plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground Cinnamon
6ozs soft butter
6ozs brown sugar
Grated zest of 1 Lemon
2 tblsp lemon juice
1 eating Apple, peeled, cored and grated
3 medium Eggs
4ozs Desiccated Coconut
6ozs grated Carrot
Cream Cheese frosting:
4ozs Cream Cheese
1oz soft Butter
12ozs Icing sugar, sifted
Grated zest of an Orange
Mix the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Cream the butter with the sugar and add the eggs one at a time. Add the lemon juice and zest and pour into the bowl with the flour, adding the coconut, apple and carrot. Mix everything together well, and press into a greased 13in X 9in tin. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 30-40 minutes. Cool in tin before removing. Mix all the ingredients for the cream cheese frosting and spread over tray bake before slicing into bars.
steph said,
January 26, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Grannymar,
These are way too healthy for me.
Where’s the chocolate? Nom, nom!
Am I the only one brave enough to confess
Grannymar said,
January 26, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Steph,
I think I should have called them Gold Bars!
Yukon Chatter Bug said,
January 31, 2009 at 5:28 pm
These sound delicious, and I was recently looking for a bar-type recipe. This is perfect.
I did have to figure out what “whole-meal flour” is and discovered it’s what we Canadians call “whole-wheat.”
Thought I’d write that in for others who might be interested.
Thanks for the recipe!
Grannymar said,
January 31, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Yukon Chatter Bug,
I am pleased you like my recipe. Alteration made above as requested!