LOW FAT--Carrot Cake Bars

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Carrot-Cake Bars

 

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Cookies Desserts

July/Aug '98

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons stick margarine or butter -- softened

3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large egg whites

3/4 cup whole-wheat flour

1 1/2 cups regular oats

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup shredded carrot

1/2 cup raisins

Cooking spray

 

Preheat oven to 350º.

 

Beat sugar and margarine at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended

(about 5 minutes). Add buttermilk, vanilla, and egg whites; beat well.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine

flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through salt); gradually add to sugar

mixture, beating just until blended. Stir in carrot and raisins.

 

Pour batter into an 11 × 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake

at 350º for 33 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out

almost clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

 

Source:

" Cooking Light, July/August 98, p.156 "

Copyright:

" © Cooking Light "

T(Baking Time):

" 0:33 "

 

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Per serving: 189 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (11% calories from fat); 6g

Protein; 37g Carbohydrate; 1mg Cholesterol; 210mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2

Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : Oats, whole-wheat flour, and raisins make these snack bars

fiber-rich.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 3931 25045 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4680 0