Fruitcake bars deliver the same great flavors of fruitcake with much less time and work.
Festive Fruitcake Bars
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 55 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Bars
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups candied cherries
- 1 package (8 ounces) pitted dates, cut in half
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or filberts
Orange Glaze
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. In large bowl, mix 1 cup flour, the brown sugar, butter, orange peel, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and egg with spoon.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix 1/4 cup flour, the cherries, dates and pecans; stir into brown sugar mixture. Spread in pan.
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Step3Bake about 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step4In 1-quart saucepan, heat all Orange Glaze ingredients over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens slightly. Drizzle cooled bars with glaze. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 3 rows.
Nutrition
220
Calories
8g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
37g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 0%
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 0%
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 1/2 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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