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Zucchini Bars with Browned Butter Frosting

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 11, 2006
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Have zucchini? Bake bars and top with a homemade browned butter frosting. Mmm.

Zucchini Bars with Browned Butter Frosting

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Servings 48
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

Bars

  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups shredded zucchini (about 2 medium)
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
  • 48 pecan halves, if desired

Browned Butter Frosting

  • 6 tablespoons butter (do not use margarine)
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 8 to 10 tablespoons milk
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in zucchini and pecans. Spread in pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and top is golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, in 4-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium heat until light golden brown; remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until smooth and spreadable. Spread Browned Butter Frosting on cooled bars. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Top each bar with pecan half.

Nutrition

190 Calories
9g Total Fat
1g Protein
26g Total Carbohydrate
21g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
14%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
9%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
6%
Sodium
50mg
2%
Potassium
40mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
21g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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