Best 9 Baby Carrot Bars Recipes

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Baby carrot bars are a delicious and healthy snack or dessert that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are made with grated carrots, oats, and other wholesome ingredients, and they are naturally sweetened with honey or maple syrup. Baby carrot bars are a good source of fiber, vitamin A, and other nutrients, and they are also low in fat and calories. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy snack or a healthy dessert, baby carrot bars are a great option.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

FROSTED CARROT BARS



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Rich in flavor, these luscious bars are extra moist, thanks to a secret ingredient-baby food! "I add two jars of pureed carrots to the batter," reveals Rita Pearl of Norwalk Iowa. "The baby food makes the dessert melt in your mouth."-Rita Pearl, Norwalk, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 20 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
4 large eggs
2 jars (6 ounces each) carrot baby food
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups confectioners' sugar
Yellow, red and green liquid food coloring
2 pastry or heavy-duty resealable plastic bags

Steps:

  • In a bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs and carrots. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to carrot mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool. , In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Blend in sugar until smooth. Place 1/4 cup of frosting in a small bowl; stir in yellow and red food coloring to make orange. Set aside. Place 3 tablespoons frosting in a small bowl; stir in green food coloring., Spread white frosting on cake. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; fill with orange frosting. Mark off 20 squares on the cake; pipe a small carrot in the center of each square. Place green frosting in another bag; cut a small hole in the corner. Pipe greens on top of each carrot.

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CARROT BARS



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Make and share this Carrot Bars recipe from Food.com.

Provided by loof751

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 40m

Yield 16 bars, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup grated carrot
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup margarine
3 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Cream sugar and oil. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and eggs and beat well.
  • Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt and mix well. Fold in carrots and nuts.
  • Pour batter in a greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool completely.
  • Beat margarine, cream cheese, vanilla, and confectioners sugar until creamy. Spread on cooled bars.

CARROT CAKE BARS



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This is a very moist carrot cake using baby food carrots. I frost it with a Cream Cheese Frosting, then cut into bars.

Provided by Linda

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Sheet Cake Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups white sugar
1 ½ cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
3 (4 ounce) jars carrot baby food

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat sugar, oil and eggs until smooth. Mix in the flour mixture. Stir in the baby food carrots.
  • Spread batter into a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 411.7 calories, Carbohydrate 44 g, Cholesterol 53.1 mg, Fat 25.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 375.2 mg, Sugar 29.5 g

BABY CARROT BARS



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My mother would make these when we were young! They are very moist! The secret is in the baby food!

Provided by Star Pooley

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Bar Cookie Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup white sugar
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
7 ½ ounces junior baby food carrots
½ cup fresh carrots, ground
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup chopped walnuts
1 (12 ounce) container softened cream cheese
¼ cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Mix together the sugar, cinnamon, eggs, vanilla and oil in a large bowl. Add in the baking soda, salt and flour. Stir in the jar of baby carrots, raw carrots, raisins and walnuts. Mix well.
  • Bake in a greased and floured 13x9 inch pan at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Check after 20 minutes by inserting clean knife into center. Knife should come out clean. Cool thoroughly before cutting.
  • To Make Frosting: Cream together the cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Frost cooled bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.3 g, Cholesterol 33.9 mg, Fat 14.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 186.7 mg, Sugar 20.2 g

CARROT BARS



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This recipe came from my beloved Grandmother. It is one of my most requested dessert recipes from friends. It is so simple to prepare and tastes so good. I hope you will enjoy them as much as my family does.

Provided by Michelle S.

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 45m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup oil
2 (4 ounce) jars carrot baby food
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 1/4 cups flour
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
vanilla

Steps:

  • Cream eggs, sugar, oil and baby food.
  • Add remaining ingredients, and mix well.
  • Grease and flour a 13x9 pan.
  • Pour bar mixture into pan.
  • Bake at 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
  • Cool.
  • When bars are cool, cream the butter and cream cheese together until fluffy.
  • Beat in powdered sugar, add vanilla to taste.
  • Frost bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 250.8, Fat 14.5, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 38.2, Sodium 166.9, Carbohydrate 29.3, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 23.4, Protein 2

GRAMMY'S CARROT CAKE BARS



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My sister, Morgan, prefers carrot cake bars to a traditional layer cake. She wants each and every bite to have an equal ratio of cake to frosting, and after trying it, I agree. However, we differ on our opinion of nuts. She is a no nuts in carrot cake girl, whereas I love the texture and toasted flavor and think they balance out the sweetness. I decided to take the nuts out of the batter and add them to the top of the frosting, so that we can both be satisfied. Sprinkled nuts also camouflage a multitude of frosting imperfections and add simple decoration to the top. I double the walnuts on one half and leave them off of the other, making this one recipe perfect for both of us.

Provided by Damaris Phillips

Categories     dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Cooking spray, for the baking dish
2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 cups (360 ml) vegetable oil
2 cups (400 g) sugar
4 large eggs
12 ounces (340 g) carrots, peeled and grated (about 3 cups)
8 ounces (225 g) cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup (1 stick/115 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups (250 g) confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup (95 g) walnuts, toasted and chopped

Steps:

  • Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degree C). Spray a 9-by-13-inch (23-by-33-centimeter) baking dish with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the oil and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and continue to beat until thick and creamy. Add the carrots and mix to combine. Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir in the flour mixture by hand, making sure not to overmix. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake until the edges pull away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely in the baking dish.
  • Meanwhile, make the frosting: (If you are extra fancy and have two stand mixers, then you are all set to get started, but if you are like me and just have the one, then you have to wash the bowl and paddle attachment now.) In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the cream cheese and butter until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup (65 g) at a time and whip on medium-low until homogenous, thick, light, and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla. Using an offset spatula, spread the frosting evenly onto the top of the cooled cake. Sprinkle the top with the walnuts. Cut the cake into thirds lengthwise and then quarters vertically to make 12 bars. Remove the cake with an offset spatula to a platter.

ROASTED BABY CARROTS



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Looking for an easy side dish recipe? Then try these baby carrots which are baked with herbs in just 45 minutes!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Side Dish

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 bag (16 ounces) plus 1 bag (8 ounces) baby-cut carrots (9 cups)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 425°F. Spray rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with cooking spray.
  • Mix all ingredients except carrots in large bowl. Add both bags of carrots; toss to coat. Spread carrots in pan.
  • Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until carrots are tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 6 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 160 mg, Sugar 8 g, TransFat 0 g

DIY CARROT BABY FOOD



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Pull this purely simple baby food together with just twenty minutes of prep time.

Provided by Paula Jones

Categories     Side Dish

Time 20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 2

4 carrots, peeled, cut into chunks
1/2 cup water

Steps:

  • In small saucepan, cook carrots and water over medium heat until carrots are tender. Drain.
  • Transfer carrots to food processor or blender. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until mixture reaches desired consistency. If mixture is too thick, add water or vegetable or chicken broth.
  • Allow to cool completely before serving to baby.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving

CARROT CAKE BARS



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"A friend served these moist, tender cake bars at an outdoor party, and everyone raved about the taste. Often, I'll bake a big panful and freeze some for another day. So good!" -Agnes Ward, Stratford, Ontario

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 large eggs
1-1/4 cups canola oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 jar (6 ounces) carrot baby food
1 container (3-1/2 ounces) applesauce baby food
1 container (3-1/2 ounces) apricot baby food
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional
FROSTING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat eggs and oil for 2 minutes. Combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture. Add baby foods; mix well. Stir in walnuts if desired., Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Frost; cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

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Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will ensure that your carrot bars turn out moist and flavorful.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the bars tough.
  • Be sure to let the bars cool completely before cutting them. This will help them to hold their shape.
  • Store the bars in an airtight container at room temperature. They will keep for up to 3 days.
  • For a special treat, serve the bars warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Conclusion:

Baby carrot bars are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are moist, flavorful, and packed with nutrients. Whether you are looking for a healthy snack or a sweet dessert, baby carrot bars are a great choice. So next time you are looking for a new recipe to try, give these carrot bars a try. You won't be disappointed!

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