Carrot Orange Bars Recipes

ORANGE BARS

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan with butter.
• Stir together the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a bowl. Add the butter to the bowl and use a pastry cutter to cut it all together until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press into the prepared pan and bake until golden around the edges, about 20 minutes.
• For the filling: Stir together the granulated sugar and flour in a bowl. Crack in the eggs and whisk to combine. Add the orange zest and juice and mix until combined. Pour over the crust and bake until the filling is set, about 20 minutes.
• Allow to cool in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours, then sift powdered sugar over the top before cutting into 16 pieces.

FROSTED CARROT BARS

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.

CARROT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8x11 inch pans.
• Beat together the oil, sugar, eggs and carrots. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add to wet ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into pans and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool..
• Beat together cream cheese and butter. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, mix until smooth. Spread frosting on cooled cakes and serve.

CARROT BARS

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 AND RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine carrots, raisins, water, sugar, orange juice, butter, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Pour carrot mixture into a large bowl and cool to lukewarm, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir flour, egg, baking soda, and salt into carrot mixture until batter is well mixed; fold in walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

CARROT-PUMPKIN BARS WITH ORANGE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, orange peel, baking soda, and salt.
• Set the flour mixture aside.
• In a medium bowl combine eggs and brown sugar.
• Stir in pumpkin, oil, milk, and vanilla.
• Then stir in carrots and chopped walnuts.
• Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon until combined.
• Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• Spread with Orange Icing; cut into triangles or bars.
• If desired, garnish each with a walnut half.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• Makes 36 bars.
• For Orange Icing: In a mixing bowl combine powdered sugar and enough of the orange liqueur or orange juice to make an icing that is easy to drizzle.
• Make-Ahead Tip: Bake bars as directed; cool completely.
• Do not drizzle with icing.
• Place cut bars in a freezer container and freeze for up to 1 month.
• Before serving, thaw for 15 minutes.
• Prepare Orange Icing and drizzle as directed.

ORANGE-GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup water to boiling. Add carrots; return to boiling. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Meanwhile, in 8-inch nonstick skillet, spread almonds in single layer; cook over medium-high heat 4 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly, until lightly browned.
• Drain carrots; return to saucepan. Stir in marmalade and raisins. Cook over low heat 1 minute, stirring constantly, until marmalade is melted. Gently stir in almonds.