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Carrot Cake Bars
This easy Carrot Cake Bars recipe with a cheesecake swirl is a simple spring dessert made with fresh carrots, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cream cheese!
👥 9 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 55 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Jennie Alley📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking dish
- ●oven
- ●whisk
- ●bowl
- ●pan
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Prep
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Gather and prep all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray an 8x8 baking dish with non-stick spray.
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Whisk
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In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
large eggs ($0.33)2
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Stir in the grated carrots, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Stir just until combined.
grated carrots (about 1½ medium/2 small carrots, (100 g) $0.21)1 cupground cinnamon (3g, $0.05)1 tsp
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Fold in walnuts.
walnuts (chopped, (22g) $0.65)3 Tbsp
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Beat
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In a medium bowl, beat together granulated sugar and cream cheese until smooth using a hand mixer.
granulated sugar (25g, $0.04)2 Tbsp
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Mix
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Add the egg yolk and vanilla and mix until creamy and lump-free.
large egg yolk ($0.17*)1
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Dollop
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Add half of the carrot cake batter into the prepared pan and about half of the cream cheese mixture as dollops.
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Spread the remaining cake batter over the top, then finish by spooning the rest of the cream cheese mixture over it in dollops.
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Swirl
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Use a knife or skewer and swirl batters together.
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Bake for ⏱️ 35-40 minutes, until the center is set and the cheesecake swirl no longer looks wet. A toothpick should come out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs.
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Cool completely in the pan and cut into squares and serve.
Nutrition Facts
calories
282 kcal
fat Content
17 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sodium Content
258 mg
protein Content
5 g
carbohydrate Content
28 g
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