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Maple Apple Bars with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze

Maple Apple Bars with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze
  • Category

    Dessert

  • Cusine

    American

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How to make?

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup light-brown sugar

3 large eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup applesauce

1 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 tsp maple flavor

2 cups

1 Recipe Maple Cream Cheese Glaze

1/2 cup chopped Pecans or Walnuts

3 oz . 1/3 less fat Cream Cheese

2 Tbsp butter

1 tsp maple flavor

1 pinch salt

1 cup powdered sugar

2 Tbsp milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg, set aside. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, stir together granulated sugar, light-brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, applesauce, vanilla extract and maple flavor on low speed for 2 minutes. Stir in dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated. Stir in grated apples. Pour mixture into a buttered 15x10 inch jellyroll pan. Bake 22-25 minutes until golden brown and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Allow to cool to lukewarm then frost with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze. Sprinkle with optional nuts. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.