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शुक्रवार, 12 मार्च 2021

Carrot Cake Bars

These carrot cake bars are easy to make and unbelievably delicious. They are moist, perfectly spiced, and topped with an incredibly fluffy cream cheese frosting.

If you love dessert bars, also try these Lemon Coconut Bars and these Cherry Cheesecake Bars!

A carrot cake bar on a plate with a fork.

Carrot Cake Bars

We’ve been told a few times that these are the best carrot cake bars ever. They are perfectly moist, have amazing flavor, and the cream cheese frosting is truly magical. The bars + the frosting is a match made in heaven.

Carrot cake bars are a great way to enjoy carrot cake without the commitment of having to bake (and eat) a whole cake. To make these bars, we’ve taken our loved carrot cake recipe and scaled and tweaked it so that it works in a 9″x9″ pan. The bars turn out very soft yet are firm enough to pick up with your hands. Even so, we sometimes like to cut big squares and eat them with a fork. It’s just so good.

Carrot cake bars are an amazing year-round treat. In the springtime or at Easter, however, they are a must-make recipe. The moist cake, gentle spices, fresh carrots, and soft cream cheese frosting is a delicious way to celebrate and treat yourself!

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4 pictures showing how to make carrot cake bars.

How To Make Carrot Cake Bars

It’s easy to make carrot cake bars!

Make the cake. Simply mix the wet ingredients in one bowl and the dry ingredients in another bowl. Now mix them together and add some grated carrots. Then bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Make the frosting. Beat some room temperature cream cheese with butter, powdered sugar, a little vanilla, and a splash of milk. Easy!
Put it all together. Once the cake is 100% cool (don’t rush this part or you’ll melt the frosting!) spread the cream cheese frosting over the cake then cut it into bars.

How to Decorate These Bars

We like to decorate our carrot cake bars with a little sprinkle of cinnamon. It’s simple yet really pretty. Here are a few other fun toppings you can try:

A sprinkle of finely chopped nuts
A whole pecan or walnut on top of each bar
Small carrot-shaped candies
Sprinkles
A little finely grated carrot

Keep It Fresh With These Variations

Pineapple – instead of the apple sauce, use crushed pineapple.
Switch up the nuts – pecans, walnuts, and chopped almonds are all great.
Brown butter – nix the oil and add tasty brown butter instead.
Coconut – mix ½ cup of shredded or desiccated coconut into the batter.

A closeup of carrot cake bars in a pan.

How Big are These Bars?

That’s totally up to you! In the first picture above, you’ll see the bars cut into nine big, mouthwatering pieces. At this size, it’s a real sweet treat that’s more like a big slice of cake. Cut into twelve pieces is a bit more reasonable, but perhaps not quite as much fun.

We like to cut ours into 36 small pieces that are two bites each. In the last picture, you’ll see one of the bars cut to this size. The easiest way to do this is to cut nine bars then cut each of the large bars into 4 smaller bars.

How Long do Carrot Cake Bars Last?

These bars will keep well for 5-7 days if kept in a covered container on your counter. Make sure to read below to find out about storing the frosting!

How to Store Carrot Cake Bars

We store our frosted carrot cake bars on the counter and make sure that we eat them within 2-3 days. While many people agree that the sugar in the frosting acts as a preservative, other people feel more comfortable refrigerating it. If you live in a hot area, then refrigerating the frosting is a must.

But since carrot cake bars taste best if stored covered at room temperature, you may want to keep the frosting separately in the fridge and frost each bar before you eat it. Remember, the frosting will harden in the fridge and it will need about 10 minutes to soften enough to spread on the carrot cake bars.

A hand holding a carrot cake bar.

Popular Carrot Cake Recipes

Carrot Cake Bars

These carrot cake bars are easy to make and unbelievably delicious. They're moist, perfectly spiced, and topped with an incredibly fluffy cream cheese frosting.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword carrot cake bars

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings large bars

Calories 466kcal

Author Kristen Stevens

Ingredients

Carrot Cake Bars

½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
¼ cup neutral-flavored oil
3 large eggs
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups finely grated carrots
½ cup raisins and chopped nuts (optional)

Cream Cheese Frosting

6 ounces cream cheese softened
2 tablespoons salted butter softened
2 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon cream or milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray or butter a 9x9 inch baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the apple sauce, oil, eggs, sugars, and vanilla.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves, and nutmeg. Add this to the large bowl then mix until just combined. Fold in the carrots and any optional ingredients then pour the batter into the baking dish.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove the pan from the oven and let the bars cool completely in the pan.
When the bars are completely cool, make the icing. Add the softened cream cheese and butter to a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer and mix to combine. Add the powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. Add more powdered sugar for a thicker frosting or more cream for a thinner frosting.
Spread the frosting over the carrot cake then cut them into bars.

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Copycat Chick-fil-A Sandwich

Chick-fil-A sandwiches are just as tender and juicy as the original, only better! Now you can satisfy your craving for those perfectly breaded and seasoned sandwiches anytime you need to!

Make a full Chick-fil-A menu for a fun night out, that’s actually in! Make Chicken nuggets, Regular or Frosted Lemonade and of course you have to have the famous Chick-fil-A Sauce to make it complete!

Copycat Chick fil A chicken sandwich on a bun with pickles and fries.

Copycat Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich

We absolutely love Chick-fil-A at our house! So you can imagine my excitement when I found this copycat recipe. I kept thinking how awesome it would be to make these at home. They were a lot easier than I thought they would be to make and they tasted identical! My family loved them!

My little boy kept asking how I got them to look the same and taste the same as Chick-fil-A. They were perfectly crisp on the outside and packed with flavor on the inside. Of course you have to serve them on a toasted bun with pickles and some lemonade. And after you serve them to your family say, “My pleasure!”

What You Need For Chicken Sandwiches

These are surprisingly easy to make and the ingredients are simple. Our secret ingredient, malt powder can be found with the chocolate milk mixes in your local store. So let’s get cooking!

Chicken: Boneless skinless chicken breasts.
Salt and Pepper: Use freshly ground pepper for the best flavor.
Paprika: Gives it color and flavor.
Peanut Oil: This oil is the best oil for frying because of its high smoke content.
Egg: Large or extra large, not medium sized.
Milk: I used nonfat, but you can use any percent or even buttermilk.
Flour: All purpose flour
Malted Milk Powder: Adds incredible flavor that mimics the original.
Confectioners Sugar: Also known as powdered sugar for a bit of sweet and lightness.
Baking Soda: Helps the breading fry up light and crispy.
Dry Mustard: Flavor enhancer.
Pickle Juice: Helps to tenderize the chicken.
Hamburger Buns: Lightly toast your buns before putting the chicken on it.
Chick-fil-A Sauce: Yes you can make it at home too!

Making Chick-fil-A Sandwiches just like the Original

Super easy and extremely tasty, your whole family will be so impressed how awesome you are when you make these copycat chick-fil-a sandwiches!

Chicken: Pound each chicken breast to be about ¼ to ½ inch thickness. This will help them to fry easier. Season chicken with 1 tsp salt, and ½ tsp each of paprika and pepper. Set chicken aside.
Oil: In a heavy bottom pan, heat 2 inches of peanut oil over medium heat until a deep fry thermometer registers 325 degrees, or until small drops of water sizzle and evaporate.
Flour and Egg mixture: While the oil is heating, whisk the egg, milk, pickle juice, and 2 Tablespoons water in a baking dish. Then whisk flour, malted milk powder, confectioners sugar, baking soda, dry mustard, the remaining paprika and salt and pepper in another dish.
Dip and Dredge: Dip the chicken first in the egg mixture. Then dredge in the flour mixture coating completely.
Fry: Fry the chicken in the hot oil until brown, about 4 minutes, adjusting the heat if needed. Drain on paper towels.
Serve: Serve on lightly toasted buns with desired toppings and chick-fil-a sauce.

Seasoning, breading and frying chicken for sandwiches.

Tips For Perfect Chick-fil-A Sandwiches

Making these is super easy and all it takes is a little time, and then you can enjoy one of the best sandwiches ever in your own home!

Chicken: Pounding the chicken thin or even butterflying it is super important. You want the chicken to cook through by the time the breading is done. Otherwise the breading can burn before the chicken is done. Chicken is done when the internal temperature registers 165 degrees.
Marinate: You can let the chicken marinate in a mixture of pickle juice and water. Use ½ cup pickle juice and ¼ cup water, let marinate for 30 minutes. This will help the chicken be extra juicy and tender. If you add this step you can skip the pickle juice in the egg mixture.
Breading: If you like extra breading on your chicken, double dip your chicken. After you dredge it in the egg and flour mixture, repeat it by dipping it in the egg and then the flour again. It will create an even crispier crunchier breading.
Oil: If you do not have peanut oil, you can use canola or another vegetable oil. Do not use olive or other low smoke oils. You want one that can handle the heat.

Copycat Chick-Fil-A Sandwich with fries on a plate.

More Variations and Tips for Chick-Fil-A Chicken

Spicy: You can make the spicy version of this Chick-fil-A chicken by adding 1 teaspoon of cayenne to the flour mixture. Add more or less according to your tastes. If you have some who don’t want it spicy, dredge theirs first. Then add the spice to the rest of the flour mixture and continue as directed.
Toppings: One thing about Chick-fil-A is that I never get enough pickles! Making these at home you can add all the toppings you want. Lettuce, tomato, pickles, extra sauce and don’t forget the cheese!
Storing and Reheating: If you have any leftovers keep them in the fridge tightly sealed for up to 4 days. Reheat in the oven or in a pan to crisp up the outside. Avoid the microwave as it will toughen the chicken and make the outside soggy.
Serve: These chicken sandwiches are perfect for a fun dinner or even a special lunch. Serve them up and serve with a side of fries and fry sauce. Add a pasta salad, broccoli and cauliflower salad, 7 layer salad or fruit salad to round it out. Make some homemade Root Beer and brownies and you have a dynamite meal on your hands!

Holding a chicken sandwich with pickles, lettuce and tomatoes.

More Chicken Recipes to Love

Chicken is one of the best proteins. It is relatively cheap, healthy and super easy to customize. Because of its mild flavor you can add all sorts of different spices to make so many different kinds of chicken recipes. Here are some of our tried and true favorites that really allow the chicken to shine!

Copycat Chick-fil-A Sandwich

Deliciously crispy chicken sandwiches that taste just like Chick-fil-A.

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chick fil a sandwich, chicken sandwich, chicken sandwich recipes, copycat chick fil a sandwich

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings Servings

Calories 531kcal

Author Alyssa Rivers