Frosted Cinnamon Zucchini Bars Recipe
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Frosted Cinnamon Zucchini Bars

By: Bonita Holzbacher 
"I figure you can never have enough recipes calling for zucchini! These cake-like bars with a cinnamon-flavored frosting are unbelievably good."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (23)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 60 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 cups shredded zucchini
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • FROSTING:
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine four and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in zucchini, coconut and nuts.
  2. Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
  3. In a bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Stir in butter, vanilla and enough milk until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cooled bars; cut.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2008 by Baricat   view full review
These bars were not nearly as moist as I expected, since they contain zucchini. Surprisingly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2009 by ChookChick   view full review
The recipe was easy to follow & had delicious, moist results. I cut the quantities in half to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 26, 2011 by Alyce Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I did this recipe with dried cranberries (1/2 c) and dried strawberries (1/2 c) as I did not...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 6, 2010 by kitchenwitch04   view full review
I had a lot of shredded zuchinni that I was going to use to make bread, but I searched around...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 1, 2007 by ~MOMMY~   view full review
I loved this recipe, and gave it four stars only because I changed a couple of things. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2011 by sms   view full review
Delicious!! I made as written, except I added 1 1/2 - 2 t. of cinnamon to the batter, as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2010 by UTMomof4   view full review
These were so delicious! I took them to a friend's house and they all loved them too. My...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2009 by M. Stoffel Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I found this to be a super moist cake, no problems with the batter. I added coconut and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2010 by heatherthehappyhomemaker   view full review
I liked the flavor and texture, but I did not care for the frosting too much. I used both the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 9, 2009 by crazycatlady - "CCL" Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I baked these in my 11x17 calphalon pan for exactly 20 minutes and they were moist & perfect. ...

 

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