Grapefruit Bars Recipe
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Grapefruit Bars

By: Rosina 
"This was adapted from an Orange Bar recipe."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (16)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 - 3 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice
  • 3 tablespoons grapefruit zest

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
  2. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and set aside. In large bowl, cream together shortening and brown sugar. Beat in the eggs, then add in grapefruit juice and zest and blend well. Gradually blend in flour mixture.
  3. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until lightly colored on top. Set pan on a wire rack to cool. Frost with plain, lemon or orange icing and cut into bars.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 103 | Total Fat: 4.6g | Cholesterol: 12mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2003 by CHRISANDKIM   view full review
My family and I spend part of the year in Paraguay where we have a long and abundant...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2008 by Sally S.   view full review
This was delicious. I used 4 T. of grapefruit juice, and the zest of a whole grapefruit. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on May 1, 2008 by Juli J.   view full review
These cake bars are very good. I used the zest of a whole grapefruit, but the grapefruit...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2006 by COOKLING   view full review
These are delicious! The nice grapefruit "tang" somehow blends with the brown sugar and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2010 by kvaughan6213   view full review
These were surprisingly interesting. I took the suggestion of others and doubled the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2008 by Bethany   view full review
I had a grapefruit that I needed something to do with and this was so easy to make. Pretty...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2008 by Trish   view full review
This makes a gorgeous cake!! Basic enough to make a few variations in flavour-orange, lemon,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2007 by Yummum   view full review
Ok, to start with, this is a cake, not bars. Next, the cook time is WAY too short -at first I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2012 by pelicangal Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
My hubby loved these. I think though that the cooking time was a little off. At 30 minutes I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2010 by Regina   view full review
Tasty but not what expected. It was more of a cake than a bar or brownie. I also had to double...

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