Carrot Cake Bars
Roxana Yawgel
Updated Jun 10, 2021
One of our favorite cakes turns into easy-to-eat bars. Don’t skimp on the cream cheese frosting!
Carrot Cake Bars
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 package (16 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Ready to Bake!™ Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough (12 Count)
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups finely shredded carrots
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, if desired
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 1/2 cups cream cheese frosting
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Line 8-inch square pan with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2Remove cookie dough from package; let stand at room temperature about 5 minutes.
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Step3In large bowl of stand mixer with paddle attachment, break up cookie dough. Add cream cheese; beat on low speed until blended. Add carrots, cinnamon and egg; stir to combine. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH EGGS.) Fold in walnuts. Spoon mixture into pan; spread evenly.
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Step4Bake 27 to 29 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Do not overbake or bars will become dry. Remove from oven; cool in pan on cooling rack about 45 minutes.
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Step5Spread cream cheese frosting over cooled bars. Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows or 4 rows by 4 rows.
Nutrition
440
Calories
24g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
52g
Total Carbohydrate
37g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 440
- Calories from Fat
- 210
- Total Fat
- 24g
- 36%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 42%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 12%
- Sodium
- 250mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 125mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 52g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 37g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 50%
- 50%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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