Morning Sunshine Bars

Name: Morning Sunshine Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16 bars
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup brown sugar, packed; 1 cup mashed banana; 2/3 cup plain yogurt (not low-fat); 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 2 cups grated carrots; 1 cup dried apricot, chopped; 1/2 cup toasted pecans (optional)

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Recipe by Kittencalrecipezazz

Taken from the Complete Canadian Living Cookbook/2001 edition. Wrap bars individually in plastic wrap and then freeze, put in the frozen bars in your kid's lunchbox and it will thaw by noon!

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READY IN: 45mins

YIELD: 16 bars

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1 ¹⁄₂

cups all-purpose flour
1 ¹⁄₂

cups whole wheat flour
2

teaspoons baking powder
2

teaspoons cinnamon
1

teaspoon baking soda
1

teaspoon ground ginger
¹⁄₄

teaspoon salt
2

eggs
1

cup brown sugar, packed
1

cup mashed banana
²⁄₃

cup plain yogurt (not low-fat)
¹⁄₃

cup vegetable oil
2

cups grated carrots
1

cup dried apricot, chopped
¹⁄₂

cup toasted pecans (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Set oven to 375 degrees.
Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl whisk together flours, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger and salt.
In another medium bowl whisk together eggs, brown sugar, mashed bananas, yogurt and oil until thoroughly combined; add to the flour mixture; mix to combine.
Add in the carrots, chopped dried apricots and pecans; using a spatula mix until just combined (take care not to overmix!).
Spread the batter into prepared baking dish.
Bake for about 30 minutes, or until baked.
Cool completely in pan on a wire rack, then cut into bars.

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