Morning Sunshine Bars
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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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1 1⁄2cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2cups whole wheat flour
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- 2teaspoons cinnamon
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4teaspoon salt
- 2
- 1
- 1cup mashed banana
- 2⁄3
- 1⁄3cup vegetable oil
- 2cups grated carrots
- 1cup dried apricot, chopped
- 1⁄2
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.