Applesauce Cereal Bars

Name: Applesauce Cereal Bars
Ingredients: 12 cup butter; 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar (light or dark); 1 cup unsweetened applesauce; 1 large egg; 1 12 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 14 teaspoon salt; 14 teaspoon ground cloves; 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 cups kellog smart start cereal or 2 cups just right cereal; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 14 cup firmly packed brown sugar (light or dark); 14-12 teaspoon orange extract or 14-12 teaspoon vanilla extract

14 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

12 cup butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar (light or dark)
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 large egg
1 12 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
14 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon ground cloves
14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups kellog smart start cereal or 2 cups just right cereal
2 tablespoons butter, melted
14 cup firmly packed brown sugar (light or dark)
14-12 teaspoon orange extract or 14-12 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

BARS: Preheat oven to 350.
2

Grease and flour (or spray with Bakers Joy) a 13x9-inch baking pan.
3

In small bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and spices.
4

In mixing bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
5

Add applesauce and egg and blend well.
6

Mix in dry ingredients from small bowl.
7

Stir in cereal and spread batter into prepared pan.
8

Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
9

Glaze, and let cake cool.
10

Cut into bars.
11

GLAZE: In small bowl, add glaze ingredients and microwave on medium power to melt butter and sugar.
12

Pour warm glaze over cake.
13

VARIATION: Substitute 1 cup crushed pineapple, undrained, for the applesauce.