Carrot Cake Bars Recipe

How to make it

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray an 8x8 baking pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
• You can also line the pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with nonstick baking spray.
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• Carrot Cake Bars
• Place the butter in a microwave-safe bowl.
• Microwave for 30 seconds. If needed, microwave another 15 seconds to melt the butter completely.
• In a medium bowl, add the melted butter and brown sugar.
• Mix to combine.
• Stir in the egg and vanilla extract.
• Add in the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.
• Stir until completely combined.
• Fold in the shredded carrots.
• Set aside.
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• Cheesecake Swirl
• In a medium bowl, add in the cream cheese and sugar.
• Beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
• Add in the egg yolk and vanilla extract.
• Beat until smooth and creamy.
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• Assemble
• Add about half of the carrot cake batter into the pan and spread it out with an off-set spatula.
• Add half of the cheesecake batter to the carrot cake batter.
• Do this by dropping dollops of batter over the carrot cake batter.
• Don’t swirl yet.
• Add the remaining carrot cake batter on top of the cheesecake batter and around the cheesecake batter.
• Add the remaining cheesecake batter by adding dollops on top of the carrot cake batter.
• Using a knife or skewer, swirl the batters together.
• Swirl as much or as little as you like.
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• Bake for about 35-40 minutes until the edges are golden brown.
• There will be very little jiggle to the center.
• Cool completely before cutting.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.