Thanksgiving Leftover Bars

Many of you will be doing your Thanksgiving meal shopping soon and picking up the ingredients for the stuffing, the pies, and the bird itself.  Even if you have your menu plan down to a science, you are bound to have some ingredients left over after the cooking and baking is done.  You can make these delicious Thanksgiving Leftover Bars with your leftover pumpkin puree, cranberry sauce, and pecans!

Thanksgiving Leftover Bars

2014-04-02 21:23:08

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Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

30 min

Total Time

50 min

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

30 min

Total Time

50 min

3800 calories

646 g

430 g

135 g

28 g

64 g

1146 g

1995 g

512 g

4 g

62 g

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size

1146g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 3800

Calories from Fat 1174

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 135g

208%

Saturated Fat 64g

318%

Trans Fat 4g

Polyunsaturated Fat 16g

Monounsaturated Fat 46g

Cholesterol 430mg

143%

Sodium 1995mg

83%

Total Carbohydrates 646g

215%

Dietary Fiber 21g

85%

Sugars 512g

Protein 28g

Vitamin A

827%

Vitamin C

48%

Calcium

47%

Iron

55%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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BARS

1. 1 c. flour
2. 1/2 tsp baking soda
3. 1/2 tsp salt
4. 1/2 c. butter, melted
5. 1 1/3 c. brown sugar
6. 1 egg
7. 1 T. cinnamon
8. 1 tsp vanilla
9. 1 c. pumpkin puree
10. 1/2 c. craisins
11. 2/3 cranberry sauce

ICING

1. 1 T. fresh squeezed orange juice
2. 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
3. zest of one orange
4. 1/2 c. chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Whisk together dry ingredients.
2. Cream butter and sugar, beat in egg, cinnamon, and vanilla.
3. Stir in pumpkin, then slowly add in the dry ingredients.
4. Fold in craisins.
5. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13 and drop spoonfuls of cranberry sauce over the batter. Swirl the sauce through the batter with a butter knife.
6. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
7. Zest and squeeze one large orange.
8. Add in powdered sugar until the frosting reaches the desired thickness.
9. Cool bars completely before frosting. Sprinkle bars with nuts.

Adapted from Baking Bites

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calories

3800

fat

135g

protein

28g

carbs

646g

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Adapted from Baking Bites

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This delicious recipe will make sure that nothing goes to waste.  (Whether or not the food goes to waist, is something you will have to take care of on your own.)

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