Spicy Chocolate Bars
Prep Time 15 min
Cook Time 25 Min
Servings 36
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1/2 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1/2 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- Milk
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 350ºF. Coat a 13 x 9-inch pan lightly with no-stick cooking spray.
- Step 2
COMBINE shortening and granulated sugar in large bowl; beat on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs. Blend in applesauce, chocolate and vanilla.
- Step 3
COMBINE flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl. Add to shortening mixture, beating on low speed until well blended. Stir in nuts. Spread in baking pan.
- Step 4
BAKE 20 to 25 minutes.
- Step 5
COMBINE powdered sugar, 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon and enough milk (about 4 teaspoons) to achieve drizzling consistency. Drizzle over slightly warm bars. Cool. Cut into bars.
Serving size
(1 bar of 36)
- Calories 100
- Calories from Fat45g
- Total Fat 5g
- Saturated Fat 1g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 10mg
- Sodium 50mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 14g
- Dietary Fiber 1g
- Sugars 10g
- Protein 1g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet