Zucchini Bars with Spice Frosting

These moist zucchini bars are packed with fresh shredded zucchini, walnuts, cloves, and cinnamon and dressed with an easy spiced cream cheese frosting.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 359 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 ⅓ cups packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 (16 ounce) package cream cheese frosting
• 2 cups shredded zucchini

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Mix brown sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir in zucchini and walnuts. Spread batter into the prepared baking pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting, about 1 hour.

Step 4

Mix frosting with cloves in a bowl. Spread over the zucchini bars.