Applesauce Bars - Gluten-free

Applesauce Bars

Gluten-free

¼ cup butter or margarine, softened

2/3 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 can frosting

Gluten-free: Gluten-free Cup4Cup flour can be used here.

Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease or parchment-line a 9x13 inch baking pan.

In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in applesauce. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice; stir into the applesauce mixture until well blended. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.

Spread frosting over cooled bars before cutting into squares.

Original recipe here.