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Delicious Carrot and Zucchini Bars

By Laura Fuentes Updated Dec 26, 2024

5 from 10 votes

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Carrot zucchini bars are a delicious snack that tastes just like cake! Plus, these bars a great way to add some extra veggies to your day.

These zucchini carrot bars are super moist and fluffy and a genius way to enjoy a tasty treat AND eat your vegetables.

zucchini cake bars being sprinkled with sugar

Zucchini Carrot Cake Bars

I’ve had this Carrot Zucchini Bars Recipe tucked away for a while, but after a few weeks of making it on repeat for the family, I decided it was time to share it with you!

Some people see zucchini as another steamed low-carb veggie for dinner, but I like to think of it as a veggie that can make both blackened zucchini tacos, lemon poppyseed zucchini muffins, and this snack cake. No matter how you use it, zucchini takes on the flavors of whatever dish it’s in and adds excellent moisture and texture.

I promise, with a capital P, you can’t taste the zucchini in these bars, it bakes into the cake and reminds me a lot of a carrot cake with golden raisins and lots of spice from the grated fresh ginger. Forget about the zoodles and low-carb recipes; this is what zucchini was really made for!

side by side images of zucchini bar loaf before and after baking

Ingredients

You’ll find the measurements in the printable recipe card below, but before you jump there, check out the ingredients I use and why each one of them is necessary for these epic carrot zucchini bars:

  • All-purpose flour: you can swap it for gluten-free flour in a 1:1 ratio.
  • Baking powder: for fluffy, airy texture.
  • Baking soda: combined with the baking powder, gives these bars a great texture.
  • Salt: just a pinch!
  • Eggs: to bind the ingredients.
  • Fresh ginger: optional for flavor.
  • Carrots: we’ll add them shredded.
  • Shredded zucchini: adds moisture and nutrition, and you don’t even notice it is there!
  • Brown sugar: for sweetness, moisture, and a golden brown glow.
  • Golden raisins: optional for extra nutrition.
  • Butter: you can use coconut oil instead.
  • Honey: more sweet moisture!
  • Vanilla: for delicious cake-like flavor!
  • Flax seed meal: add extra for nutrition; you can omit it.
zucchini carrot bars

Shredding Zucchini and Carrots

Make sure you have a sturdy, stand-up grater; it makes shredding the veggies safer than a hand-held grater. If you happen to own a food processor, you can make this step even easier. Attach the grater plate and have at it, perfectly grated veggies in no time.

How to Make Carrot Zucchini Bars

Every time I make these carrot zucchini bars, they saturate my kitchen with spicy, delicious smells and come out so soft and moist with pieces of golden raisin and flecks of carrot; so so so good. Check out how easy it is to make:

  1. Prep
    While the oven preheats, grease a baking pan and shred the veggies.
  2. Make the batter
    In one bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, and add ginger, carrot, zucchini, brown sugar, raisins, butter, honey, and vanilla. Then, combine both mixtures until you have a cohesive batter.
  3. Bake
    These bars are ready after 22-25 minutes in the oven when a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  4. Serve
    Allow it to cool down before slicing into squares. Enjoy!

Want to see the magic happening? Check out this video recipe for carrot zucchini bars:

Topping the Bars

You can use cream cheese frosting to top these carrot zucchini bars, but I like to keep it simple and let the bars shine on their own with a sprinkle of powdered sugar on top.

overhead view of zucchini carrot bars on plates

Carrot Zucchini Bars

zucchini cake bars being sprinkled with sugar
Servings: 24 squares
Prep Time: 8 minutes mins
Cook Time: 22 minutes mins
Total Time: 30 minutes mins
Carrot zucchini bars are a delicious snack that tastes just like cake! Plus, these bars a great way to add some extra veggies to your day.
5 from 10 votes
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Watch how it’s made:

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger, optional
  • 1 ½ cups shredded carrot, about 2 large carrots
  • 1 cup packed shredded zucchini, about 1 medium zucchini
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup golden raisins, optional
  • ½ cup butter, or coconut oil
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons flax seed meal, optional

Instructions

Prep:

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a large 13×9 inch baking pan.

Make the batter:

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and a pinch of salt.
  • In another large bowl, whisk the eggs. Add in the ginger, carrot, zucchini, brown sugar, raisins, butter or oil, honey, and vanilla.
  • Combine the wet mixture into the flour mixture until you have a cohesive batter.

Bake:

  • Pour the mixture inside the greased baking pan and bake, for 22-25 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool.
  • Once cooled, cut into 24 squares.

Equipment

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Cheese Grater

Nutrition

Serving: 1 bar | Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1494IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg

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  1. Heh says

    July 16, 2023 at 6:31 am

    5 stars
    The flavors are great and I’m enjoying a piece very much, but this is really more of a coffeecake.

    Reply
  2. Maripat says

    August 04, 2022 at 8:54 am

    5 stars
    Your video mentions salt, but I don’t see it in the ingredients list. How much?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      August 09, 2022 at 11:37 am

      Thanks for catching that. It was just a pinch. I added it to the recipe card.

      Reply
    • Tani says

      August 28, 2022 at 12:59 pm

      5 stars
      Got um in the oven in a sheet pan now waiting then cool um frost with cream cheese frosting

      Reply
  3. Jenna Marie says

    June 12, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    5 stars
    Made these this afternoon. Waiting for them to cool down a little was tough. they were AMAZING

    Reply
  4. Stephanie says

    June 11, 2019 at 11:25 am

    5 stars
    I made these yesterday. They were INCREDIBLE

    Reply
  5. Matt says

    June 10, 2019 at 12:14 pm

    5 stars
    These were sweet, moist, and everything the recipe said they would be.

    Reply

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