Frosted Fruitcake Bars Recipe

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Frosted Fruitcake Bars
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp orange zest
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar , sifted
  • 1 tbsp rum
  • green sugar (optional)
  • red sugar (optional)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Line baking sheet with parchment or grease. In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar; add egg, orange zest, and juice. Mix well. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to creamed ingredients. Stir in raisins, candied fruit and nuts. Shape dough into a strip roughly 7x12 (mine was more like 5x12) and bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven; cool slightly, then frost with glaze while warm. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. Cut into strips.
  3. Glaze: Whisk together all ingredients until smooth.
  4. Makes about 20, once you've eaten away the scraps.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 198.57 Kcal (831 kJ)
Calories from fat 90.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10g 15%
Cholesterol 9.71mg 3%
Sodium 290.35mg 12%
Potassium 151.77mg 3%
Total Carbs 25.78g 9%
Sugars 13.27g 53%
Dietary Fiber 1.76g 7%
Protein 2.28g 5%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 42.9mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 424.8 Kcal (1779 kJ)
Calories from fat 192.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.4g 15%
Cholesterol 20.77mg 3%
Sodium 621.14mg 12%
Potassium 324.68mg 3%
Total Carbs 55.15g 9%
Sugars 28.38g 53%
Dietary Fiber 3.77g 7%
Protein 4.88g 5%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 2%
Iron 1.7mg 4%
Calcium 91.7mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.5
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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