Description
Maple Donut Bars are a soft, cake‑like breakfast or dessert treat glazed with sweet maple syrup. This easy, crowd‑pleasing recipe uses simple pantry staples and yields 12 moist bars, perfect for brunch, snack time, or a simple sweet finish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all‑purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter (melted)
- 1 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9‑inch square pan. Whisk dry ingredients together. In another bowl combine melted butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Mix wet into dry until just combined. Pour batter into pan and smooth top. Bake 25‑30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. While baking, whisk maple syrup with powdered sugar for glaze. Cool bars 10 minutes, drizzle glaze, let set, then slice.
Notes
- For a gluten‑free version
- replace flour with a 1‑to‑1 gluten‑free blend. To lower fat
- substitute half the butter with unsweetened applesauce. Bars keep best in an airtight container for up to three days or freeze for two months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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