Raspberry Almond Bars recipe – 163 calories

Raspberry Almond Bars recipe – 163 calories

Ingredients:
1 pie dough
2 eggs
1/4 cup raspberry jam
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
green food coloring
red food coloring

For the frosting
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons cream or milk
1 1/2-2 cups icing sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation:
1. Prepare the pie dough for one crust unbaked shell. Line an 8″ square ungreased cake pan with the pastry.
2. Spread with the raspberry jam.
3. Cream the butter and sugar together thoroughly. Add the eggs, beating until light and fluffy. Add the flour and salt; blend well.
4. Divide the batter in half; color half green and half red.
5. First spread the green layer (doing your best not to spread the jam onto the green batter). Once the green is covering all of the jam, repeat with the red layer.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30-40 minutes (or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean). Cool completely then frost.
7. To make the frosting: Beat together the frosting ingredients until smooth and creamy, adding enough icing sugar to make a spreading consistency.
8. Spread over the cooled bars, let set and then cut into bars.

Servings: 24

Nutritional information for one serving:
Calories: 163
Calories from fat: 73
Total fat: 8.1g
Cholesterol: 31mg
Total carbs: 21.5g
Protein: 1.4g

Photo credit: BestTeenChef

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