Description
Simple dessert bars featuring candied ginger!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup flaxseed meal
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup chopped crystallized ginger
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8 or 9-inch baking dish with foil and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Remove from heat and mix in sugar. Whisk in egg and vanilla.
- Add flour, flaxseed meal, ground ginger, baking powder, and salt, mixing until combined. Stir in crystallized ginger. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
- Bake for 18-24 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Place on a wire rack to cool before cutting into pieces.
Notes
from Women’s Day magazine
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins