Honey Almond Bars

Published on by carol lou

We headed back to Stoney Acres Farm for one of their summer pizza nights and I decided to bring along something sweet to finish off the meal.  My Honey Almond Bar recipe is the perfect take-along dessert.  I can always tell when my recipes are a success when I come home with an empty container.  Everyone including the pizza making crew enjoyed these delicious bars.  They are very dense and moist, the perfect sweet for transporting or sending to that someone special.  You will probably be surprised when you read the glaze ingredients – the mayonnaise is the secret – trust me on this one.

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Honey Almond Bars

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 8 oz. sliced almonds
  • GLAZE
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 12 inch baking dish with non-stick spray.  Mix together the honey, sugar, oil and egg.  In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon.  Add the flour mixture and the sliced almonds to the honey mixture and combine with a wooden spoon.   The mixture will be very thick.  Spread in the prepared pan.  Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.   Combine all of the glaze ingredients just prior to the bars being done.  Drizzle the glaze over the bars immediately after they come out of the oven.  Cool and cut into bars.

    I like to line the baking pan with parchment or foil (make sure to spray with non-stick spray) with a portion slightly hanging over the edges so I can easily lift the bars out of the pan after they have cooled and slice them.