Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • 1/2 cup (112g) salted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup (130g) all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup (104g) sugar
  • 1 cup (207g) sugar
  • 1/4 cup (33g) all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • pinch of cloves
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cup (73g) shredded carrots
  • 3/4 cup (49g) flaked coconut
  • 8 oz can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans, optional

Instruction

  • Line the bottom of a 9×9 pan with aluminum foil that goes up the sides of the pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2. To make the crust, add all three ingredients to a mixer bowl and mix to combine. It’ll be very crumbly at first, but will form a ball. 3
  • Press dough evenly into the bottom of the pan. 4
  • Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Set aside. 5
  • To make the filling, whisk together sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and spices in a medium sized bowl. 6
  • Add eggs, molasses and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. 7
  • Stir in carrots, coconut, pineapple and pecans. 8
  • Spread mixture evenly over crust. 9
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, until edges are golden. 1
  • . Allow to cool completely in the refrigerator, then cut into squares.