Description
Soft baked Maple Donut Bars with buttery crumb and smooth maple glaze, inspired by classic bakery donuts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2–3 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at a time.
- Mix in vanilla and buttermilk, then fold in dry ingredients.
- Spread batter evenly in pan and bake 25–30 minutes until set.
- Whisk glaze ingredients until smooth and spread over warm bars.
- Cool, slice, and serve.
Notes
- Use real maple syrup for best flavor.
- Do not overmix batter to keep bars tender.
- Glaze bars while slightly warm for smooth coverage.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg