Poppy Seed Bars

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option with similar texture.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is a lower-calorie alternative.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar provides a more natural sweetness.

Beat 3 eggs with 1 cup sugar on medium-high speed for about 2-3 minutes until it gets some volume.

Add 1/2 cup oil, 1/2 cup sour cream, and 1 tablespoon vinegar mixed with 1 teaspoon baking soda to the egg mixture and give it a quick mix.

Sift 1 1/2 cups flour into the mixture and combine without over-beating; the batter should be thin and pour easily.

Transfer the batter into a baking pan.

Bake the batter (time not specified in the transcript).

Crush vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate wafers with graham crackers using a handheld blender.

Make the dulce de leche cream by mixing 1 can of dulce de leche with 1/2 cup butter on low speed until combined.

Once the cake is baked, flip it onto a cutting board or platter to release it easily.

Cut the cake into squares or thin bars as desired.

Dredge the cut bars in the dulce de leche cream and then coat them in the crushed wafer mixture.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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