Hello everyone! So this week is a return to my recipe book! Upon looking for fall-inspired baking, I came up with this simple, delicious, healthy recipe that is sure to please. I made these bars for a centering event for forty people, and they were the hit of the night. As always, feel free to alter recipe in any way to cater to your dietary needs!
Ingredients:
Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes
1 1/2 cups unsweetened organic pumpkin puree or mixture
(1 can of cola) or (3 tbsp. ground flax and 3 tbsp. water for flax egg)
2 cups cane sugar, coconut sugar, or Agave Syrup
3 tsps. vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup dark chocolate chips
3 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger (optional)
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 cups old fashioned organic rolled oats
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp. kosher salt
"DOIN' IT"
First, get out your electric mixer- combine your pumpkin mixture and cream it with your chosen sugar component. Next, slowly add your spices, salt, cola or flax egg, and vanilla. Once well combined, slowly add on a low sped on your mixer the oats, and then the flour- using a spatula to get the flour off the sides of the bowl. Pour your mixture onto a canola oil sprayed pan, or coconut oil/olive oil covered plan, and with spatula smooth it over. Finally, top of your pumpkin mixture in the pan with the chocolate chips. Place your pumpkin bars into the oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes, or until the fork comes out clean.
Enjoy, happy autumn, and to more happy and filled stomachs,
Zoe
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