Healthy Pumpkin Bars
These Healthy Pumpkin Bars are soft, pillowy, and gluten-free! Lightly sweetened and made with wholesome ingredients like pumpkin, oats, and chia seeds, they're an easy-to-make sweet treat loved by kids and adults!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1 egg
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 cup gluten-free 1:1 baking flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup chocolate chips, plus more to top the bars with if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit. Spray a 9x9 inch baking dish vegetable oil spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the quick oats, gluten-free flour, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, chia seeds, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- In a medium bowl, combine the melted coconut oil, egg, pumpkin puree, applesauce, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir until well mixed.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips. Then, pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and smooth the top with a spatula. Sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips on top if desired.
- Bake in the oven for approximately 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle of the bars. Let the bars cool in the pan before cutting them into squares.
Calories: 192kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 18mg, Sodium: 174mg, Potassium: 154mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 4270IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 97mg, Iron: 2mg
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