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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Oat Bars

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Total Time 48 minutes
Servings 12 bars
Calories 210 kcal

Ingredients

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oat Bars

  • 1 cup oat flour (certified gluten-free)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted (or coconut oil)
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)

Chocolate Drizzle

  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 tsp butter, coconut oil or olive oil

Instructions

  1. To begin, spray a 9x9 pay with non-stick spray (or line with parchment paper). Preheat your oven to 350.

  2. To a small mixing bowl, add your dry ingredients (oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt) and stir till combined.

  3. To a large mixing bowl, add your sugar, applesauce, butter and pumpkin puree and whisk them together. Then add your eggs and whisk them in briefly.

  4. Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients and stir till you have a smooth batter. Add your chocolate chips and nuts and gently fold them in. Pour your batter into your and spread it into one even layer.

  5. Bake in the oven for 25-28 minutes, or till the top is springy and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

  6. Let the bars cool entirely, then drizzle with chocolate and cut into pieces. Devour!

Chocolate Drizzle

  1. Add your chocolate chips and butter to a small, microwave safe bowl. Microwave in small increments (15-20 seconds), stirring in between, till the chocolate is melted. With a small spoon, move quickly back and forth over the bars and drizzle the chocolate across the tops.

Recipe Notes

Stored in an airtight container in the fridge these bars will last about 4-5 days.