Healthy Pumpkin Bars (Gluten Free)

Healthy Pumpkin Bars (Gluten Free)

from dishingouthealth.com
Dessert
40 min
172 kcal / serving

Healthy Pumpkin Bars made with pumpkin puree, maple syrup, nut butter, and chocolate chips. Oil-free and easy to make, these gluten free pumpkin bars will be a snacking staple!

Ingredients

  • ½ cuppumpkin puree
  • ½ cupmaple syrup
  • ½ cupnatural creamy almond butter ((the only ingredient should be almonds - salt is also fine!) )
  • 2 largeeggs
  • ½ tsp.vanilla extract
  • ½ cupalmond flour (or oat flour)
  • 2 tsp.pumpkin pie spice
  • ¼ tsp.baking powder
  • ¼ tsp.kosher salt ((if using unsalted almond butter, increase to 1/2 tsp. salt))
  • ½ cupchocolate chips, plus more for sprinkling overtop

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with a sheet of parchment paper, and lightly grease with cooking spray.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, maple syrup, almond butter, eggs, and vanilla; whisk until smooth. Add almond flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt; whisk again until well-combined.

  3. 3

    Stir in chocolate chips and transfer mixture to prepared baking dish. Sprinkle extra chocolate chips overtop, if desired.

  4. 4

    Place pan in the oven and bake for 32 to 36 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean. Let cool in the pan for 30 minutes. Use the overhangs of parchment paper to remove bars from pan and let cool completely before slicing into 12 squares.