Start your day off right with delicious and healthy pumpkin breakfast bars, made with wholesome ingredients.
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword healthy pumpkin bar recipe, pumpkin breakfast bars
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 9bars
Calories 336kcal
Author Snacking in Sneakers
Ingredients
¾cuppumpkin puree(canned or homemade)
⅓cupcoconut sugar
⅓cupunsweetened applesauce
3tbspcoconut oil, melted
2large eggs
2tsppumpkin spice
1tspvanilla extract
1cuprolled oats
¾cupwhole wheat flour
½tspbaking soda
¼tspsalt
¼cupdark chocolate chips
¼cupchopped pecans
¼cuppumpkin seeds
Peanut butterfor topping
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8x8 baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, coconut sugar, applesauce, coconut oil, eggs, pumpkin spice, and vanilla.
Add the rolled oats, whole wheat flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir until combined.
Fold in the dark chocolate chips, pecans, and pumpkin seeds.
Pour into the 8x8 dish and bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick pulls out clean from the center. Let cool in the dish, then cut into 9 squares and serve slightly warm. Top with peanut butter as desired!
Notes
Do not overcook bars.
Store extra bars in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
You can also use pureed butternut squash for this recipe if you don’t have pumpkin on hand.
Nutrition analysis (per bar with 1 tablespoon peanut butter to top): 336 calories, 20.5 g fat, 8 g saturated fat, 220 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 13 g sugar, 9.5 g protein, Vitamin D: 1%, Calcium: 3%, Iron: 11%, Potassium: 6%