Healthy Pumpkin Bar Recipe
Rich in texture and easily adaptable to make healthier and according to your diet needs!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted and melted
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup coconut palm sugar
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon, ground
- 1/8 tsp allspice
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt, kosher
- 1/2-3/4 cup Halloween Hershey's candy bars, chopped or chocolate chips of choice
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 8×8 baking pan with parchment.
- In a large microwave-safe bowl or small saucepan melt the butter. Whisk for 30 seconds to cool. Whisking rapidly, add beaten egg until thick for about 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and vanilla extract, and stir until combined.
- Add flour and half of the chocolate of choice, fold with spatula until well incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan, top with remaining chocolate of choice.
- Bake 25-28 minutes or until a fork/toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Let bars sit in pan to set and cool and remove from pan. Cut and serve.
Notes
- Use Bob Mill's gluten-free flour for a 1:1 ratio
- Substitute all-purpose flour with 2.5 cups of almond flour
- Substitute all-purpose flour with 1.75 cups of oat flour (may need to add more)
- Substitute Hershey's candy bars with chocolate chips, carob chips, or dark chocolate candy bar, chopped.