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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars are light and fluffy cookie bars with lots of gooey chocolate chips and pumpkin spice. A quick and easy pumpkin chocolate dessert bar recipe best enjoyed during the fall season. Gluten free.
Servings: 16 squares
Calories: 221 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Ingredients
- ¾ cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
- ½ cup canned pumpkin puree
- ½ cup creamy cashew butter or almond butter
- 3 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ⅓ cups blanched almond flour
- 2 tablespoons tapioca flour or cassava flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice see notes for each spice
- ¾ cup chocolate chips plus more for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and line 8x8 metal baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl whisk together coconut sugar, pumpkin purée and cashew butter. Add in oil, eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth.
- Add in almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Stir to combine then fold in chocolate chips.
- Bake: Transfer batter to lined pan, sprinkle with more chocolate chips, and bake for 22-27 minutes, or until edges are golden and middle is set. Allow pan to cool for 15 minutes (add flaked sea salt here if you’d like) before transferring to fridge to cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Slice into squares and enjoy!
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Notes
- SPICES: if you do not prefer the taste of pumpkin spice and chocolate together, you can omit the spices and use an equal amount of espresso powder instead.
- STORAGE: stored, covered tightly with plastic wrap or in an airtight container, in the fridge for 4 days.
- FREEZE: transfer chilled squares to a freezer bag or freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to 1 month. Thaw to room temperature before enjoying.
- VEGAN OPTION: This recipe tested well using a flax egg replacement. It did not test well using a store-bought "egg replacer".
Nutrition Information
Calories
221kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.003g
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
99mg
(4%)
Potassium
108mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
1226IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16squares
Amount Per Serving
Calories 221
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 221kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 99mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 108mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 1226IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.