Gluten Free Sweet Potato Pie Bars
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Gluten Free Sweet Potato Pie Bars
Description
These bars start with a crust made from oat flour, chopped pecans, coconut sugar, and melted ghee pressed into a baking dish and baked until golden and firm. The filling blends softened cream cheese with cane and coconut sugars, an egg, mashed cooked sweet potato, almond milk, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla, ginger, and a pinch of salt to create a creamy, spiced mixture.
Pouring the filling over the warm crust and sprinkling reserved crumble mixture on top adds a textural contrast once baked for around 30 minutes. A brief broil at the end crisps the topping, adding a crunchy finish. Cooling and refrigeration allow the bars to set, making them easy to cut into neat squares.
These bars serve well as a seasonal treat or whenever a gluten-free dessert with autumnal notes is desired. Their balance of creamy filling and crunchy base and topping gives a satisfying mouthfeel and flavor complexity with familiar holiday spices.
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups oat flour (160g)
- 3/4 cup pecans chopped
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup ghee melted (or dairy-free butter)
For the Filling:
- 4 ounces full-fat cream cheese softened to room temperature (dairy-free works)
- 6 tablespoons cane sugar raw organic
- 6 tablespoons coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups sweet potato 360g, mashed, cooked
- 1/4 cup almond milk unsweetened vanilla
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- salt pinch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl, combine the oat flour, pecans and sugar. Add in the melted ghee and mix until crumbly.
- Press into a greased 9x13-inch baking dish, leaving about 1/3 of the mixture aside to sprinkle over the top of the filling.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.
- In a large bowl using an electric hand mixer, beat the cream cheese with the 2 sugars until smooth and creamy. Add the egg and beat again until well mixed, stopping to scrape down the sides as necessary. Add the rest of the ingredients and whisk until smooth and mixed.
- Pour over the warm crust, and sprinkle with the reserved crumbles.
- Bake for 30-32 minutes, until it begins to turn golden brown.
- Turn your oven to high broil and broil for 2-3 minutes (watch closely!) until the crumbles have gone crunchy.
- Take out and let cool for 30 minutes, and then cover and refrigerate overnight to set.
- Cut into squares and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18Squares
Amount Per Serving
Calories 215 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 215kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 51mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 202mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 4535IU | 91% |
| Vitamin C | 4.5mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 45mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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