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Healthy Pumpkin Bars

Delicious pumpkin bars for autumn and the holidays.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 bars
Calories: 166kcal

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 cup pumpkin purée
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¼ cup unsweetened, plain yogurt (I used almond-based yogurt - use what you have)
  • ¼ cup melted coconut oil
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Dry Ingredients

  • 1½ cup oat flour
  • ¾ cup almond flour
  • 1 cup granular sweetener (any type you prefer)
  • 2 tbsp. arrowroot powder (or other starch such as cornstarch or tapioca starch)
  • 2 tbsp. ground flaxseed
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. ground ginger
  • ½ tsp. ground cloves
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt

Frosting Ingredients

  • 8 oz. cream cheese (or vegan substitute)
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup powdered granular sweetener (or ⅓ cup maple syrup - frosting will be softer if you use this)
  • ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp. ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp. ground cloves
  • 1-2 tbsp. milk (if needed for consistency - non-dairy milk works great)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper.
    350 degrees set on an oven display.
  • In a large bowl, whisk pumpkin (or squash) puree, eggs, yogurt, coconut oil, sweetener, and vanilla until smooth.
    Wet pumpkin bar ingredients whisked together in a mixing bowl.
  • In another bowl, whisk almond flour, oat flour, flaxseed, spices, baking powder, and salt.
    Pumpkin bar dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  • Combine wet and dry ingredients. Stir until just mixed and smoothe.
    Mixed pumpkin bar batter, mixed together in a mixing bowl.
  • Pour into the prepared baking dish, smoothing the top.
    Pumpkin bar batter poured into a parchment-lined baking dish.
  • Bake for 1 hour, until golden brown.
    The pumpkin bar loaf cooling after baking.
  • Cool completely!!! Then spread the frosting over the top of the loaf.
    Cream cheese frosting spread over the pumpkin bar loaf.
  • Cut into 24 pieces.
    The pumpkin bar loaf with frosting, cut into 24 pieces.
  • Serve with tea or coffee.
    A hand holds a pumpkin bar with a bite taken from it.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1754IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg