Chocolate Pumpkin Oat Bars, Vegan and Gluten-Free

The best recipe for Pumpkin Oat Bars
chocolate pumpkin oat bars vegan gluten free best recipe

After a weekend full of Halloween festivities we were ready for a lazy Sunday.

Pizza, Patriots, Red Sox, a fire burning and these….

Warm out of the oven they were gooey and delicious!

This recipe calls for homemade oat flour.  It was so simple to make, I will never buy oat flour again! Three cups of oats in the vitamix and voila, perfect oat flour!

chocolate pumpkin oat bars vegan gluten free best recipe

Pumpkin Oat Bars

The best recipe for Pumpkin Oat Bars
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Baking Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Course: Dessert, Kid food, Snack
Cuisine: American, Gluten Free, Vegan
Servings: 12
Calories: 159kcal
Cost: $5

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch baking pan with cooking spray. (I use a coconut oil cooking spray)
  • To make oat flour: add oatmeal to a food processor and blend for 1-2 minutes or until a fluffy flour is formed.
  • Comine oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices in a medium bowl, set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, sugar, vanilla, oil and applesauce. Slowly add oat flour mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Fold in chocolate chips reserving a few tablespoons for the top. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean.
  • (I would check around 20 minutes. My oven must be off because I let mine cook for every minute of 30 minutes and they were still pretty doughy…not complaining though because they tasted wonderful!)
  • Let cool, cut into squares and enjoy 🙂

Nutrition

Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 218mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 3182IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Cristina Cavanaugh RD LDN

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