Vegan Pumpkin Oat Bars with Dark Chocolate Chips
A delicious healthy vegan, gluten-free pumpkin oat bar with dark chocolate chips! This recipe was originally from www.ambitiouskitchen.com changes to the recipe were by me.
Ingredients
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- 3 Cups Gluten-Free Oats – pulsed into flour using food processor, Nutri-bullet, etc
- 1 Tbsp Baking Powder
- 3/4 Tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
- 24 Grates-2 Tsp Fresh Ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 Tsp Ground Cloves
- 1 can of Pumpkin Puree (not Pumpkin Pie Filling)
- 3/4 C applesauce of choice (I used Granny Smith unsweetened)
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 3/4 Cup Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 1/2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 package Vegan Dark Chocolate Chips (check ingredient list- some grocery store brands are in fact vegan)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350*
- Make your oat flour by taking the three cups of gluten free oats in a processor/nutribullet/blender and pulse until fine flour occurs. This is not a long process!
- Whisk in Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt, Spices and set aside.
- In a separate bowl combine Pumpkin, Apple Sauce, Vanilla Extract, Olive Oil, and Brown Sugar until combined.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture.
- Fold in Dark Chocolate Chips.
- Line a 8×11 rectangular pan with parchment paper.
- Smooth batter into pan, reaching the batter to the edges.
- Bake in a 350* for approximately 20 minutes. These bars cook up quickly. A tester should come out clean or with a few clinging crumbs.
- Cut into bars. Bars will keep for a few days in a sealed container, or will refrigerate/freeze.