These healthy Pumpkin Bars are 100% whole grain with a simple maple cream cheese frosting. Use whole wheat or oat flour for a gluten free version. The bars are perfect with your afternoon coffee and even make a yummy sweet breakfast!
1.75cupsmuscovado sugar(unrefined brown sugar) or coconut sugar
1cuppumpkin puree
½cupmelted coconut oilor avocado oil
4eggs
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
For the frosting:
1cupcream cheesesoftened
⅓cupmaple syrup
freshly grated nutmeg
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Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with butter or oil.
In a large bowl whisk together rolled oats, flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl combine muscovado sugar, pumpkin puree, melted coconut oil, eggs and vanilla.
Add the dry to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in pan.
For the frosting, beat together the softened cream cheese and maple syrup with a hand mixer until smooth. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake. Then grate some fresh nutmeg over top (alternatively you can sprinkle a little more pumpkin pie spice over the frosting).
Store the Healthy Pumpkin Bars covered and in the fridge.
Keyword Healthy Pumpkin Bars
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