Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars with Dark Chocolate Chips
These pumpkin oatmeal bars with dark chocolate chips are the perfect fall season dessert. They have perfectly spiced pumpkin, chewy oatmeal, dark chocolate chips, and pecans. These make a perfect addition to your holiday dessert table!
Ingredients
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- ¾ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ cup pecans
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch square cake pan with parchment paper or coat with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place the pumpkin puree on top of several layers of paper towels. Using several paper towels in your hand, blot the moisture from the pumpkin, using new paper towels as needed for the blotting. Continue to blot the moisture out of the pumpkin unitl you are no longer are soling the paper towels. Set the dried pumpkin aside.
- In the bowl of your mixer, combine the butter, brown sugar and sugar. Beat on medium speed for two minutes.
- Add the dried pumpkin, egg and vanilla to the bowl and beat just until combined.
- Add the oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and allspice. Mix just until combined.
- Add the chocolate chips and pecans and mix just until combined.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan. Using an offset spatula, spread in an even layer, making sure to get it to the corners and edges. Top with additional pecans and chocolate chips, if desried.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45-47 mintues or until it is beginning to brown on top. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely in pan before slicing into squares.
Nutrition
Calories: 234kcalCarbohydrates: 27.1gProtein: 2.3gFat: 13.9gSaturated Fat: 8.2gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 163mgPotassium: 96mgFiber: 1.3gSugar: 17.7gCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
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