Gluten Free Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars (Healthy Recipe)
These gluten free pumpkin oatmeal bars are the perfect breakfast or after school snack during the fall season. Made with certified gluten-free oats, a can of pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice they are an extra special treat with your favorite fall flavors.
Servings: 16 squares
Calories: 175kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup peanut butter melted, or nut butter of choice
- ¾ cup pure canned pumpkin puree
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 3 tbsp brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- Pinch of sea salt
- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats
- ½ cup gluten-free rolled oats blended into oat flour
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips + more for top
Optional Cream Cheese Icing
- ¼ cup light cream cheese
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1.5 tsp unsweetened almond milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl combine the peanut butter, pumpkin purée, maple syrup, brown sugar, and almond milk.
- In a separate bowl combine the baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt, protein oats, and protein oat flour.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Then add chocolate chips.
- Add pumpkin batter to the prepared baking dish, add extra chocolate chips to the top, and bake for 32-36 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cut into 16 slices. You can serve with cream cheese icing if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 85mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g