pumpkin granola bars
soooooooo, when i heard there was going to be a shortage on canned pumpkin this fall, i started buying it whenever i found it. i managed to accumulate about a dozen cans & now it seems that the steady supply is back.
time to use that pumpkin!
i saw these just a few days ago, on two different blogs that i read & just knew i had to make them. i suffer from breakfast burnout…eating the same things over & over & over again until they make me gag & the mister “eats” slimfast (i know, right?), so i knew these would be a welcome break for both of us & with all the ingredients were already in the pantry, i doubled the recipe to let my coworkers get in on these too.
they were a hit! easy, delicious & substantial. i like that in a breakfast.
makes 10-12 granola bars
3 1/4 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup pumpkin
1/4 cup applesauce, unsweetened
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup white chocolate, semi sweet, or butterscotch chips
1. preheat the oven to 350°. prepare an 8 x8 baking dish by spraying it with cooking spray.
2. in a large bowl, combine oats, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, nutmeg & salt. set aside.
3. in a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, pumpkin, applesauce & vanilla until smooth. pour over the mixture in the large bowl & stir well, until all the oats are coated & moist. fold in chips of choice.
4. firmly & evenly press into the prepared pan. bake for 30-35 minutes, until noticeably golden brown. (mine took a solid 35 minutes & i didn’t pull them out until the outside edges bubbled a little bit.) remove from oven & let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.
5. with a very sharp knife, cut into individual bars, remove from pan & let cool completely.
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These look yummy! Don’t be fooled, pumpkin is in the stores right now, but it will run out again this year guaranteed!
Oooh, I want to try these. I am always looking for breakfast that I can take on the go. I have a stockpile of pumpkin too since my grocery store always runs out around Thanksgiving, I stock up early!
I just made these! They are in the oven right now
I am on a no processed sugar kick, so I subbed out the chocolate chips for dried fruit and the brown sugar with truvia- I’ll let you know how they turn out. Thanks for the great fall recipe!!
i bet they will still be delicious!