Peanut Butter-Pumpkin Bars
This post was most recently updated on December 3rd, 2016
Can’t decide on the right holiday dessert? Calorie-wise, pumpkin pie is the better choice over traditional pecan or even homemade apple pie with its flaky butter crust. But pumpkin pie is a bit overdone, don’t you think? Scrap the same old song and dance, and put the pump back in pumpkin pie with these peanut butter-Infused bars that sit atop a naturally sweetened chocolate crust.
Peanut Butter-Pumpkin Bars
Chocolate crust
1 cup walnuts
½ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup honey
1 egg white
Pumpkin filling
1 cup oat bran
1/3 cup coconut sugar
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
1 whole egg
Directions
- In a food processor, pulse walnuts into a powder.
- In a medium bowl, mix walnuts and remaining crust ingredients together until welll blended.
- Press crust mixture into a greased 8”x8” baking dish (this will be sticky).
- In another medium bowl, mix all filling ingredients until well blended. Pour over chocolate crust.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes, or until set.
- Let cool, slice and serve!
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Jasmine Schmalhaus, “JazzyThings,” has a passion for cooking and baking. She loves experimenting in the kitchen and then sharing her “jazzy creations” with others. JazzyThings emphasizes you do not have to sacrifice flavor or efficiency when eating healthy and strives to create recipes that inspire creativity for others in the kitchen.
