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Squares of pumpkin bars on a cooling rack with a measuring cup full of chocolate chips.
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Healthy Pumpkin Bars

These healthy pumpkin bars are made with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, applesauce and studded with chocolate chips. They have less oil than traditional pumpkin bars and can easily be made vegan.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: healthy pumpkin bars
Servings: 15

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 13 x 9 baking pan with non-stick spray or line with parchment paper.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, stir together whole wheat flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
    Dry ingredients mixed together in a bowl.
  • In a large bowl whisk together coconut sugar, applesauce, yogurt, oil, eggs and vanilla until well combined. Stir in pumpkin puree.
    Wet ingredients mixed together with pumpkin puree added to the bowl.
  • Slowly pour flour mix into the wet ingredients and mix well until everything is combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
    Pumpkin bar batter with chocolate chips added.
  • Pour dough evenly into the greased pan and top with additional chocolate chips.
    Pumpkin bar batter evenly spread across the prepared 13x9 baking pan. Extra chocolate chips are sprinkled on top.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when stuck into the middle of the bars.
    Pumpkin bars in a 13x9 baking pan.
  • Cool completely, cut in 15 bars and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 18g