Peanut Butter Pumpkin Bars
Fall is almost here and that means pumpkin recipes are coming! And what’s better than a bar that combines pumpkin and chocolate?!
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 8x4 loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mash the ripe banana with a fork. Add the pumpkin puree, peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
- Add the oats, pumpkin pie spice and salt to the salt. Mix until well combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, reserving some for the top of the bars.
- Pour mixture into the loaf pan, using a spatula to smooth out the top. Add remaining chocolate chips to the top and bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out smooth.
- Let cool and cut into 8 squares.