Good Morning!
A quick Thursday morning post just to say I made a new dessert yesterday and it was good! So I thought I would share it with you.
I found the recipe on a vegan site on IG that I sometimes look at. I only copied out the ingredients and instructions, but no name. I'm calling them Oatmeal-Pumpkin-Peanut Butter Bars. Here's the deal:
Mix together:
- 2 Cups rolled oats
- 1/2 Cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 Cup milk
- 1/4 Cup peanut or almond butter (I used peanut butter)
- 1/4 Cup honey or maple syrup (I used maple syrup)
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Mix all of the above together and press it firmly into a baking dish. I just lined an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let it cool.
Once cool, melt 1/3 Cup of chocolate chips with 1 tsp coconut oil. (Just melt in the microwave in 30 second intervals till melted and smooth.). Spread this over the cooled bars. Chill in the fridge for 15-20 minutes until the chocolate sets. Cut into bars.
Some notes:
- I tasted more peanut butter than pumpkin - I may try increasing the pumpkin puree and decreasing the peanut butter next time.
- I don't keep pumpkin pie spice on hand, so since the recipe already calls for cinnamon, I just sprinkled in some nutmeg and some ginger.
- I would increase the melted chocolate. I had a difficult time covering the entire pan with the melted chocolate. And honestly, there is nothing wrong with more chocolate! LOL
- Fletch and I both thought they would be a little firmer or crunchy, but they are moist and still very tasty.
I hope you enjoy if you make them. They were quick and easy to make, that's for sure.