Get the Recipe: Healthy Pumpkin Bars
These healthy pumpkin bars are gooey, moist and fluffy! They have warm spices, a strong pumpkin flavor and plenty of melty chocolate chips.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- ½ cup melted unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup brown sugar Truvia
- ¼ cup erythritol , or white sugar alternative
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup pumpkin purée
- 1 cup low carb vanilla protein powder
- ¼ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- pinch sea salt, optional
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ¾ cup sugar free chocolate chips
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, add melted coconut oil, melted butter, brown sugar alternative and erythritol. Mix vigorously for 1 minute.
- Then, add in all remaining ingredients except chocolate chips. Stir to combine.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Transfer batter to the lined baking pan.
- Bake for 32 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out with moist crumbs.
- Finally, remove from oven. The bars will have puffed up. Allow them to fully cool before slicing. They will become more fudge like as they cool.
Notes
- If not low carb or low sugar, feel free to use regular white sugar and brown sugar.
- The dough is pretty thick.
- Do not over bake.
- Bake until toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean with moist crumbs.
- The bars will rise significantly in the oven. They become more dense and gooey as they cool.
- Allow them to cool fully before slicing.
- Store covered at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Calories: 205kcal, Carbohydrates: 12g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 60mg, Sodium: 148mg, Potassium: 74mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 2606IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 50mg, Iron: 1mg