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These soft and moist pumpkin chocolate chip bars are filled with warm pumpkin spice and plenty of melty chocolate chips. Made in one bowl with just 10 minutes of prep, they’re an easy fall dessert that everyone enjoys.

Prep: 10 mins Cook: 18 mins Total: 28 mins
Servings: 24 bars 1x
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Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • ½ cup avocado oil or other neutral-tasting oil
  • ¾ cup lightly packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (~212 g)*
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips*

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Mist a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
  2. To a mixing bowl, add the avocado oil, brown sugar, egg, pumpkin puree, and vanilla. Whisk together well. 
  3. Add the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined, then fold in the chocolate chips. 
  4. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish, smoothing the batter out evenly. Sprinkle additional chocolate chips on top, if desired.
  5. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18-20 minutes.
  6. Remove from the oven and let the bars cool completely before cutting into 24 pieces.

Notes

* For gluten-free bars, sub 1:1 gluten-free baking flour blend for the all-purpose flour.

** For dairy-free bars, use dairy-free chocolate chips, such as Enjoy Life brand, or 100% dark chocolate chips. 

Be sure to use pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling, which has added sweetener.

Nutrition Information

  • Serving Size: 1 bar
  • Calories: 108
  • Fat: 6 g
  • (Sat Fat: 1 g)
  • Sodium: 91 mg
  • Carbohydrate: 13 g
  • (Fiber: 1 g
  • Sugar: 6 g)
  • Protein: 1 g
  • Cholesterol: 7 mg

Dietary

© The Real Food Dietitians
Recipe By: Ana Ankeny