Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oat Bars | TastyBits
If you're looking for a vegan-friendly fall treat give these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oat Bars a try. I enjoy them for breakfast with my coffee or after dinner with a dollop of coconut milk ice cream.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups oat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetend applesauce
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tbs melted coconut oil
- 1/3 cup vegan chocolate chips + more for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat over to 350 degrees and spray 8 x 11 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl whisk together oat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, brown sugar, vanilla extract, oil and applesauce and mix until smooth and creamy.
- Slowly whisk in oat flour until combined.
- Gently fold in chocolate chips
- Pour batter into pyrex dish
- Bake for 15-25 minutes. As ovens vary I suggest checking your bars at the 10 minute mark and every 5 minutes after that. Insert a knife to test doneness. The knife should come out clean.
- Once done allow to cool for 10 minutes on a wire baking rack.
Notes
MY SUGGESTED MODIFICATIONS
I followed the exact recipe as listed above and was not super pleased with the outcome. Here are a couple of modifications I will make with my next batch of Pumpkin Chocolate Oat Bars.- Make the oat flour as directed OR sift pre-made oat flour
- Increase unsweetened applesauce to 1 cup
- Increase oil to 2 tablespoons
- Increase Brown sugar to 1 cup
- Add more chocolate chips to the batter